Dr. ELIZABETH LOPEZ, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. ELIZABETH LOPEZ, MD

1000 Park Forty PlazaSuite 500

Durham, NC

27713

Durham

Court Case # 04-03-CAB

Indemnity Paid: $350,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200537757
Claim Number :	PHY03-16252-EL
Date Submitted :	8/7/2006

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
AIG SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
02-0309086
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Nancy			Thomas
Street Address
2000 West Sam Houston Parkway South, 19th Floor; One Briarlake Plaza
City				State	Zip
Houston				TX	77042-361
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(713) 935 - 8868		(713) 461 - 8130	nancy_thomas@ajg.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Elizabeth			Lopez
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		1000 Park Forty PlazaSuite 500
City		State	Zip Code	County
Durham		NC	27713	Out of state
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
4762435		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME62775		Emergency Medicine - No Major Surgery

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Emergency Room
Name of Institution		Code
GADSDEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL		100159
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Radiology, Emergency Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
3/17/2002		4/17/2003

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Infant to E.R. with pneumonia symptoms post heart surgery one month prior.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Alleging failure to appreciate surgical history; failure to order appropriate tests; failure to properly treat
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
No misdiagnosis
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Alleged failure to consider diagnosis of pneumonia or CHF resulting in death
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
1/2/2004			04-03-CAB
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Gadsden			8/3/2006
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Lopez, M.D., Elizabeth Dassee Community Hospital
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
3/10/2004

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$350,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$8,706

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$2,611

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

Unknown

Updates

Date of Change:

8/7/2006 1:49:08 PM

Reason for Change:

Corrected insured information

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Claim Number	PHY03-16252	PHY03-16252-IA
Date of Final Disposition	05-MAR-04	03-AUG-06

Date of Change:

8/7/2006 1:50:00 PM

Reason for Change:

Corrected insured information

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Insured Last Name	AHMED	Lopez
Insured License Number	ME74853	ME62775
Insured First Name	IFTIKHAR	Elizabeth
Claim Number	PHY03-16252-IA	PHY03-16252-EL

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Court Case # 04-03-CAB

Indemnity Paid: $350,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200537758
Claim Number :	PHY-03-16252-B
Date Submitted :	10/26/2005

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
AIG SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
02-0309086
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Nancy			Thomas
Street Address
2000 West Sam Houston Parkway South, 19th Floor; One Briarlake Plaza
City				State	Zip
Houston				TX	77042-361
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(713) 935 - 8868		(713) 461 - 8130	nancy_thomas@ajg.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	ELIZABETH			LOPEZ
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		3468 Welwyn Way
City		State	Zip Code	County
Gainesville		FL	32308	Alachua
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
4762435		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME62775		Emergency Medicine - No Major Surgery

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Emergency Room
Name of Institution		Code
GADSDEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL		100159
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Radiology, Emergency Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
3/17/2002		4/17/2003

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Infant to E.R. with pneumonia symptoms post heart surgery one month prior
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Alleging failure to appreciate surgical history; failure to order appropriate tests, failure to properly treat
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
No misdiagnosis
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Alleged failure to consider diagnosis of pneumonia or CHF resulting in death.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
1/2/2004			04-03-CAB
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Gadsden			3/5/2004
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Ahmed, M.D., Iftikhar Dassee Community Hospital
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
3/10/2004

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$350,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$8,706

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$2,611

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

Unknown

Updates

No updates found.

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