Dr. JOHN F TORREGROSA, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. JOHN F TORREGROSA, MD

91550 Overseas Hwy.

Indemnity Paid: $3,500.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PODIATRY INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
58-1403235
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Karen			Kessler
Street Address
110 Westwood Place
City				State	Zip
Brentwood				TN	37027
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(615) 371 - 8776	2249		kkessler@picagroup.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	JOHN		F	TORREGROSA
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		91550 Overseas Hwy.
City		State	Zip Code	County
Tavernier		FL	33070	Monroe
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
1PD0011853		$500,000		$1,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Podiatric Physician
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
PO2781

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 Outpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
FISHERMAN'S HOSPITAL		100024
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
10/2/2002		7/7/2005

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Partial ruptured peroneus brevis tendon, right foot
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Removal of ganglion, right; tenosynovectomy, peroneus brevis, right; tenosynovectomy, peroneus longus, right; application of posterior splint
Diagnostic Code :		727.43
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Patient suffered work injury and was treated conservatively by insured for 3 mos; however, because patient was repeatedly non-compliant with insured?s instructions, her condition did not improve.As a result, insured opted to attempt surgical intervention.Following that surgery, the ganglion cyst reoccurred, a known complication, so patient was taken back to surgery.She continued to complain of pain and numbness afterward, which was addressed by insured; however, she subsequently, left insured?s care because she wanted a second opinion.Patient alleges insured failed to perform proper surgical intervention.
Severity Of Injury
Temporary: Minor - Infections, misset fracture, fall in hospital. Recovery delayed.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
3/6/2006			44-2006-CA-012-K
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Monroe			5/12/2008
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Southernmost Foot & Ankle
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
5/15/2008

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$3,500

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$85,791

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$14,819

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

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

None - Specialty code #80993

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

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