Dr. ABELARDO CORONA, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. ABELARDO CORONA, MD

975 Baptist Way, Box #72

Miami, FL

33034

Dade

Court Case # 11-27714 CA 20

Indemnity Paid: $0.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201472853
Claim Number :	FL0277
Date Submitted :	12/4/2014

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
HEALTHCARE UNDERWRITERS GROUP OF FLORIDA INC.				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
32-0090369
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Yvette			de la Morena
Street Address
1250 S. Pine Island Road Suite 300
City				State	Zip
Plantation				FL	33324
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(954) 923 - 1900			ymorena@hugroups.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Abelardo			Corona
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		975 Baptist Way, Box #72
City		State	Zip Code	County
Miami		FL	33034	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
367-002		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME88348		Internal Medicine - No Surgery

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
BAPTIST HOSPITAL OF MIAMI		100008
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Recovery Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
4/9/2009		5/4/2011

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Treatment was south for chest pain
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Alleged failure to order appropriate venous thromboembolism prophylaxis protocols and order appropriate tests and labs to evaluate chest pain
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
No misdiagnosis
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Death of patient
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
10/27/2011			11-27714 CA 20
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Dade			11/12/2014
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Health South Corp Health South Rehabilitation Hospital of Miami Diaz, Elaine Sheridan Emergency Physicians of South Dade Baptist Hospital of Miami Kushner, David University of Miami Abelardo Corona MD PA South Dade Medical Group San Roman, Johan Menning
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
No Payment Made
Court Decision			Other
No Court Proceedings.
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$134,090

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

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

Discussed with insured

Updates

No updates found.

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Court Case #

Indemnity Paid: $0.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201574841
Claim Number :	SAM-IG-006175
Date Submitted :	6/4/2015

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
SAMARITAN RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
20-3433505
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	NANCY			CARR
Street Address
11440 SW 88th STREET
City				State	Zip
MIAMI				FL	33176
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(305) 274 - 4070		(305) 274 - 2701	carol.lobacz@nccrms.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Abelardo			Corona
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		975 Baptist Way
City		State	Zip Code	County
Homestead		FL	33033	Monroe
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
SPL 1068		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME88348		Internal Medicine - No Surgery

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL (DADE)		100125
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
12/25/2011		3/18/2014

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Multiple rib fractures, fracture of scapula and pneumothorax from fall off horse.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
None.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
There was no misdiagnosis made of this patient.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
The patient was subsequently admitted to another hospital with an acute CVA and large left-sided pneumothorax as well as endocarditis. Six months later, she underwent a mitral valve replacement. Her attorney alleged a failure to appropriately evaluate and treat the patient's pulmonary status and premature discharge. This claim was denied at the conclusion of presuit and then abandoned by the claimant. This physician did not render care and treatment to the patient. He only co-signed a telephone order by another physician.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Minor - Loss of fingers, loss or damage to organs. Includes non-disabling injuries.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
			*NR
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
*NR			4/16/2015
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Fraga, Enrique Martinez, Carlos Manasa, Monica Homestead Hospital
Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
Claim or suit abandoned.
Final Method of Claim Disposition
Dropped before Action Filed
Court Decision			Other
No Court Proceedings.
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$16,827

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$9,066

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

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

Not applicable.

Updates

No updates found.

*NR: Prior to 04/28/1999 this field was not required in submitted claims.

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