Dr. JOSE R GONZALEZ, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. JOSE R GONZALEZ, MD

201 E MAGNOLIA AVE

EUSTIS, FL

32726

Lake

Court Case # 04 CA-684

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200746007
Claim Number :	124050
Date Submitted :	8/25/2009

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PROASSURANCE CASUALTY COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
38-2317569
Insurer Contact Information
Type		Entity Name
Entity		PROASSURANCE CASUALTY COMPANY
Street Address
13919 Carrollwood Village Run
City				State	Zip
Tampa				FL	33618
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(813) 969 - 2010		(813) 969 - 2120	SNorris@ProAssurance.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Jose		R	Gonzalez
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		201 E MAGNOLIA AVE
City		State	Zip Code	County
EUSTIS		FL	32726	Lake
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
MP35938		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME37106		Surgery - Obstetrics - Gynecology		00000

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
Florida Hospital Waterman		100057
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Labor and Delivery Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
11/17/2001		6/30/2003

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Term pregnancy.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Vaginal delivery with forceps and vacuum extraction.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
No misdiagnosis.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Skull fracture with hematoma.
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
3/9/2004			04 CA-684
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Lake			5/22/2007
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Jose R. Gonzalez, P.A. Florida Hospital Waterman, Inc.
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
5/23/2007

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

$53,989

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$31,598

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 has discussed case with insurance company personnel, medical experts and defense counsel.

Updates

Date of Change:

9/12/2007 1:55:47 PM

Reason for Change:

Update to reflect additional legal fees and expenses paid.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	30942	31490
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	53864	53952

Date of Change:

8/25/2009 3:10:02 PM

Reason for Change:

Report updated to reflect additional legal fees and expenses paid.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	31490	31598
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	53952	53989

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