Dr. ERNESTO NIETO, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. ERNESTO NIETO, MD

2 Nathaniel Drive

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PROASSURANCE CASUALTY COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
38-2317569
Insurer Contact Information
Type		Entity Name
Entity		PROASSURANCE INDEMNITY COMPANY, INC.
Street Address
13919 Carrollwood Village Run
City				State	Zip
Tampa				FL	33618
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(813) 969 - 2010		(813) 969 - 2120	SNorris@ProAssurance.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Ernesto			Nieto
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		2 Nathaniel Drive
City		State	Zip Code	County
Martinsburg		WV	25401	Out of state
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
MP38838		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME29812		Surgery - Orthopedic		00000

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
TOWN & COUNTRY HOSPITAL		100255
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
7/3/2003		7/7/2003

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Recurrent dislocating hip post total hip arthroplasty.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Total hip arthroplasty with removal of prior hardware.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
No misdiagnosis.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Death.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
7/11/2005			05-05530
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Hillsborough			10/22/2007
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Ernesto Nieto, M.D., P.A. Iasis Healthcare Holdings, Inc. Town & Country Hospital, L.P. d/b/a Town & Country Hospital Fernandez, Alfredo Izzo, Edward G Brock, Izzo & Alkire, M.D., P.A. Pupello, Bessone and Lopez-Cuenza, M.D.s, P.A.
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
10/26/2007

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

$34,365

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$6,687

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$250,000

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

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

Insured has discussed case with insurance company personnel, medical experts and defense counsel.

Updates

Date of Change:

8/19/2009 2:06:59 PM

Reason for Change:

Report updated to reflect additional legal fees and expenses paid.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	32809	34365
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	6638	6687

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