Dr. JORGE MEJIA, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. JORGE MEJIA, MD

8700 N Kendall Dr., Suite 100

Miami, FL

33176

Dade

Court Case # 03-19813 CA 09

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200848097
Claim Number :	119633
Date Submitted :	8/7/2009

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PROASSURANCE CASUALTY COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
38-2317569
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Maria			Gonzalez
Street Address
2801 SW 149th Avenue, Suite 200
City				State	Zip
Miramar				FL	33027
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(954) 602 - 5834			mgonzalez@pronational.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Jorge			Mejia
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		8700 N Kendall Dr., Suite 100
City		State	Zip Code	County
Miami		FL	33176	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
PNFL-1010545-00		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME66319		Infectious Diseases - No Surgery		0

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

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
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL (DADE)		100125
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
10/22/2001		12/9/2002

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Aseptic meningitis
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
There was no operation performed
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Alleged failure to diagnose and treat herpes encephalitis
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Bilateral blindness
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
9/5/2003			03-19813 CA 09
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Dade			12/18/2007
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Jorge R. Mejia, MDPA Homestead Hospital Baptist Health South Florida, Inc. Homestead Emergency Physicians, Inc. Fish, James Salazar, Dennis Gonzalez, Aimee Physicians Healthcare Group, Inc. Garcia-Rivera, Ricardo Garcia-Rivera and Associates, Inc. Marsans, Maria Trevilla, Andrea V
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

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$250,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$80,416

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$60,039

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$250,000

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 discussed claim with insurance personnel and medical experts.

Updates

Date of Change:

8/7/2009 11:27:26 AM

Reason for Change:

Additional invoices paid after file closed.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	79616	80416
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	59380	60039

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Court Case #

Indemnity Paid: $0.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201575585
Claim Number :	POC-H-006684
Date Submitted :	8/21/2015

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
Baptist Health South Florida				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
65-0267668		0000
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	NANCY			CARR
Street Address
11440 SW 88th STREET
City				State	Zip
MIAMI				FL	33176
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(305) 274 - 4070		(305) 274 - 2701	carol.lobacz@nccrms.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	JORGE			MEJIA
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Self-Insurer		8750 SW 88TH ST, SUITE 208
City		State	Zip Code	County
MIAMI		FL	33176	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
PIC2014/15 EXCI PIC 13		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME66319		Internal Medicine - 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
			M	Dade
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL (DADE)		100125
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
8/2/2011		6/8/2015

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
THIS PHYSICIAN NEVER TREATED THIS PATIENT.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
THIS PHYSICIAN NEVER TREATED THIS PATIENT.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
THIS PHYSICIAN NEVER TREATED THIS PATIENT.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
THIS PHYSICIAN NEVER TREATED THIS PATIENT. THE NOTICE OF INTENT WAS VOLUNTARILY WITHDRAWN.
Severity Of Injury
Emotional Only - Fright, no physical 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			7/23/2015
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL BLOOM, FREDERICK BLACKBURN, M.D., KATHERINE HERNANDEZ, ARNP, ANA CHACON, M.D., ARCENIO GOMEZ, M.D., MARIO JORDAN, ARNP, JORGE DIAVANTI, M.D., JULIAN RODRIGUEZ, M.D., DAYRON ERIO, RN, DONNA LOPEZ, RN, VERONICA RANDELL, RN, RUBY O'NEAL, RN, MAUREEN LEVY, RN, BENJAMIN JAY, RN, CRISTAN SIMPSON, RN, ANITA
Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
Claim or suit abandoned.
Final Method of Claim Disposition
Dropped before Action Filed
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

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$3,500

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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