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

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. JORGE NASR, MD

11760 BIRD RD

Indemnity Paid: $310,000.00

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	Jorge			Nasr
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		11760 BIRD RD
City		State	Zip Code	County
MIAMI		FL	33175	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
1PD0014024		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Podiatric Physician
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
PO2129

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
Other Hospital/Institution		Kendall Regional Medical Center
Name of Institution		Code

Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
10/30/2003		1/10/2005

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Tibial fracture, right
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Open reduction and internal fixation of right, tibial fracture, with screws
Diagnostic Code :		825.20
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Patient developed compartment syndrome, resulting in allegation against insured of failure to diagnose.It should be noted that in the 3 days between patient's admission to hospital and the surgery performed by insured, there were upwards of 30 examinations of patient's leg performed by nurses and at least 4 docs.None of these examinations revealed any signs of symptoms that would be consistent with compartment syndrome.Based on the records, as well as the testimony of plaintiff's expert, there is no indication that patient was experiencing compartment syndrome until some time after the surgery.When patient presented to insured for follow-up following surgery, insured immeduiately suspected a compartment syndrome and ordered patient to go directly to the ER.
Severity Of Injury
Temporary: Major - Burns, surgical material left, drug side effect, brain damage.Recovery delayed.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
5/27/2005			05-10942-CA-11
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Dade			11/7/2006
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Kendall Regional Medical Center
Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
After court verdict and prior to filing of notice of appeal.
Final Method of Claim Disposition
Settled by parties
Court Decision			Other
Judgment for the plaintiff.
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
11/16/2006

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$310,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$115,479

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$66,578

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

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

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