Dr. FERNANDO PETRY, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. FERNANDO PETRY, MD

1800 Southeast Tiffany Avenue

Indemnity Paid: $650,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
HEALTH CARE INDEMNITY, INC.				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
61-0904881
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Teresa			Ross
Street Address
One Park Plaza P.O. Box 555
City				State	Zip
Nashville				TN	37202
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(615) 344 - 5804			Teresa.Ross@HCAHealthcare.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Fernando			Petry
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		1800 Southeast Tiffany Avenue
City		State	Zip Code	County
Port Saint Lucie		FL	34952	St. Lucie
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
HCI-10110		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Osteopathic Physician
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
OS9452		Family Physicians or General Practitioners - No Surgery		01

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			F	St. Lucie
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Emergency Room
Name of Institution		Code
COLUMBIA MED. CTR.-PORT ST. LUCIE		100260
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Other		Emergency Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
1/26/2010		11/1/2011

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Left gluteal sarcoma.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Allege delay in diagnosing left gluteal sarcoma. Allege failure to advise patient of the results of a CT-guided core biopsy of left gluteal mass that was performed on 1/28/10 which was positive for alveolar soft part sarcoma.Instead of being told that the mass was cancer, patient was told that the findings were that of a simple cyst.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Death.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
5/17/2012			56-2012-CA-001735
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
St. Lucie			4/17/2013
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Meloni, M.D., Michael McKinney, M.D., Ilka L Hendry, Jr., D.O., David EMCARE Physician Providers, Inc. Florida EM-I Medical Services, PA Nanavti, M.D., Kunal Florida United Radiology, LC AmeriPath Florida, LLC
Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
Claim or suit abandoned.
Final Method of Claim Disposition
Settled by parties
Court Decision			Other
Other			Motion to approve settlement
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
4/11/2013

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$650,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$68,685

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$14,552

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$202,689

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

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

Review of policies and procedures.

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

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