Dr. JOSE ESTIGARRIBIA, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. JOSE ESTIGARRIBIA, MD

4810-B 26th Street West

Bradenton, FL

34207

Manatee

Court Case # 08CA4481

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201160249
Claim Number :	36633-03
Date Submitted :	3/28/2011

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
FIRST PROFESSIONALS INSURANCE COMPANY, INC				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
59-6614702
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Odessa			Choice
Street Address
1000 Riverside Avenue, Suite 800
City				State	Zip
Jacksonville				FL	32204
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(800) 741 - 3742	3045	(904) 358 - 6728	odessa.choice@fpic.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Jose			Estigarribia
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		4810-B 26th Street West
City		State	Zip Code	County
Bradenton		FL	34207	Manatee
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
7648		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME39298		Surgery - General		80143

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
MANATEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL		100035
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
1/4/2006		1/22/2008

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Morbid obesity.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass converted to an open procedure.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Alleged delay in diagnosis and treatment of post-operative rhabdomyolysis.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Death.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
5/8/2008			08CA4481
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Manatee			3/7/2011
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Ramamurthy, M.D., Guruswamy Manatee Memorial Hospital Cortes, D.O., Cristobal Peters, D.O., John Severs, M.D., Lee Smith, CRNA, Joseph
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
3/7/2011

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

$57,201

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$39,027

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

Insurance company staff consulted with insured to discuss preventative measures. Risk management referral is made if appropriate.

Updates

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Court Case # 2002 CA 4968

Indemnity Paid: $135,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200433122
Claim Number :	A01-23915-00
Date Submitted :	10/7/2004

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
FIRST PROFESSIONALS INSURANCE COMPANY, INC				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
59-6614702
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Cheri		M	Montague
Street Address
1000 Riverside Drive, Suite 800
City				State	Zip
Jacksonville				FL	32204
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(800) 741 - 3742	3043	(904) 358 - 6728	montague@fpic.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Jose		F	Estigarribia
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		4810-B 26th Street West
City		State	Zip Code	County
Bradenton		FL	34207	Manatee
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
7648		$500,000		$1,500,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME39298		Physicians or Surgeons - major surgery.NOC classification.		80143

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
MANATEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL		100035
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
7/31/2000		4/5/2001

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Claudication, leg.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Retained foreign body (tunneler) during bypass grafting surgery to leg.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
None.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Claimant underwent re-operation after initial graft failed and complained of continued leg pain.
Severity Of Injury
Temporary: Major - Burns, surgical material left, drug side effect, brain damage.Recovery delayed.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
10/7/2002			2002 CA 4968
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Manatee			9/23/2004
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Manatee Memorial Hospital
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
9/23/2004

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$135,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$10,198

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$6,194

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$135,000

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$32,000	$25,000
Wage Loss	$300,000	$48,000
Other Expenses	$0	$0

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

The hospital has changed its procedure to include tunnelers in instrument counts.

Updates

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Court Case # 2007CA1492

Indemnity Paid: $40,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201056279
Claim Number :	34491-01
Date Submitted :	2/1/2010

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
FIRST PROFESSIONALS INSURANCE COMPANY, INC				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
59-6614702
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Odessa			Choice
Street Address
1000 Riverside Avenue, Suite 800
City				State	Zip
Jacksonville				FL	32204
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(800) 741 - 3742	3045	(904) 358 - 6728	odessa.choice@fpic.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Jose			Estigarribia
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		4810-B 26th Street West
City		State	Zip Code	County
Bradenton		FL	34207	Manatee
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
7648		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME39298		Surgery - General		80143

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
MANATEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL		100035
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
9/8/2004		8/7/2006

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Patient sought gastric bypass surgery due to obesity.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Patient underwent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Alleged failure to measure, mark and remove gastric tube during gastric bypass surgery.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Additional surgical procedures to retrieve retained tube.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Significant - Deafness, loss of limb, loss of eye, loss of one kidney or lung.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
3/20/2007			2007CA1492
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Manatee			1/11/2010
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Pitcher, C.R.N.A., Ellen Rosenthal, M.D., Mark Manatee Memorial Hospital Lakewood Ranch Anesthesia, P.L.
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
1/11/2010

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$40,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$34,500

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$16,695

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$40,000

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

Insurance company staff consulted with insured to discuss preventative measures. Risk management referral is made if appropriate.

Updates

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