Dr. ALAN SILBERT, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. ALAN SILBERT, MD

1190 NW 95 St#201

Indemnity Paid: $155,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
SOUTH FLORIDA OPHTHALMOLOGICAL SELF INSURING TRUST				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
59-6628916
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Burt		E	Redlus
Street Address
19 W. Flagler Street, Suite 711
City				State	Zip
Miami				FL	33130
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(305) 374 - 6368		(305) 371 - 4759	ber@redluspa.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Alan			Silbert
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		1190 NW 95 St#201
City		State	Zip Code	County
Miami		FL	33150	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
88		$500,000		$1,500,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME32513		Surgery - Opthalmology

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
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
NORTH SHORE MEDICAL CENTER		100029
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
4/13/2009		10/13/2010

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
pseudotumor cerebri
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
hospital room ophthalmologic consult
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
alleged failure to diagnose pseudotumor cerebri
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
bilateral loss of vision
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Major - Paraplegia, blindness, loss of two limbs, brain damage.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
3/29/2012			2012-12495
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Dade			12/16/2013
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
YAVAGAL, DILEEP Benveniste, Ronald Maldonado-Medina, Anabelle North Shore Hospital Bascom Palmer Eye Inst Jackson Memorial Hospital
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
12/13/2013

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$155,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$162,790

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$59,148

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

There was no negligence Insured advised not to accept consults at under staffed hospitals.

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Does Dr. ALAN SILBERT, MD have any medical malpractice cases, lawsuits, or complaints?

Dr. ALAN SILBERT, MD has at least 1 medical malpractice case(s), lawsuit(s), or complaint(s).