Dr. GEORGE BOTELHO, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. GEORGE BOTELHO, MD

10131 W. Forest Hill Blvd., Ste. 230

West Palm Beach , FL

33414

Palm Beach

Court Case #

Indemnity Paid: $210,000.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201680037
Claim Number :	F14-0255-B-13
Date Submitted :	10/17/2016

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
FD INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
20-3704679
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Dionysia			Lawson
Street Address
560 Davis Street
City				State	Zip
San Francisco				CA	94111
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(415) 735 - 2013		(415) 735 - 2097	dlawson@norcalmutual.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	George			Botelho
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		9033 Glades Rd
City		State	Zip Code	County
Boca Raton		FL	33434	Monroe
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
MS001158		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME64267		Surgery - Orthopedic

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
N/A		000000
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
11/26/2013		7/29/2015

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Back pain.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Insured did not perform a procedure.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Failure to timely diagnose a neurological injury.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Patient has neurologic deficits in the lower extremities.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Major - Paraplegia, blindness, loss of two limbs, brain damage.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
			*NR
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
*NR			5/25/2016
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Pettitt, Harlin O'Connor, Johnn
Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
Within the pre-suit period as set forth in 766.106 (more than 90 days before suit is filed).
Final Method of Claim Disposition
Settled by parties
Court Decision			Other
No Court Proceedings.
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
6/24/2016

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$210,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$6,954

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

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

Circumstances of the case have been discussed with the insured and Risk Management was notified.

Updates

No updates found.

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

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Court Case #

Indemnity Paid: $210,000.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201781796
Claim Number :	F14-0255-B-13
Date Submitted :	4/11/2017

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
FD INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
20-3704679
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Steven		R	Carey
Street Address
4651 Salisbury Rd. Suite 410
City				State	Zip
Jacksonville				FL	32256
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(904) 309 - 8127		(904) 296 - 1245	scarey@norcal-group.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	GEORGE			BOTELHO
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		97671 Overseas Hwy
City		State	Zip Code	County
Key Largo		FL	33037	Monroe
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
10973		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME64267		Family Physicians or General Practitioners - No Surgery

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
FISHERMAN'S HOSPITAL		100024
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
11/26/2013		7/29/2015

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Patient presented to the ER at Fisherman's Hospital with complaints of left hip pain.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
None.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
None.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Alleging failure to respond to signs of spinal cord compression and neurologic deficits in a timely manner.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Major - Paraplegia, blindness, loss of two limbs, brain damage.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
			*NR
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
*NR			6/24/2016
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Connor, MD, John Pettit, MD, Harlan Fisherman's Hospital
Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
Within the pre-suit period as set forth in 766.106 (more than 90 days before suit is filed).
Final Method of Claim Disposition
Settled by parties
Court Decision			Other
No Court Proceedings.
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
6/24/2016

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$210,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$18,002

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

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

Circumstances of the case have been discussed with the insured and Risk Management.

Updates

No updates found.

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

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Court Case # 50 2010 CA 027316

Indemnity Paid: $50,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201366503
Claim Number :	09-08-0102-A
Date Submitted :	10/3/2013

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
FD INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
20-3704679
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Melodee			Dixon
Street Address
4655 Salisbury Road
City				State	Zip
Jacksonville				FL	32256
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(904) 296 - 2887	209	(904) 296 - 1013	mdixon@fldic.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	George		M	Botelho
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		10131 W. Forest Hill Blvd., Ste. 230
City		State	Zip Code	County
West Palm Beach		FL	33414	Palm Beach
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
GL01000014		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME64267		Surgery - Orthopedic

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Physician's Office
Name of Institution		Code

Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury

Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
3/3/2006		6/22/2009

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Patient presented with complaints of pain and swelling in his left leg due to a motor vehicle accident years before.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Corticotomy of the left tibia with irrigation, debridement and an allograft bone graft, and follow up.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
None made.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Alleged failure to appropriately and timely assess, diagnose and treat patient's infection, alleged placement of a bone graft in patient's left tibia when patient had an active infection.
Severity Of Injury
Temporary: Minor - Infections, misset fracture, fall in hospital. Recovery delayed.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
10/27/2010			50 2010 CA 027316
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Palm Beach			2/27/2013
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
The Institute of Sports Medicine and Orthopedic Surgery, LLC Center for Bone and Joint Surgery of the Palm Beaches, 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
2/27/2013

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$50,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$55,524

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

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

Circumstances of this case have been discussed with the insured and Risk Management was notified.

Updates

Date of Change:

10/3/2013 8:17:31 AM

Reason for Change:

Additional ALAE received.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	49235	55524

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