Dr. VICENTE FRANCO, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. VICENTE FRANCO, MD

1884 S.W. 57th Avenue

Indemnity Paid: $50,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
CLARENDON NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
52-0266645
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Nancy		J	Thomas
Street Address
9821 Katy Freeway
City				State	Zip
Houston				TX	77024
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(713) 935 - 8868		(713) 461 - 8130	nancy_thomas@ajg.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Vicente			Franco
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		1884 S.W. 57th Avenue
City		State	Zip Code	County
Miami		FL	33155	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
CMP0006021		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME65682		Emergency Medicine - Including Major Surgery

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Other Outpatient Facility		Acute Care Facility
Name of Institution		Code

Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
7/1/1999		9/27/2001

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Patient in acute care facility with PEG tube
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
PEG tube became dislodged and physician was called.He ordered the tube held pending a GI consult.Apparently, patient was without feeding tube for 10 hours.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Not related to diagnosis
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Alleged failure to monitor.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
2/1/2002			02-02977-CA 10
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Dade			10/24/2006
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Palmetto Sub Acute Care Center Veloso, M.D., Angel Roig, M.D., Pedro C Fernandez, M.D., Alvaro F
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 subject to arbitration, but settlement reached in lieu of award.
Date of Payment
6/23/2006

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$50,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$30,027

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$6,896

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

Unknown

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