Dr. J L MORILLO, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. J L MORILLO, MD

711 East Oak Street

Kissimmee, FL

34744

Osceola

Court Case # CI0-00-10021

Indemnity Paid: $489,361.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200641690
Claim Number :	E29206
Date Submitted :	10/8/2008

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PROASSURANCE CASUALTY COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
38-2317569
Insurer Contact Information
Type		Entity Name
Entity		ProNational Insurance Company
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	J		L	MORILLO
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		711 East Oak Street
City		State	Zip Code	County
Kissimmee		FL	34744	Orange
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
PNFL-1002062-01		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME45121		Ophthalmology - Minor Surgery

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Other Outpatient Facility		Laser Eye Surgery Center
Name of Institution		Code

Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
5/22/1998		5/9/2000

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Myopia.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Lasik & PRK.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
No misdiagnosis.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Intraoperatively a free flap was encountered and lost.The physician proceeded to do PRK.Patient claims permanent injury in the form of astigmatism, double and blurred vision, and starbursts.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Minor - Loss of fingers, loss or damage to organs.Includes non-disabling injuries.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
2/5/2001			CI0-00-10021
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Orange			5/15/2006
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
J. Leonard Morillo, M.D., d/b/a Laser Eye Surgery Center
Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
After appeal.
Final Method of Claim Disposition
Disposed of by Court
Court Decision			Other
Judgment for the plaintiff after appeal ...
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
1/31/2008

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$489,361

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$131,486

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$70,535

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$489,361

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

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

Updates

Date of Change:

2/1/2008 3:08:20 PM

Reason for Change:

Update to reflect payment of verdict following appeal, as well as update the amount of legal fees and expenses paid.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Name of Institution	N/A
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	48339	72270
Defendant Entity Name		J. Leonard Morillo, M.D., d/b/a Laser Eye Surgery Center
Indemnity Paid	0	489361
Cause of Injury	Refractive surgery (LASIK).	Lasik & PRK.
Final Diagnosis	Nearsightedness (Myopia).	Myopia.
Other Location Where Injured	Eye Surgery Center	Laser Eye Surgery Center
Severity of Injury	Permanent: Significant - Deafness, loss of limb, loss of eye, loss of one kidney or lung.	Permanent: Minor - Loss of fingers, loss or damage to organs.Includes non-disabling injuries.
Injured Person Total Non-Economic Loss	0	489361
Settlement Reached	0	1
Principal Injury	During the procedure, the surgeon encountered a free flap and lost corneal tissue resulting in permanent scarring and uncorrected visual acuity.	Intraoperatively a free flap was encountered and lost.The physician proceeded to do PRK.Patient claims permanent injury in the form of astigmatism, double and blurred vision, and starbursts.
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	63901	124165
Insured Zip Code	328199052	34744
Insured Address City	ORLANDO	Kissimmee
Insured Address Street	8809 COMMODITY CIR	711 East Oak Street
Certification Number	00000
Specialty Code	Surgery - Opthalmology	Ophthalmology - Minor Surgery
Court Decision	Judgment for the plaintiff.	Judgment for the plaintiff after appeal ...
No Other Defendants	1	0
Legal System Stage	After court verdict and prior to filing of notice of appeal.	After appeal.

Date of Change:

10/8/2008 10:49:01 AM

Reason for Change:

Report updated to reflect additional legal fees paid, as well as recovery of expenses.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	72270	70535
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	124165	131486

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Court Case # CI-03-MP-517

Indemnity Paid: $5,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200641691
Claim Number :	119802
Date Submitted :	8/26/2009

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 CASUALTY COMPANY
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	J		L	MORILLO
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		8809 COMMODITY CIR
City		State	Zip Code	County
ORLANDO		FL	32819	Orange
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
PNFL-1002062-01		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME45121		Surgery - Opthalmology		00000

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Emergency Room
Name of Institution		Code
ORLANDO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER		100006
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Other		Telephone consult
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
12/8/2000		12/17/2002

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Blurred vision with a large white opocification (ulcer).
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Antibiotics prescribed with referral to corneal specialist.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
No misdiagnosis.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Enucleation of left eye.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Minor - Loss of fingers, loss or damage to organs.Includes non-disabling injuries.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
5/13/2003			CI-03-MP-517
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Osceola			10/8/2008
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
B.V.L. Family Practice and Specialty Center, Inc. Agans, Glenn Garrison, Gregory Emergency Physicians of Central Florida, LLP, ERDR, LLC Doctors Surgery Center Partnership d/b/a Doctors Surgery Cen Orlando Regional Healthcare System, Inc. d/b/a St. Cloud Hos Parks, Ross Florida Eye Clinic, P.A. Pohlod, Michael Spencer, Michael Singh, Parminderpal G. Brook Magruder, M.D., P.A. d/b/a Magruder Eye Institute
Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
After appeal.
Final Method of Claim Disposition
Settled by parties
Court Decision			Other
Other			Summary Judgment reversed by DCA, case settled.
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
10/10/2008

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$5,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$150,437

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$40,501

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$5,000

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

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

Updates

Date of Change:

10/23/2008 2:13:59 PM

Reason for Change:

Report updated to reflect additional legal fees and expenses paid.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	15522	37808
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	78340	126459

Date of Change:

10/23/2008 2:34:30 PM

Reason for Change:

Report updated to reflect change in disposition and indemnity payment.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Settlement Reached	0	1
Injured Person Total Non-Economic Loss	0	5000
Indemnity Paid	0	5000
Date of Final Disposition	06-MAR-06	08-OCT-08
Legal System Stage	After court verdict and prior to filing of notice of appeal.	After appeal.
Court Decision	Summary judgment for the defendant.	Other
Final Disposition	Disposed of by Court	Settled by parties

Date of Change:

8/26/2009 3:21:01 PM

Reason for Change:

Report updated to reflect additional legal fees and expenses paid.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	37808	40501
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	126459	150437

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