| Department File Number : | M201575794 |
| Claim Number : | FL0358 |
| Date Submitted : | 9/18/2015 |
| Insurer Information | |||||
| Insurer Name | Coverage Type | ||||
| HEALTHCARE UNDERWRITERS GROUP, INC. | Primary | ||||
| Insurer FEIN | Professional License Number | ||||
| 74-3129288 | |||||
| Insurer Contact Information | |||||
| Type | First Name | MI | Last Name | ||
| Individual | Yvette | de la Morena | |||
| Street Address | |||||
| 1250 S. Pine Island Road Suite 300 | |||||
| City | State | Zip | |||
| Plantation | FL | 33324 | |||
| Phone | Ext | Fax | E-Mail Address | ||
| (954) 923 - 1900 | ymorena@hugroups.com | ||||
| Insured Information | |||||
| Type | First Name | MI | Last Name | ||
| Individual | Cesar | D | Cruz | ||
| Insurer Type | Street Address of Practice | ||||
| Licensed | 701 W. Martin Luther King, Jr., Blvd, Suite 6 | ||||
| City | State | Zip Code | County | ||
| Tampa | FL | 33603 | Hillsborough | ||
| Policy Number | Per Claim Policy Limits | Aggregate Policy Limits | |||
| 152-000 | $250,000 | $750,000 | |||
| Profession or Business | Other Profession or Business | ||||
| Medical Doctor | |||||
| License Number | Specialty Code & Classification | Certification Number | |||
| ME39284 | Family Physicians or General Practitioners - No Surgery | ||||
| Injured Person Information | |||||
| First Name | MI | Last Name | Date of Birth | ||
| Street Address | Gender | County where Injury Occurred | |||
| F | Hillsborough | ||||
| City | State | Zip Code | |||
| Location where injury occured | Other location where injury occured | ||||
| Hospital Inpatient Facility | |||||
| Name of Institution | Code | ||||
| N/A | 000000 | ||||
| Location of Institutional Injury | Other Location of Institutional Injury | ||||
| Recovery Room | |||||
| Date of Occurrence | Date Reported to Insurer | ||||
| 8/16/2011 | 4/22/2013 | ||||
| Diagnostic Information | |||||
| Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
| Treatment was sought for nausea for a month, diagnosis GERD. | |||||
| Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury | |||||
| Estate of the patient alleges a failure to diagnose and treat cardiomyopathy which led to elective esophagogastroduodenoscopy | |||||
| Diagnostic Code : | |||||
| Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
| No Misdiagnosis | |||||
| Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim | |||||
| Estate of the patient alleges a failure to diagnose and treat cardiomyopathy which led to elective esophagogastroduodenoscopy and untimely death due to undergoing anesthesia. | |||||
| Severity Of Injury | |||||
| Permanent: Death. | |||||
| Legal Information | |||||
| Date of Suit | Circuit Court Case Number | ||||
| 12/9/2013 | 13-CA-014510 | ||||
| County Suit Filed in | Date of Final Disposition | ||||
| Hillsborough | 10/15/2014 | ||||
| Other Defendants Involved in this Claim | |||||
| Cesar Cruz MD LLC Cesar Cruz MD PA | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| 10/29/2014 | |||||
| Financial Information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff? | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured | $212,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel | $63,119 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Deductible | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Injured Person's Total Economic Loss | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Safety Management Steps Taken by Insured to Make Similar Occurrence Less Likely | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Discussed with insured. PLEASE NOTE: We regret to inform you that the claims specialist for this file, David McKenney, passed away in December 2014 at the time this case was settled. Consequently, the reporting for this settlement is late. We apologize for any inconvenience. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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