Dr. AURELIO MITJANS, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. AURELIO MITJANS, MD

777 E. 25th Street, Suite 109

Hialeah, FL

33013

Dade

Court Case # 04-11504 CA 01

Indemnity Paid: $400,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200849341
Claim Number :	128178
Date Submitted :	8/10/2009

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PROASSURANCE CASUALTY COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
38-2317569
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Maria			Gonzalez
Street Address
2801 SW 149th Avenue, Suite 200
City				State	Zip
Miramar				FL	33027
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(954) 602 - 5834			mgonzalez@pronational.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	AURELIO			MITJANS
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		777 E. 25th Street, Suite 109
City		State	Zip Code	County
Hialeah		FL	33013	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
MP37545		$500,000		$1,500,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME26228		Internal Medicine - No Surgery		0

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
HIALEAH HOSPITAL		100053
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
11/28/2001		1/11/2004

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Shortness of breath and diaphoresis
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
There was no operation performed
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Alleged failure to diagnose myocardial infarction
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Death
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
6/3/2004			04-11504 CA 01
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Dade			4/2/2008
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Hialeah Hospital Kranichfeld, William Weisman, Paul M Gonzalez, Rene
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

$400,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$78,244

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$48,484

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$400,000

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 discussed claim with insurance personnel and medical experts.

Updates

Date of Change:

8/10/2009 10:11:32 AM

Reason for Change:

Additional invoices paid after file closed.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	73380	78244
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	46814	48484

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Court Case # 07-09865 CA 31

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200850024
Claim Number :	143809
Date Submitted :	7/24/2009

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PROASSURANCE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, INC.				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
36-3990058
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Maria			Gonzalez
Street Address
2801 SW 149th Avenue, Suite 200
City				State	Zip
Miramar				FL	33027
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(954) 602 - 5834			mgonzalez@pronational.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Aurelio			Mitjans
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		777 E 25 St, Suite 109
City		State	Zip Code	County
Hialeah		FL	33013	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
ES652		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME26228		Internal Medicine - No Surgery		0

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

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
PALMETTO GENERAL HOSPITAL		100187
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
5/6/2005		5/11/2006

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Abdominal pain with nausea
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Abdominal surgery
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Failure to diagnose small bowel obstruction and refer timely to surgeon
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Death
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
4/9/2007			07-09865 CA 31
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Dade			6/24/2008
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Sterling Emergency Physicians of Palmetto, PA Poplaw, Barry VANDER HEYDEN, A Otero, Wilson Llanes, Jesus M MARTINEZ-ALBA, JOSE R
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

$250,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$30,560

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$21,957

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$250,000

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 discussed claim with insurance personnel and medical experts.

Updates

Date of Change:

7/24/2009 4:04:29 PM

Reason for Change:

Additional invoices paid after file closed.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	24048	30560
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	20986	21957

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Court Case # 04-20801 CA 15

Indemnity Paid: $25,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201056469
Claim Number :	132939
Date Submitted :	7/12/2012

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 CASUALTY COMPANY
Street Address
2801 SW 149th Avenue, Suite 200
City				State	Zip
Miramar				FL	33027
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(954) 602 - 5834			mgonzalez@pronational.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Aurelio			Mitjans
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		777 E. 25th Street, Suite 109
City		State	Zip Code	County
Hialeah		FL	33013	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
MP37545		$500,000		$1,500,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor Limited to Mayo Clinic
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME26228		Internal Medicine - No Surgery		0

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
PALMETTO GENERAL HOSPITAL		100187
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
8/20/2002		9/14/2004

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Adenocarcinoma of the hepatic flexor with penetration into the duodenum.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Alleged failure to diagnose the tumor.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Alleged misdiagnosis of a hepatic tumor resulting in incorrect surgeries.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Death.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
12/14/2004			04-20801 CA 15
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Dade			2/8/2010
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Palmetto General Hospital Torres, Orlando F Aurelio Mitjans, MDPA Orlando F. Torres, MDPA Garcia-Septien, Ramon M
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

$25,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$67,195

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$34,136

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$25,000

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 discussed claim with insurance personnel and medical experts.

Updates

Date of Change:

7/12/2012 3:35:31 PM

Reason for Change:

State Report updated to reflect additional legal fees and expenses paid.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	62581	67195
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	28011	34136

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