Dr. DIONISIO FLORES, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. DIONISIO FLORES, MD

607Oak Commons Blvd.

Kissimmee, FL

34741

Osceola

Court Case # 07-CA-5235

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201159974
Claim Number :	130054
Date Submitted :	2/21/2011

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
06-0464510
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Teresa			Ross
Street Address
One Park Plaza P.O. Box 555
City				State	Zip
Nashville				TN	37202
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(615) 344 - 5804			Teresa.Ross@HCAHealthcare.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Dionisio			Flores
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		2400 N Orange Blossom Trail Suite 202
City		State	Zip Code	County
Kissimmee		FL	34744	Osceola
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
HAZ1087747933		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME63879		Surgery - General		01

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			M	Orange
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
FLORIDA HOSPITAL-CELEBRATION HEALTH		23960017
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
2/10/2005		1/16/2007

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Gallbladder disease
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Allege negligence during laparoscopic gallbladder removal in which surgical clips were negligently placed across the common bile duct and also a surgical clip was mistakenly placed across a brance of the hepatic artery.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Nicked bile duct and hepatic artery.
Severity Of Injury
Temporary: Major - Burns, surgical material left, drug side effect, brain damage.Recovery delayed.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
5/14/2007			07-CA-5235
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Orange			2/10/2011
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Florida Hospital Celebration Health
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
2/8/2011

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$250,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$1,821

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$500

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$250,000	$0
Wage Loss	$0	$0
Other Expenses	$0	$0

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

Review of policies and procedures.

Updates

No updates found.

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

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Court Case # 2013-CA-004423

Indemnity Paid: $167,500.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201678852
Claim Number :	45792
Date Submitted :	8/23/2016

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
MAG MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
58-1449198
Insurer Contact Information
Type		Entity Name
Entity		MAG MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
Street Address
8427 South Park Circle Suite 130
City				State	Zip
Orlando				FL	32819
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(407) 370 - 3813		(407) 370 - 2247	ctschanz@magmutual.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	DIONISIO		C	FLORES
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		2400 N. OBT #202
City		State	Zip Code	County
Kissimmee		FL	34744	Osceola
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
PSL 1602435 06		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME63879		Surgery - General

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			M	Osceola
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
OSCEOLA REGIONAL HOSPITAL		100110
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
9/21/2011		8/19/2013

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Direct inguinal hernia and large hydrocele
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Surgical repair of hydrocele and hernia
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Alleged misdiagnosis of indirect inguinal hernia
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Loss of right testicle
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Minor - Loss of fingers, loss or damage to organs. Includes non-disabling injuries.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
12/24/2013			2013-CA-004423
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Osceola			8/17/2016
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Central Florida Surgical Specialists
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
6/21/2016

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$167,500

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$56,173

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$30,639

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$20,000	$0
Wage Loss	$10,000	$0
Other Expenses	$0	$0

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

Risk management has counseled insured

Updates

Date of Change:

8/23/2016 12:16:35 PM

Reason for Change:

Report updated to reflect Court Document final disposition date of 08/17/16

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Date of Final Disposition	21-JUN-16	17-AUG-16

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Court Case # CI 03 CI-2237

Indemnity Paid: $100,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200535098
Claim Number :	19968-01
Date Submitted :	10/19/2005

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
AMERICAN PHYSICIANS ASSURANCE CORPORATION				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
38-2102867
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Nancy			Kirsch
Street Address
327 Plaza Real, Suite 319
City				State	Zip
Boca Raton				FL	33432
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(561) 362 - 3332		(561) 417 - 6125	nkirsch@acaponline.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Dionisio		C	Flores
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		607Oak Commons Blvd.
City		State	Zip Code	County
Kissimmee		FL	34741	Osceola
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
127273		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME63879		Physicians or Surgeons - major surgery.NOC classification.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			M	Osceola
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
OSCEOLA REGIONAL HOSPITAL		100110
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
10/30/2001		5/30/2003

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Acute cholecystitis.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
It is alleged that insured failed to completely remove gall bladder causing complications requring repeat procedure
Severity Of Injury
Temporary: Major - Burns, surgical material left, drug side effect, brain damage.Recovery delayed.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
10/2/2003			CI 03 CI-2237
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Osceola			3/4/2005
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim

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
2/23/2005

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$100,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$31,685

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$10,472

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

Insured consulted with Claims Personnel and Defense Counsel.$100,000.00 was paid in full and final settlement of all claims on behalf of the insured.

Updates

Date of Change:

7/12/2005 11:13:24 AM

Reason for Change:

Per the request of Christine McClain, Staff Assistant at Office of Insurance Regulation, we were asked to make a correction to a typographical error in the field of "Principal Injury Giving Rise to the Claim". The correct word is "causing" and not "casuing".

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Principal Injury	It is alleged that insured failed to completely remove gall bladder casuing complications requring repeat procedure	It is alleged that insured failed to completely remove gall bladder causing complications requring repeat procedure

Date of Change:

10/19/2005 2:43:14 PM

Reason for Change:

made minor changes.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	0	31685
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	0	10472

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