Dr. ROMULO BERNAL, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. ROMULO BERNAL, MD

3925 Del Prado Blvd.

Indemnity Paid: $45,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
HEALTHCARE UNDERWRITERS GROUP OF FLORIDA				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
32-0090369
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	David		W	McKenney
Street Address
1815 Griffin Rd., Suite 401
City				State	Zip
Dania				FL	33004
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(954) 923 - 1900		(954) 923 - 0019	dmckenney@HUGroups.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Romulo			Bernal
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		3925 Del Prado Blvd.
City		State	Zip Code	County
Cape Coral		FL	33904	Lee
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
011-000		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME33340		Family Physicians or General Practitioners - No Surgery

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			F	Lee
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Physician's Office
Name of Institution		Code

Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Other		Only at physician's office
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
5/20/2004		9/6/2005

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Tumor in teh breast
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Breast tumor
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Alleged delay in notification of biopsy result
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Emotional damages
Severity Of Injury
Emotional Only - Fright, no physical damage

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
12/11/2006			05-CA-005347
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Lee			12/3/2008
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim

Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
More than 90 days, after suit filed and prior to or during the course of mandatory settlement conference.
Final Method of Claim Disposition
Settled by parties
Court Decision			Other
Other			Dismissal
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
12/8/2008

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$45,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$25,526

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$9,041

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

Safety Management Steps Taken by Insured to Make Similar Occurrence Less Likely

No safety measures taken

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Does Dr. ROMULO BERNAL, MD have any medical malpractice cases, lawsuits, or complaints?

Dr. ROMULO BERNAL, MD has at least 1 medical malpractice case(s), lawsuit(s), or complaint(s).