Dr. ALEJANDRO J ZAMPIERI, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Dr. ALEJANDRO J ZAMPIERI, MD

1613 HARRISON PKWY STE 200

SUNRISE, FL

33323

Broward

Court Case # 03-10110 CA 32

Indemnity Paid: $755,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200640729
Claim Number :	SHI-01-0058
Date Submitted :	5/22/2006

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
HARBOR SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
58-1438724
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Nancy			Thomas
Street Address
9821 Katy Freeway, Suite 600
City				State	Zip
Houston				TX	77024
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(713) 935 - 8868		(713) 243 - 7311	nancy_thomas@ajg.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Alejandro		J	Zampieri
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		1613 HARRISON PKWY STE 200
City		State	Zip Code	County
SUNRISE		FL	33323	Broward
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
SUN000020		$1,000,000		$2,550,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME78049		Pediatrics - No Surgery

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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
Emergency Room
Name of Institution		Code
PARKWAY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER		100114
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Radiology, Emergency Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
7/23/2002		10/22/2002

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Subdural empyema
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Patient seen in ED and evaluated; Discharged with diagnosis of corneal abrasion and viral syndrome, advising step father to report to pediatrician within 48 hours if symptoms worsened.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Failure to diagnose
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Alleged failure to diagnose subdural empyema resulting in severe brain injury and complete disability
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Grave - Quadraplegia, severe brain damage, lifelong care or fatal prognosis.

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Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
4/28/2003			03-10110 CA 32
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Dade			5/19/2006
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Parkway Regional Medical Center
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
12/8/2005

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$755,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$163,874

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$75,506

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

Unknown

Updates

No updates found.

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Court Case # 07-3344 CA 21

Indemnity Paid: $300,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200955178
Claim Number :	SHI-07-69447
Date Submitted :	10/19/2009

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
36-2114545
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Kathy			Stockton
Street Address
9821 Katy Freeway
City				State	Zip
Houston				TX	77024
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(713) 935 - 2404		(713) 722 - 1603	kathy_stockton@ajg.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	ALEJANDRO			ZAMPIERI
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		1613 NORTH HARRISON PARKWAY, BUILDING C., SUITE 200
City		State	Zip Code	County
FORT LAUDERDALE		FL	33323	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
HAZ1064401339-4		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME78049		Pediatrics - Minor Surgery

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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
Emergency Room
Name of Institution		Code
PARKWAY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER		100114
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Radiology, Emergency Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
6/5/2005		6/7/2007

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
PATIENT PRESENTED TO EMERGENCY ROOM FOR ASPIRATION OF Q?TIP INTO HIS RIGHT MAIN STEM BRONCHUS.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
SUBJECT FIRST SAW PATIENT AT 8:40 A.M.. AT 8:50 A.M., HECALLED THE ENT PHYSICIAN ON CALL. ON?CALL PHYSICIANINFORMED SUBJECT THAT HE WOULD NOT COME IN SINCE PARKWAYDID NOT HAVE THE EQUIPMENT (FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPE) TOREMOVE A FOREIGN BODY IN A PEDIATRIC CASE. HERECOMMENDED CALLING A PULMONOLOGIST. AT 9:10 A.M.,SUBJECT SPOKE WITH A PEDIATRIC INTENSIVIST AT JOEDIMAGGIO CHILDREN?S HOSPITAL. HE TOLD THE SUBJECT THATAN ENT SHOULD BE ABLE TO SCOPE A PATIENT OF THIS AGE INTHE ER AND ASKED HIM TO RE?CONSULT ENT. SUBJECT THENCALLED THE CHIEF OF ENT AT PARKWAY, WHO TOLD HIM TO CALLA PULMONOLOGIST. SUBJECT CALLED A PEDIATRICPULMONOLOGIST, WHO AGREED TO COME IN TO ATTEMPT THEFOREIGN BODY REMOVAL VIA BRONCHOSCOPY. SUBJECT REQUESTEDTHE BRONCHOSCOPE FROM THE BRONCHOSCOPY SUITE AT THEHOSPITAL. IN THE MEANTIME, HE HAD SPOKEN WITH APHYSICIAN AT JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL TO OBTAIN FURTHERHISTORY FOR PATIENT BECAUSE THE MOTHER WAS PRACTICALLYINCOHERENT AND UNABLE TO GIVE HIM AN ACCURATE HISTORY.AT 9:45 A.M., PULMONOLOGIST WAS AT THE BEDSIDE ANDOBTAINED CONSENT FROM THE MOTHER FOR THE PROCEDURE. AFORMAL CONSENT WAS SIGNED, AS WELL. PATIENT WAS SEDATED,AND PULMONOLOGIST BEGAN THE PROCEDURE AT ABOUT 10:30A.M. AT 10:50 A.M., HE DEVELOPED HYPOXIA, AND HIS O2SATURATION DROPPED TO 40%. HE BECAME BRADYCARDIC, ANDCPR WAS INITIATED. A CHEST X?RAY REVEALED A LEFT?SIDEDTENSION PNEUMOTHRAX. SUBJECT TREATED THIS WITH AN 18GAUGE NEEDLE WHILE ANOTHER ER PHYSICIAN PREPARED TOINSERT A CHEST TUBE. THIS RESOLVED MOST OF THEPNEUMOTHORAX; HOWEVER, PATIENT?S CONDITION DID NOTIMPROVE. PATIENT WAS PRONOUNCED AT 11:29 A.M.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
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Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
ALLEGED IMPROPER ATTEMPTED REMOVAL OF COTTON FROM A Q-TIP FROM LUNG POST-INHALATION VIA TRACH RESULTING IN TNESION PNEUMOTHORAX AND DEATH.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

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Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
10/15/2007			07-3344 CA 21
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Dade			10/15/2009
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim

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
7/22/2009

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$300,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$182,429

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$50,761

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

Unknown

Updates

No updates found.

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