Dr. JOSEPH A COCCO, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. JOSEPH A COCCO, MD

6050 Crestbrook Drive

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
SOUTH PINELLAS MEDICAL TRUST				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
59-6599936
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Andrew		L	Wallace
Street Address
2727 16th Street N
City				State	Zip
St. Petersburg				FL	33704
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(727) 822 - 4600		(727) 822 - 4665	awallacespmt@gmail.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Joseph		A	Cocco
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		6050 Crestbrook Drive
City		State	Zip Code	County
Morrison		CO	80465	Jefferson
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
30688-19		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Osteopathic Physician
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
OS14919		Retired Physicians or Surgeons

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
SAINT PETERSBURG GENERAL HOSPITAL		100180
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
7/6/2018		9/9/2019

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Right inguinal hernia.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Occurred during robotic assisted laparoscopic hernia repair.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
None.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Injury to bowel with leakage.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
			*NR
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
*NR			3/27/2020
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Pinellas Surgical Associates, Inc. Galencare, Inc. d/b/a Northside Hospital Galen of Florida, Inc. d/b/a St. Petersburg General Hospital
Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
Settlement Reached Prior to Pre-Suit Period
Final Method of Claim Disposition
Settled by parties
Court Decision			Other
No Court Proceedings.
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
3/27/2020

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

$5,543

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

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

Based on review of records in questions as to cause, none deemed necessary.

Does Dr. JOSEPH A COCCO, MD have any medical malpractice cases, lawsuits, or complaints?

Dr. JOSEPH A COCCO, MD has at least 1 medical malpractice case(s), lawsuit(s), or complaint(s).

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