Dr. CLAUDIA LAGO-TORO, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. CLAUDIA LAGO-TORO, MD

4211 Van Dyke Road, Suite 200

Indemnity Paid: $20,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
Lexington Insurace Company				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
25-114949
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Jessica			Hayden
Street Address
2985 Drew Street
City				State	Zip
Clearwater				FL	33764
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(727) 519 - 1268			jessica.hayden@baycare.org

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	CLAUDIA			LAGO-TORO
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Self-Insurer		4211 Van Dyke Road, Suite 200
City		State	Zip Code	County
Tampa		FL	33558	Hillsborough
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
0014-66-394		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME114365		Surgery - General

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
Physician's Office
Name of Institution		Code
N/A		000000
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Other		Physician's Office
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
5/11/2015		11/23/2015

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
St. I invasive lobular CA of L breast
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Bilateral nipple sparing mastectomy on 5/11/15.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
In July 2015 the patient palpated a lump in the L breast. This was found to not be a recurrence or a new cancer but was a portion of the original tumor that was not resected. The patient underwent wide excision of the remaining breast mass at the time of her previously planned reconstruction. This was a slow growing tumor and the patient had no progression.
Severity Of Injury
Temporary: Major - Burns, surgical material left, drug side effect, brain damage. Recovery delayed.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
			*NR
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
*NR			4/18/2016
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim

Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
Within the pre-suit period as set forth in 766.106 (more than 90 days before suit is filed).
Final Method of Claim Disposition
Settled by parties
Court Decision			Other
No Court Proceedings.
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
4/18/2016

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$20,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$11,541

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

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

Any risk issues have been/will be addressed.

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

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