Dr. EDUARDO BORJA, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. EDUARDO BORJA, MD

1000 36th Street, Suite 2008

Vero Beach, FL

32963

Indian River

Court Case # 07-1608-CA

Indemnity Paid: $42,500.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200747896
Claim Number :	149555
Date Submitted :	7/12/2012

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PROASSURANCE INDEMNITY COMPANY, INC.				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
63-0720042
Insurer Contact Information
Type		Entity Name
Entity		PROASSURANCE CASUALTY COMPANY
Street Address
2801 SW 149th Avenue, Suite 200
City				State	Zip
Miramar				FL	33027
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(954) 602 - 5834			mgonzalez@pronational.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Eduardo			Borja
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		1000 36th Street, Suite 2008
City		State	Zip Code	County
Vero Beach		FL	32963	Indian River
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
MP62159		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME93380		Intensive Care Medicine		0

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
ORANGE PARK MEDICAL CENTER		100226
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
12/25/2005		7/3/2007

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Parkinson's disease, deteriorating dementia, bowel and bladder incontinence and hemocult positive stool
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Administered 1 mg Versed and 3 mg Morphine Sulfate for comfort only per Do Not Rescusitate (DNR) order signed by the patient's family
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
There was no misdiagnosis made
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Death
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
12/20/2007			07-1608-CA
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Clay			1/15/2010
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
South Clay Medical Associates, Inc. Al-Awady, Murshid A Intensive Care Consortium, Inc.
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

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$42,500

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$78,389

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$47,794

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$42,500

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 discussed claim with insurance personnel and medical experts.

Updates

Date of Change:

1/22/2010 9:25:10 AM

Reason for Change:

Case was reopened on 01/10/08 due to suit being filed on 12/20/07.Case has now settled on 01/15/10 in the amount of $42,500.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	2412	38332
Indemnity Paid	0	42500
Defendant Entity Name		South Clay Medical Associates, Inc.
Injured Person Total Non-Economic Loss	0	42500
Settlement Reached	0	1
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	0	74630
Insured Zip Code	33131	32963
Insured Address City	Miami	Vero Beach
Insured Address County	Dade	Indian River
Insured Address Street	1111 Brickell Avenue, Apt. 1102	1000 36th Street, Suite 2008
Date of Final Disposition	13-DEC-07	15-JAN-10
Final Disposition	Dropped before Action Filed	Settled by parties
No Other Defendants	1	0
Court Case Number		07-1608-CA
Legal System Stage	Claim or suit abandoned.	More than 90 days, after suit filed and prior to or during the course of mandatory settlement conference.
County Suit Filed In		Clay
Defendant Last Name		Al-Awady, Murshid A
Defendant Entity Name		Intensive Care Consortium, Inc.

Date of Change:

7/12/2012 3:03:24 PM

Reason for Change:

State Report updated to reflect additional legal fees and expenses paid.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	38332	47794
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	74630	78389

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