Dr. SALVATORE A VERNALI, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. SALVATORE A VERNALI, MD

5937 Berryhill rd

Indemnity Paid: $10,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PHYSICIANS INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
13-4235490
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	James		C	O'Hare
Street Address
3200 NE 14th st
City				State	Zip
Pompano Beach				FL	33062
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(954) 788 - 5610		(954) 788 - 5367	johare@picinsurance.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Salvatore		A	Vernali
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		5937 Berryhill rd
City		State	Zip Code	County
Milton		FL	32570	Santa Rosa
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
131696		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME61471		Internal Medicine - No Surgery

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
SANTA ROSA MEDICAL CENTER		100124
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Other		ER
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
2/26/2007		1/28/2008

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Alleged faoilure to diagnose and timely treat a stroke causing left sided weakness
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
physical examination in the emergency room
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
failure to timely diagnose a cerebral vascular accident
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
left sided weakness
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Major - Paraplegia, blindness, loss of two limbs, brain damage.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
6/23/2008			2008 ca 894
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Santa Rosa			4/30/2009
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Warner, Matthew A Santa Rosa med ctr
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
No Court Proceedings.
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
4/30/2009

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$10,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$59,778

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$9,176

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$10,000

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

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

none taken nor suggested to Dr Vernali

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Does Dr. SALVATORE A VERNALI, MD have any medical malpractice cases, lawsuits, or complaints?

Dr. SALVATORE A VERNALI, MD has at least 1 medical malpractice case(s), lawsuit(s), or complaint(s).