Dr. ANGEL TEJEDA, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Dr. ANGEL TEJEDA, MD

4305 E. 8th Avenue

Hialeah, FL

33013

Dade

Court Case # 2016-000672 CA 01

Indemnity Paid: $30,000.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201885743
Claim Number :	2016FL198
Date Submitted :	6/25/2018

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PHYSICIANS CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
27-3867083
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Jody			Schwahn
Street Address
611 Druid Road E, Suite 512
City				State	Zip
Clearwater				FL	33756
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(727) 581 - 6400	6400		kim@physicianscasualty.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Angel			Tejeda
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		4305 E. 8th Avenue
City		State	Zip Code	County
Hialeah		FL	33013	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
PCX-2016-263		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME65366		Nephrology - No Surgery

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

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
PALM SPRINGS GENERAL HOSPITAL		100050
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
5/12/2014		11/9/2016

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
The patient was admitted to the hospital after an abnormal electrocardiogram and abnormal D-dimer. He was complaining of generalized weakness and the labs indicated elevated troponins. He was found to be thrombocytopenic. He also had a rise in BUN and creatine. He underwent a prostate biopsy from which he became septic and was being followed by infectious disease, a hematologist who was managing the thrombocytopenia, nephrology managing BUN and creatine. The patient also underwent a cardiac assessment.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
During the patient's hospital admission he had a prostate biopsy on May 10, 2014 and became septic. The insured was a nephrology consulted days after the procedure on May 12 through the time of the patient's death on May 14, 2014 due to the patient's elevated levels of BUN and creatine.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
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Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Allegation is that various doctors and nurses at the hospital failed to timely diagnose and treat the patient's sepsis resulting in his demise.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
3/8/2017			2016-000672 CA 01
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Dade			6/13/2018
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
De la Cruz, Fernando Dieguez, Francisco Palm Springs General Hospital, Inc.
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
6/13/2018

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$30,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$35,487

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$16,308

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	$2,894	$0

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

If the insured issues orders over the phone to a nurse, once he sees the patient he reviews the notes and double checks to make sure they were written down correctly.

Updates

No updates found.

*NR: Prior to 04/28/1999 this field was not required in submitted claims.

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Court Case # 17-007536 CA 10

Indemnity Paid: $25,000.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201887036
Claim Number :	2016FL184
Date Submitted :	11/15/2018

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PHYSICIANS CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
27-3867083
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Jody			Schwahn
Street Address
611 Druid Road E, Suite 512
City				State	Zip
Clearwater				FL	33756
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(727) 581 - 6400	6400		jschwahn@physicianscasualty.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Angel			Tejeda
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		4305 E 8th Avenue Suite C
City		State	Zip Code	County
Hialeah		FL	33013	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
PCX-2016-263		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME65366		Nephrology - No Surgery

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

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
Physician's Office
Name of Institution		Code

Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
5/10/2014		11/9/2016

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Chronic kidney disease
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Monitoring blood pressure and diet
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Thyroid cancer
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
4/11/2017			17-007536 CA 10
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Dade			11/14/2018
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
La Colonia Medical Center, Inc. Castaneda, Emilio Pestano ARNP, Wilfredo Zas MD, Orestes A
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
10/30/2018

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$25,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$21,301

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$12,874

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

None

Updates

No updates found.

*NR: Prior to 04/28/1999 this field was not required in submitted claims.

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