Dr. CHIRAG VIJAPURA, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. CHIRAG VIJAPURA, MD

500 Winderley Place, Ste 115

Indemnity Paid: $375,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
LONE STAR ALLIANCE, INC., A RISK RETENTION GROUP				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
46-3209483
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	John		D	King
Street Address
901 south mopac Blvd V ste 400
City				State	Zip
Austin				TX	78746
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(512) 425 - 5940		(512) 328 - 8067	john-king@tmlt.org

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Chirag			Vijapura
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		500 Winderley Place, Ste 115
City		State	Zip Code	County
Maitland		FL	32751	Orange
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
4-100142		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
OS13094		Emergency Medicine - No Major Surgery

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Emergency Room
Name of Institution		Code
FLORIDA HOSPITAL - ALTAMONTE		120004
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Labor and Delivery Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
9/13/2017		12/29/2017

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Alexis Miller, 22 presented to the hospital in labor. Patient also had complaints of chest pain and short of breath. She was 29 weeks pregnant at the time.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Insured physician was the attending emergency medical physician who attended to patient and her expectant child. Insured physician performed various tests to rule out cardiac event and PE for the mother.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
It was alleged the mother presented in fetal distress. It was alleged reporting physician failed to monitor fetus while in the emergency department which led to the fetal demise. The child was born stillborn.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Plaintiffs alleged reporting physician failed to recognize signs of fetal distress and failed to consult with the on-call Ob team which could have assessed the fetus while in the ED.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
			*NR
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
*NR			11/10/2018
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Florida Hospital Altamonte
Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
After arbitration is initiated or prior to suit being filed.
Final Method of Claim Disposition
Settled by parties
Court Decision			Other
No Court Proceedings.
Arbitration
Claim subject to arbitration, but settlement reached in lieu of award.
Date of Payment
11/6/2018

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$375,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$54,014

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$15,400

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$375,000

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

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

none

Does Dr. CHIRAG VIJAPURA, MD have any medical malpractice cases, lawsuits, or complaints?

Dr. CHIRAG VIJAPURA, MD has at least 1 medical malpractice case(s), lawsuit(s), or complaint(s).

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