Dr. EVARISTO RIVERO, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. EVARISTO RIVERO, MD

230 E. Interlake Blvd.

Indemnity Paid: $205,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PODIATRY INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
58-1403235
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Karen			Kessler
Street Address
3000 Meridian Blvd., Suite 400
City				State	Zip
Franklin				TN	37067
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(615) 371 - 8776	2249		kkessler@picagroup.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Evaristo			Rivero
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		230 E. Interlake Blvd.
City		State	Zip Code	County
Lake Placid		FL	33852	Highlands
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
1PD0018473		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Podiatric Physician
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
PO2506

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Outpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
HIGHLANDS REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR.		100049
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
7/21/2006		3/31/2008

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Neuroma, left dorsal foot, secondary to trauma
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Excision of neuroma, left foot
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Patient presented to insured requesting treatment for pain to her left foot resulting from a work injury.Insured identified a potential diagnosis of RSD but ultimately diagnosed her as suffering from a neuroma, which was subsequently excised.Patient?s post-op course was unremarkable, and her incision healed well, with the exception that she continued to experience pain, which insured addressed with injections.Shortly thereafter, the Workers? Comp carrier realized they were not the proper carrier, and the claim was shifted to another insurance co. that changed her doctor and sent her to a different podiatrist.Patient claims she has RSD, and alleges the surgery was contraindicated without further evaluation for RSD or in the presence of RSD.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Major - Paraplegia, blindness, loss of two limbs, brain damage.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
7/23/2008			08-921-GCS
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Highlands			3/2/2009
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
The Foot Doctor Corporation
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
3/5/2009

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$205,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$29,697

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$12,086

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

None - specialty code #80993

*NR:Prior to 04/28/1999 this field was not required in submitted claims.

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