Dr. DOUGLAS RODRIGUEZ, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. DOUGLAS RODRIGUEZ, MD

2700 University Square Drive

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
APPLIED MEDICO-LEGAL SOLUTIONS RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
81-0603029
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Julie			Moore
Street Address
101 E. Park Blvd.
City				State	Zip
Plano				TX	75074
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(866) 520 - 6896			jmontague@bpmp.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Douglas			Rodriguez
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		2700 University Square Drive
City		State	Zip Code	County
Tampa		FL	33612	Hillsborough
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
G-AMS-116639		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME69721		Radiology - Diagnostic - 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
TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL		100128
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
8/15/2014		6/17/2016

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Retained surgical sponge.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Intraoperative abdominal films were ordered due to inability to do sponge count during the procedure due to vascular complications.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Insured reported that he could not see the entire surgical field and requested an additional film.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Co-Defendant surgeon closed the patient before any additional films could be obtained. A sponge was retained and patient required additional surgery.
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
3/24/2017			2017-CA-002758
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Hillsborough			9/19/2019
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
7/22/2019

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

$153,850

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

Contact surgeon immediately for incomplete intraoperative films.

Does Dr. DOUGLAS RODRIGUEZ, MD have any medical malpractice cases, lawsuits, or complaints?

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

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