Dr. JAVIER ROMERO, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. JAVIER ROMERO, MD

8247 NW 194 Terr

Indemnity Paid: $0.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
BERKLEY ASSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
59-1993236
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Jennifer			Goodman
Street Address
4820 Lake Brook Drive
City				State	Zip
Glen Allen				VA	23060
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(804) 525 - 1865		(804) 525 - 1362	jgoodman@verusins.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	JAVIER			ROMERO
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		8247 NW 194 Terr
City		State	Zip Code	County
Miami		FL	33015	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
VUMB0030543		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Registered Nurse
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ARNP9177095		Anesthesiology

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Other Outpatient Facility		Encore Plastic Surgery
Name of Institution		Code
N/A		000000
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Special Procedure Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
5/12/2016		5/20/2016

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Elective surgery - Liposuction in which provider administered anesthesia.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
During liposuction procedure, patient suffered a Fat Embolism and died.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Not applicable.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Fatal fat embolism.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
11/3/2016			2016028525CA01
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Dade			8/21/2017
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Eres South Florida Plastic Surgery Inc Encore Plastic Surgery Inc Eres Cosmetic Surgery 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

$35,387

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

$2,500

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

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

No actions of malpractice found on the part of insured practitioner.

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Does Dr. JAVIER ROMERO, MD have any medical malpractice cases, lawsuits, or complaints?

Dr. JAVIER ROMERO, MD has at least 1 medical malpractice case(s), lawsuit(s), or complaint(s).

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