Dr. GUSTAVO LOPES, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. GUSTAVO LOPES, MD

200 Hospital Avenue

Stuart, FL

34994

Martin

Court Case #

Indemnity Paid: $0.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201782707
Claim Number :	4350
Date Submitted :	8/2/2017

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
Martin Memorial Medical Center, Inc.				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
59-063787		4102
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Maureen			Williams
Street Address
P.O. Box 9010
City				State	Zip
Stuart				FL	34995
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(772) 288 - 5899			maureen.williams@martinhealth.org

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Gustavo			Lopes
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Self-Insurer		200 Hospital Avenue
City		State	Zip Code	County
Stuart		FL	34994	Martin
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
Trust-2016 HPL		$5,000,000		*NR
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Osteopathic Physician
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
OS10182		Physicians or Surgeons - major surgery. NOC classification.

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	Martin
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
MARTIN MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER		100044
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
3/22/2016		4/4/2016

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Incarcerated, strangulated right inguinal hernia, small bowel obstruction, bowel ischemia, bowel necrosis, sepsis, prior NSTEMI with drug-eluting stent placement on antiplatet therapy
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Emergent hernia repair with small bowel resection
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
No misdiagnosis
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Alleged improper administration of Lovenox pre-op and delay in returning patient to the OR post-op.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

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			7/12/2017
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Martin Memorial Physician Corp., Inc. Martin Memorial Medical Center, Inc.
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
No Payment Made
Court Decision			Other
No Court Proceedings.
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$13,250

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

Favorable expert opinion received on behalf of the physician.

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: $0.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201783332
Claim Number :	9988
Date Submitted :	10/12/2017

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
Martin Memorial Medical Center, Inc.				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
59-063787		4102
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Maureen			Williams
Street Address
P.O. Box 9010
City				State	Zip
Stuart				FL	34995
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(772) 288 - 5899			maureen.williams@martinhealth.org

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Gustavo			Lopes
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Self-Insurer		200 Hospital Avenue
City		State	Zip Code	County
Stuart		FL	34994	Martin
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
Trust-2017 HPL		$5,000,000		*NR
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Osteopathic Physician
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
OS10182		Surgery - General

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	Martin
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
MARTIN MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER		100044
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
1/10/2016		2/1/2017

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Small bowel obstruction
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Bowel resection for SBO
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
There was no misdiagnosis
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Ischemic bowel, septic shock, DIC, multisystem organ failure, death
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

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			9/22/2017
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Martin Memorial Medical Center, Inc.
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
Dropped before Action Filed
Court Decision			Other
No Court Proceedings.
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
10/10/2017

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$5,000

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

Not applicable

Updates

No updates found.

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

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