Dr. CARLOS F CORRALES, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. CARLOS F CORRALES, MD

16855 NE 2nd Avenue, Suite A

North Miami Beach, FL

33162

Dade

Court Case # 02-20401 CA-03

Indemnity Paid: $165,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200642283
Claim Number :	501555
Date Submitted :	9/19/2006

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
AMERICAN HEALTHCARE INDEMNITY COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
59-2048400
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Deborah		A	Fuller
Street Address
1888 Century Park East, #800
City				State	Zip
Los Angeles				CA	90067
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(310) 556 - 7414			dfuller@scpie.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	CARLOS		F	CORRALES
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		100 NW 170th St, Ste. 204
City		State	Zip Code	County
North Miami Beach		FL	33169	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
56349		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Osteopathic Physician
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
OS2969		Internal Medicine - 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	Dade
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
PARKWAY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER		100114
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
12/15/1999		3/20/2002

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Patient admitted w/diagnosis of pneumonia
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Alleged failure to follow up on positive urine culture
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Alleged failure to follow up on positive urine culture
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Alleged that defendants failed to follow up on positive urine culture.Patient subsequently expired from infectious process which defense expert's support was unrelated to urine culture.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
7/15/2002			02-20401 CA-03
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Dade			7/14/2006
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Bustamante-Rivas, MD , CarlosI Carlos I. Bustamante-Rivas MD, P.A. Carlos Corrales, D.O., P.A. Edelstein, MD, SimonM Simon M. Edelstein, MD, P.A. Jason H. Frost, D.O., P.A. Gedallovich, MD , Milton Frost, D.O., JasonH Milton Gedallovich, MD, P.A. Goldsand, MD , Carl Carl Goldsand, MD, P.A. Herschelman, D.O., Marc Marc Herschelman, D.O., P.A. Williams, D.O., Edward Edward Williams, D.O., P.A. Williams, Jr., D.O. , Edward Edward Williams Jr., D.O., P.A. North Miami Medical Center, Ltd. DBA Parkway Regional Med Ct
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
7/25/2006

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$165,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$85,098

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$22,112

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

N/A

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Court Case # 05-00472CA

Indemnity Paid: $24,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200639283
Claim Number :	502143
Date Submitted :	1/25/2006

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
AMERICAN HEALTHCARE INDEMNITY COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
59-2048400
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Terry		M	Binns
Street Address
1888 Century Park East, Suite 800
City				State	Zip
Los Angeles				CA	90650
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(310) 556 - 7488		(310) 556 - 7400	Tbinns@scpie-ahi.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Carlos		F	Corrales
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		16855 NE 2nd Avenue, Suite A
City		State	Zip Code	County
North Miami Beach		FL	33162	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
56349		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Osteopathic Physician
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
OS2969		Internal Medicine - No Surgery		0000

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
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
10/16/2002		1/30/2003

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Patient collapsed during a football game and was taken to ER for respiratory arrest.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Medical treatment including intubation for respiratory arrest, septic shock due to pneumococcal bacteremia and other complications.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Alleged failure to evaluate and treat patient for pneumococcal bacteremia and other complications.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Death due to heat stroke which coroner labeled as an "accidental death".
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
4/26/2005			05-00472CA
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Dade			12/27/2005
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Weisman, MD, Paul Braunstein, PA-C, Theodore Miami Emergency Medicine Specialists Parkway Regional Medical Ctr.
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
12/27/2005

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$24,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$25,470

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$4,094

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

Review expert opinions, deposition, conference with investigator and defense counsel.

Updates

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Frequently Asked Questions

Does Dr. CARLOS F CORRALES, MD have any medical malpractice cases, lawsuits, or complaints?

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