Dr. BENY L GUEDES, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Dr. BENY L GUEDES, MD

615 E. Princeton Street, Suite 400

Orlando , FL

32803

Orange

Court Case # 48-2005 CA 007-198-0

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200640514
Claim Number :	05-0023
Date Submitted :	6/26/2007

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PHYSICIANS PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
33-1010508
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Jack			Heda
Street Address
1851 NW 125th Avenue, Suite 339
City				State	Zip
Pembroke Pines				FL	33028
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(954) 985 - 1165		(954) 212 - 0178	PPLRRG@bellsouth.net

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	BENY		L	GUEDES
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		615 East Princeton Street, Suite 400
City		State	Zip Code	County
Orlando		FL	32803	Orange
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
102062		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME15959		Pediatrics - No Surgery

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			F	Orange
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
FLORIDA HOSPITAL (ORLANDO)		100007
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
6/20/2003		4/11/2005

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
On the morning of June 19, 2003 patient awoke with right-sided weakness and numbness in her face. She also developed a headache which she informed her parents and they took her to the ER on June 20, 2003. As she was waiting in the ER her right sided weakness and numbness persisted. The ER doctor worked her up and the radiologic scan found a lesion int eh brain stem. She was prescribed antibiotics and admitted to the hospital.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Dr. Guedes took over the care and informed the family that he felt this was cancer and no antibiotics were given by him. A biopsy was performed which revealed a lesion to be an abscess. Teh patient underwent a neurosurgical procedure to drain the abscess she was stable post op.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
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Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Post-op patient suffered a intracranial bleed with resultant brain damage along with profound cognitive and motor deficiencies.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Grave - Quadraplegia, severe brain damage, lifelong care or fatal prognosis.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
9/16/2005			48-2005 CA 007-198-0
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Orange			4/19/2006
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
Other			Settled by parties
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
4/19/2006

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

$40,702

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$10,000,000

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$422,131	$14,597,589
Wage Loss	$0	$1,220,480
Other Expenses	$50,000	$0

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

N/A

Updates

Date of Change:

4/19/2007 3:13:19 PM

Reason for Change:

The update is being made to add the Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Def Counsel which was left out of the original reporting form.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	0	40702

Date of Change:

6/26/2007 12:17:00 PM

Reason for Change:

Updated financial information to include economic and non-economic loss.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Injured Person Total Non-Economic Loss	0	10000000
Incurred Expense Mdeical	0	422131
Anticipated Expenses Medial	0	14597589
Anticipated Expenses Wage Loss	0	1220480
Incurred Expense Other	0	50000

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Court Case # 2007 CA 7926

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200747709
Claim Number :	07-0011
Date Submitted :	11/21/2007

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PHYSICIANS PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
33-1010508
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Jack			Heda
Street Address
1851 NW 125th Avenue, Suite 339
City				State	Zip
Pembroke Pines				FL	33028
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(954) 985 - 1165		(954) 212 - 0178	PPLRRG@bellsouth.net

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Beny		L	Guedes
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		615 East Princeton Street, Suite 400
City		State	Zip Code	County
Orlando		FL	32803	Orange
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
101516		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME15959		Pediatrics - Minor Surgery

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			M	Orange
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
FLORIDA HOSPITAL (ORLANDO)		100007
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
4/23/2005		2/22/2007

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
On April 22, 2005: Patient was taken to Florida Hospital Altamonte ER for fever, irritability, not eating, constipation and difficulty breathing. Patient was suffering from severe acute pneumonia in the right middle, right lower and left upper lobes with hemorrhage and necrosis.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
On April 23 at 1:10 am: Dr. Guedes accepted the patient and look for a PICU bed. At 2:45 am the patient was transferred to Florida South, Dr. Guedes did not give these orders. Dr. Quigley ER doc accepted the patient and then left the hospital. Dr. Guedes gave order for Rocephin and Albuterol, intubation was not yet necessary. At 9:00 am Dr. Guedes saw the patient and he was stable enough to go to the PICU. From 10:00 am to 12:00 pm, Dr. Guedes ordered atropine and succinylcholine for intubation which was tried twice and within seconds of the succinylcholine the patient went into cardiac arrest. Anesthesia arrived and successfully intubated patient for the third time with no response, CPR and code drugs were continued for an hour but patient?s heart could not be restarted.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
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Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Dr. Guedes believes this was not a respiratory death it was a cardiac death seemingly an idiosyncratic reaction to the drugs.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
7/11/2007			2007 CA 7926
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Orange			11/16/2007
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
Other			Dismissal with Prejudice
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
11/19/2007

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

$2,040

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$1,500,000

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$11,500	$0
Wage Loss	$0	$0
Other Expenses	$3,750	$0

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

N/A

Updates

No updates found.

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

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Court Case # 05 CA 2959

Indemnity Paid: $200,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200639857
Claim Number :	04-0064
Date Submitted :	6/26/2007

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PHYSICIANS PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
33-1010508
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Jack			Heda
Street Address
1851 NW 125th Avenue, Suite 339
City				State	Zip
Pembroke Pines				FL	33028
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(954) 985 - 1165		(954) 212 - 0178	PPLRRG@bellsouth.net

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	BENY		L	GUEDES
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		615 E. Princeton Street, Suite400
City		State	Zip Code	County
Orlando		FL	32803	Orange
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
102062		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME15959		Pediatrics - Minor Surgery

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			M	Orange
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
FLORIDA HOSPITAL - EAST ORLANDO		100021
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
11/24/2003		10/28/2004

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Weston an 18 year old medically compromised male was transported to the Er for fever and cough. The chief complaint incuded difficulty breathing. The diagnosis was ditonia, bronchitis. He was a cerebral palsy patient. Dr. Guedes phoned in his orders to treat Weston with O2 not with antibiotics. Weston was found to have no pulse and CPR was initiated for 30 minutes but he was pronounced dead.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Weston an 18 year old medically compromised male was transported to the Er for fever and cough. The chief complaint incuded difficulty breathing. The diagnosis was ditonia, bronchitis. He was a cerebral palsy patient. Dr. Guedes phoned in his orders to treat Weston with O2 not with antibiotics. Weston was found to have no pulse and CPR was initiated for 30 minutes but he was pronounced dead.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Weston an 18 year old medically compromised male was transported to the Er for fever and cough. The chief complaint incuded difficulty breathing. The diagnosis was ditonia, bronchitis. He was a cerebral palsy patient. Dr. Guedes phoned in his orders to treat Weston with O2 not with antibiotics. Weston was found to have no pulse and CPR was initiated for 30 minutes but he was pronounced dead.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
4/19/2005			05 CA 2959
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Orange			9/14/2005
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim

Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
Within 90 days of suit being filed.
Final Method of Claim Disposition
Settled by parties
Court Decision			Other
No Court Proceedings.
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
9/14/2005

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$200,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$17,222

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$750,000

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$1,795	$0
Wage Loss	$0	$0
Other Expenses	$10,000	$0

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

N/A

Updates

Date of Change:

4/19/2007 11:41:28 AM

Reason for Change:

The update is being made to add the Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Def Counsel which was left out of the original reporting form.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	0	17222

Date of Change:

6/26/2007 12:12:23 PM

Reason for Change:

Updated financial information to include economic and non-economic loss.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Incurred Expense Mdeical	0	1795
Injured Person Total Non-Economic Loss	0	750000
Incurred Expense Other	0	10000

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Court Case # 04 CA 1337

Indemnity Paid: $150,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200639854
Claim Number :	03-0030
Date Submitted :	6/22/2007

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PHYSICIANS PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
33-1010508
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Jack			Heda
Street Address
1851 NW 125th Avenue, Suite 339
City				State	Zip
Pembroke Pines				FL	33028
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(954) 985 - 1165		(954) 212 - 0178	PPLRRG@bellsouth.net

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Beny		L	Guedes
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		615 E. Princeton Street, Suite 400
City		State	Zip Code	County
Orlando		FL	32803	Orange
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
102062		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME15959		Pediatrics - Minor Surgery

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			M	Orange
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
FLORIDA HOSPITAL-HEARTLAND MEDICAL CTR.		100109
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
9/19/2001		9/11/2003

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Infant child was admitted to hospital under the care of Dr.. Beny L. Guedes. The infant was diagnosed with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). The infant's actual condition which was revealed after the autopsy was concluded revealed the infant suffered from an inherired genetic disorder severe combined immune deficiency syndrome.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
The infant was diagnosed with pneumonia, when the infant did not respond to treatment he was transferred to Shands Children's hospital. A diagnostic work-up showed that the infant had no T-cells, he was diagnosed with SCID. The infant sustained multiple complications including PCP pneumonia and failure to thrive, which required insertion of a gastostomy feeding tube. Infant underwent cord blood transplant and maternal blood cell transplant with both procedures resulting in additional complications. The infant went on to develop multi-system failure and was intubated on August 6, 2003. The infant was taken off life support and expired on August 7, 2003.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
It was alleged that our insured deviated from the acceptable standard of care by: failing to inform the parents of the infant to see genetic counseling, failure to timely diagnose the mother of the genetic disorder.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
9/29/2004			04 CA 1337
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Orange			10/25/2005
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim

Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
Within 90 days of suit being filed.
Final Method of Claim Disposition
Settled by parties
Court Decision			Other
No Court Proceedings.
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
10/25/2005

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

$62,033

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$1,000,000

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$600,000	$0
Wage Loss	$0	$0
Other Expenses	$0	$0

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

N/A

Updates

Date of Change:

4/19/2007 11:59:49 AM

Reason for Change:

The update is being made to add the Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Def Counsel which was left out of the original reporting form.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	0	62033

Date of Change:

6/19/2007 11:51:29 AM

Reason for Change:

This claim was updated today to input the economic and non-economic loss.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Incurred Expense Mdeical	0	600000
Injured Person Total Non-Economic Loss	0	1000000

Date of Change:

6/22/2007 11:18:36 AM

Reason for Change:

Diagnostic information was corrected.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Cause of Injury	Jamal was admitted where he came under the care of Dr. Guedes. He diagnosed Jamal with RSV and the childe expired on March 23, 2001. The autopsy revealed a genetic abnormality, severe combined immune deficiency syndrome. It is alleged that failure to communicate the results of Jamal's autopsy led to the delay in diagnosing and treating Javonte's SCIDS leading to this death.	The infant was diagnosed with pneumonia, when the infant did not respond to treatment he was transferred to Shands Children's hospital. A diagnostic work-up showed that the infant had no T-cells, he was diagnosed with SCID. The infant sustained multiple complications including PCP pneumonia and failure to thrive, which required insertion of a gastostomy feeding tube. Infant underwent cord blood transplant and maternal blood cell transplant with both procedures resulting in additional complications. The infant went on to develop multi-system failure and was intubated on August 6, 2003. The infant was taken off life support and expired on August 7, 2003.
Final Diagnosis	Jamal was admitted where he came under the care of Dr. Guedes. He diagnosed Jamal with RSV and the childe expired on March 23, 2001. The autopsy revealed a genetic abnormality, severe combined immune deficiency syndrome. It is alleged that failure to communicate the results of Jamal's autopsy led to the delay in diagnosing and treating Javonte's SCIDS leading to this death.	Infant child was admitted to hospital under the care of Dr.. Beny L. Guedes. The infant was diagnosed with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). The infant's actual condition which was revealed after the autopsy was concluded revealed the infant suffered from an inherired genetic disorder severe combined immune deficiency syndrome.
Principal Injury	Jamal was admitted where he came under the care of Dr. Guedes. He diagnosed Jamal with RSV and the childe expired on March 23, 2001. The autopsy revealed a genetic abnormality, severe combined immune deficiency syndrome. It is alleged that failure to communicate the results of Jamal's autopsy led to the delay in diagnosing and treating Javonte's SCIDS leading to this death.	It was alleged that our insured deviated from the acceptable standard of care by: failing to inform the parents of the infant to see genetic counseling, failure to timely diagnose the mother of the genetic disorder.

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