Dr. AGUSTIN C SANZ, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. AGUSTIN C SANZ, MD

1420 SW St. Lucie West Blvd., Suite 103

Port Saint Lucie, FL

34986

St. Lucie

Court Case # 02-CA 001457

Indemnity Paid: $1,000,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200746710
Claim Number :	117579
Date Submitted :	8/17/2009

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PROASSURANCE CASUALTY COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
38-2317569
Insurer Contact Information
Type		Entity Name
Entity		PROASSURANCE INDEMNITY COMPANY, INC.
Street Address
13919 Carrollwood Village Run
City				State	Zip
Tampa				FL	33618
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(813) 969 - 2010		(813) 969 - 2120	SNorris@ProAssurance.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Agustin		C	Sanz
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		1420 SW St. Lucie West Blvd., Suite 103
City		State	Zip Code	County
Port Saint Lucie		FL	34986	St. Lucie
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
PNFL-1009612-00		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME63215		Internal Medicine - No Surgery		00000

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			F	St. Lucie
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Physician's Office
Name of Institution		Code

Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury

Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
5/1/2000		7/18/2002

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Management of hyperthyroidism and heart palpitations.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Ordered ultrasound of the liver, thyroid nuclear scan, 24 hour Halter monitor and endocrinology consult.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
No misdiagnosis.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Alleged failure to diagnose and treat congestive heart failure which resulted in the patient's deatah.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
12/17/2002			02-CA 001457
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
St. Lucie			8/16/2007
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
RAO, KAMALAKAR T Serrano, Tania Agustin C. Sanz, M.D., P.A. Just Ladies Healthcare, P.A. Chalasani, Prasad HCA-Health Services of Florida d/b/a St. Lucie Medical Cente
Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
After 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
8/17/2007

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$1,000,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$360,302

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$308,052

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

Insured has discussed case with insurance company personnel, medical experts and defense counsel.

Updates

Date of Change:

12/5/2007 9:39:53 AM

Reason for Change:

Updated to reflect additional legal fees and expenses paid.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	303914	304052
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	351450	357585

Date of Change:

9/23/2008 3:11:43 PM

Reason for Change:

Report updated to reflect additional legal fees and costs paid.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	357585	358387
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	304052	308052

Date of Change:

8/17/2009 3:32:13 PM

Reason for Change:

Report updated to reflect additional legal fees paid.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	358387	360302

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