Dr. ALVARO A GOMEZ, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. ALVARO A GOMEZ, MD

8940 N. KENDALL DRIVE SUITE 707E

Indemnity Paid: $150,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
AMERICAN PHYSICIANS ASSURANCE CORPORATION				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
38-2102867
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Christine			McClain
Street Address
200 East Gaines Street
City				State	Zip
Tallahassee				FL	32399
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(850) 413 - 5358		(850) 921 - 8243	Christine.McClain@fldfs.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	ALVARO		A	GOMEZ
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		8940 N. KENDALL DRIVE SUITE 707E
City		State	Zip Code	County
MIAMI		FL	33176	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
125877		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME64125		Family Physicians or General Practitioners - Minor Surgery		80421

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
HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL (DADE)		100125
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Other		Emergency Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
4/12/1997		8/18/1998

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
AORTIC ANEURSYM
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
THIS CASE INVOLVES AN ALLEGATION THAT OUR INSURED FAILED TO DIAGNOSE A DISSECTING AORTIC ANEURSYM IN THIS 69 YR OLD LATIN MALE PATIENT WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO HIS DEATH ON 4/15/97.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
No misdiagnosis made.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
DEATH
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
4/16/1999			995610CA20
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Dade			3/16/2001
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

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$150,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$150,000

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

Safety Management Steps Taken by Insured to Make Similar Occurrence Less Likely

INSURED CONSULTED WITH CLAIMS PERSONNEL AND DEFENSE COUNSEL REGARDING THIS MATTER.

Updates

Date of Change:

1/17/2007 3:14:54 PM

Reason for Change:

OIR updating historical Closed Claims Data.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Name of Institution		HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL (DADE)
Location Where Injured	Other Location	Hospital Inpatient Facility
Injured Person Address County		Dade
Injured Person Address City	MIAMI	HOMESTEAD
Injured Person Address Street	21355 SW 248 ST.	21355 SW 248TH ST
Location of Institutional Injury		Other
Misdiagnosis	NA	No misdiagnosis made.
Other Location of Institutional Injury		Emergency Room
County Injury Occurred In		Dade
Portal User Name	plcr_migration_dccs plcr_migration_dccs	Christine McClain
Insured License Number	ME0064125	ME64125
Insured Last Name	GOMEZ, MD	GOMEZ

Date of Change:

1/23/2007 10:32:00 AM

Reason for Change:

Added name of institution and the county where injury occurred.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Portal User Name	plcr_migration_dccs plcr_migration_dccs	Christine McClain

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