Dr. CARLOS R SANTOS, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. CARLOS R SANTOS, MD

21110 Biscayne Blvd., Suite 405

Indemnity Paid: $300,000.00

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	90067
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		R	Santos
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		21110 Biscayne Blvd., Suite 405
City		State	Zip Code	County
Aventura		FL	33180	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
56863		$500,000		$1,500,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME81286		Internal Medicine - Minor Surgery		UNKNOWN-1

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
5/19/2002		10/16/2003

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Morbid Obesity
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Gastric bypass surgery
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Failure to place a filter to prevent blood clots
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Death.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
9/12/2003			0321378CA01
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Dade			12/29/2004
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Abdullah, Naaman Galbut, David L North Miami Medical Ctr. 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
12/29/2004

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$300,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$32,000

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$3,694

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

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

Interviews by investigator & defense counsel, answer interrogatories, deposition, review of expert reports, etc.

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Does Dr. CARLOS R SANTOS, MD have any medical malpractice cases, lawsuits, or complaints?

Dr. CARLOS R SANTOS, MD has at least 1 medical malpractice case(s), lawsuit(s), or complaint(s).