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

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. JOSE HERNANDEZ, MD

333 W 41ST ST STE 310

Indemnity Paid: $120,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
CLARENDON NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
52-0266645
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Nancy			Thomas
Street Address
2000 West Sam Houston Parkway South, 19th Floor; One Briarlake Plaza
City				State	Zip
Houston				TX	77042-361
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(713) 935 - 8868		(713) 461 - 8130	nancy_thomas@ajg.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Jose			Hernandez
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		333 W 41ST ST STE 310
City		State	Zip Code	County
MIAMI BEACH		FL	33140	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
MPL0000508		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Osteopathic Physician
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
OS5927		Internal Medicine - No Surgery

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
Physician's Office
Name of Institution		Code

Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury

Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
5/1/1996		11/25/1997

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
PATIENT CAME TO INSURED COMPLAINING OF BREAST PAIN AND INFLAMMATION.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
MAMMOGRAM WAS PERFORMED WITH ABNORMAL FINDINGS; BIOPSY DONE WHICH REVEALED FIBROCYSTIC DISEASE.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
FAILURE TO DIAGNOSE AND TREAT BREAST CANCER
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
PATIENT DIED OF BREAST CANCER
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
4/13/1999			99-081 90 cAa 08
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Dade			9/23/2003
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim

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
1/23/2003

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$120,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$17,883

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$13,773

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

UNKNOWN

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