Dr. EMILIO SUAREZ, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. EMILIO SUAREZ, MD

1613 Harrison Parkway Bldg C Ste 200

Indemnity Paid: $500,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
AMERICAN EQUITY INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
86-0703220
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Carol		E	Lee
Street Address
916 St. Germain Street - Ste 110
City				State	Zip
St. Cloud				MN	56301
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(320) 252 - 9087	10	(320) 252 - 4571	clee@stpaultravelers.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Emilio			Suarez
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		1613 Harrison Parkway Bldg C Ste 200
City		State	Zip Code	County
Sunrise		FL	33323	Broward
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
MWP000008		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Osteopathic Physician
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
OS6032		Anesthesiology

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			F	Dade
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Outpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
BAPTIST HOSPITAL OF MIAMI		100008
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
2/25/2000		1/26/2001

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
History of cervical stenosis/cervical degenerative disc disease.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Patient underwent cervical epidural block and post-op developed an epidural hematoma that had to be evacuated by way of a cervicothoracic laminectomy at C7-T1 level.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Plaintiff also alleged inappropriate informed consent as well as failure to properly confirm placement of catheter during epidural block procedure.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Allegedly, as a result of the hematoma, the spinal cord was depressed, resulting in neurogenic bladder.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Significant - Deafness, loss of limb, loss of eye, loss of one kidney or lung.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
5/10/2002			02-11908 CA 32
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Dade			5/2/2005
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
4/27/2005

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$500,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$80,344

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$43,262

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

Not known

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