Dr. SERGIO R VEGA, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. SERGIO R VEGA, MD

1500 North Dixie Highway, Ste 206

West Palm Beach, FL

33401

Palm Beach

Court Case # 06 CA 000847 MB

Indemnity Paid: $100,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200953057
Claim Number :	1000621
Date Submitted :	2/24/2010

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
FLORIDA MEDICAL MALPRACTICE JUA				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
59-1625412
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	SUSAN			SPIELMAN
Street Address
5814 Reed Street
City				State	Zip
Fort Wayne				IN	46835
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(260) 486 - 0340		(260) 486 - 0782	SUSAN.SPIELMAN@MEDPRO.COM

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Sergio		R	Vega
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		1500 N Dixie Hwy, Ste #206
City		State	Zip Code	County
West Palm Beach		FL	33401	Palm Beach
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
FL003842		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME74502		Internal Medicine - No Surgery

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			M	Palm Beach
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
COLUMBIA HOSPITAL		100234
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Special Procedure Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
1/17/2004		11/15/2004

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Chest pain and shortness of breath
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Internal medicine consultation, physical examination of patient
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Failure to diagnose and treat an aortic dissection
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Death on 1/28/2004
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
1/27/2006			06 CA 000847 MB
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Palm Beach			3/23/2009
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Ravitsky DO, Michael A Hanney DO, Dennis E Ravitsky & Hanney DO PA Smith DO, LawrenceE Inphynet Contracting Services Inc Columbia Hospital Perez-Rodriguez MD, Socrates Gemayel MD, GabyE South Florida Acute Care LLC Acute Care Specialists of the Palm Beaches Inc Vennamaneni MD, Ridhar Primary Care Associates of North Palm Beach LLC Tapolyai MD, Mihaly Medneph PA
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
3/17/2009

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$100,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$188,825

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$107,834

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$85,000

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$0	$0
Wage Loss	$0	$0
Other Expenses	$0	$0

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

N/A

Updates

Date of Change:

9/3/2009 10:28:13 AM

Reason for Change:

Update ALE

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	107562	107789
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	186582	187942

Date of Change:

2/24/2010 3:14:25 PM

Reason for Change:

Update ALE financial info

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	107789	107834
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	187942	188825

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Court Case # 06-CA-10227-MB

Indemnity Paid: $65,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200850025
Claim Number :	1000850
Date Submitted :	3/5/2009

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
FLORIDA MEDICAL MALPRACTICE JUA				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
59-1625412
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	SUSAN			SPIELMAN
Street Address
5814 Reed Street
City				State	Zip
Fort Wayne				IN	46835
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(260) 486 - 0340		(260) 486 - 0782	SUSAN.SPIELMAN@MEDPRO.COM

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Sergio		R	Vega
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		1500 North Dixie Highway, Ste 206
City		State	Zip Code	County
West Palm Beach		FL	33401	Palm Beach
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
FL003842		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME74502		Internal Medicine - No Surgery

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL		110403
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Critical Care Unit
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
1/19/2004		5/6/2004

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Post operative care
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Conservative treatment
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Failure to refer to hematologist
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Death on 1/21/04
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
9/29/2006			06-CA-10227-MB
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Palm Beach			6/19/2008
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Tenet Good Samaritan Inc dba Good Samaritan Medical Center Medneph PA Tapolyai MD, Mihaly B Burdett MD, Arthur Palm Beach Orthopedic Institute PA Fayiga MD, Adebayo Emcare of Florida Inc
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
6/10/2008

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$65,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$91,520

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$57,911

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$50,000

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$0	$0
Wage Loss	$0	$0
Other Expenses	$0	$0

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

N/A

Updates

Date of Change:

3/5/2009 11:41:26 AM

Reason for Change:

ALE Update

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	75949	91520
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	54527	57911

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