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

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. ABELARDO VARGAS, MD

250 W. 63rd Street, Suite 8D

Miami Beach, FL

33141

Dade

Court Case # 01-6325 CA 32

Indemnity Paid: $1,599,329.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200643080
Claim Number :	E30211
Date Submitted :	3/2/2009

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PROASSURANCE CASUALTY COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
38-2317569
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Maria			Gonzalez
Street Address
2801 SW 149th Avenue, Suite 200
City				State	Zip
Miramar				FL	33027
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(954) 602 - 5834			mgonzalez@pronational.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Abelardo			Vargas
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		250 W. 63rd Street, Suite 8D
City		State	Zip Code	County
Miami Beach		FL	33141	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
PNFL-0286400-00		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME18625		Surgery - Thoracic		0

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

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 Location		On the job
Name of Institution		Code

Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury

Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
1/11/2000		5/18/2001

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Compartment syndrome.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
There was no operation performed.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
There was no misdiagnosis made.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Arthrofibrosis and ankylosis of digits of left hand.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Minor - Loss of fingers, loss or damage to organs.Includes non-disabling injuries.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
11/7/2001			01-6325 CA 32
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Dade			5/7/2007
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Inphynet Contracting Services, Inc. Abelardo Vargas, MD, PA
Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
During appeal.
Final Method of Claim Disposition
Disposed of by Court
Court Decision			Other
Judgment for the plaintiff.
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$1,599,329

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$86,586

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$122,809

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$1,599,329

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

Insured discussed claim with insurance personnel and medical experts.

Updates

Date of Change:

5/22/2007 10:25:09 AM

Reason for Change:

Case settled in the amount of $1,599,329.12 during the appeal process.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	72917	103880
Indemnity Paid	0	1599329
Injured Person Total Non-Economic Loss	0	1599329
Settlement Reached	0	1
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	42212	77818
Legal System Stage	After court verdict and prior to filing of notice of appeal.	During appeal.

Date of Change:

6/22/2007 10:16:08 AM

Reason for Change:

Increase is due to additional invoices being paid after file closed.File settled on 05/07/07 after appeal.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	103880	122794
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	77818	85326
Date of Final Disposition	18-OCT-06	07-MAY-07

Date of Change:

3/2/2009 11:52:14 AM

Reason for Change:

Additional invoices paid after file closed.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	122794	122809
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	85326	86586

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