Dr. JUAN DEL RIO, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. JUAN DEL RIO, MD

13903 NW 67TH AVE STE 250

HIALEAH, FL

33014

Dade

Court Case # 03-22645 CA 27

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200642188
Claim Number :	03-0047
Date Submitted :	7/3/2007

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PHYSICIANS PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
33-1010508
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Jack			Heda
Street Address
1851 NW 125th Avenue, Suite 339
City				State	Zip
Pembroke Pines				FL	33028
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(954) 985 - 1165		(954) 212 - 0178	PPLRRG@bellsouth.net

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	JUAN			DEL RIO
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		13903 NW 67TH AVE STE 250
City		State	Zip Code	County
HIALEAH		FL	33014	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
101325		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME55089		Internal Medicine - Minor Surgery

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

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
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
HIALEAH HOSPITAL		100053
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
3/22/2001		11/4/2003

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Patient presented to Hospital ER on March 21, 2001 with complaints of nausea, weakness, lack of appetite, and multiple epidsodes of dry heaves. On exam in the ER she had atrial fibrillation flutter, a heart murmur, grade 4 out of 6 (abnormal) and a chest x-ray confirmed pleural effusion. She was diagnosed with acute pulmonary edema. She was then transferred on March 22, 2001 to Cedars Medical Center.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Patient was transferred directly to the Cath lab unfortunately patient arrived in atrial fibrillation. Cath was cancelled and she was placed in the telemetry floor. Patient's condition deteriorated and patient suffered cardiopulmonary arrest at approximately 3:45 pm on April 7. Patient was resuscitated and Dr. Del Rio wrote progress note summarizing the events. Patient was stabilied but unfortunately suffered irreversible hypoxic encephalopathy. Patient's husband decided to remove her from life support on May 12, 2001.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Patient was transferred directly to the Cath lab unfortunately patient arrived in atrial fibrillation. Cath was cancelled and she was placed in the telemetry floor. Patient's condition deteriorated and patient suffered cardiopulmonary arrest at approximately 3:45 pm on April 7. Patient was resuscitated and Dr. Del Rio wrote progress note summarizing the events. Patient was stabilied but unfortunately suffered irreversible hypoxic encephalopathy. Patient's husband decided to remove her from life support on May 12, 2001.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
10/14/2003			03-22645 CA 27
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Dade			8/21/2006
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
Other			Settled by the parties
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
8/31/2006

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

$165,722

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$1,500,000

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$117,000	$0
Wage Loss	$0	$0
Other Expenses	$6,000	$0

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

N/A

Updates

Date of Change:

4/19/2007 2:50:07 PM

Reason for Change:

The update is being made to add the Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Def Counsel which was left out of the original reporting form.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	0	165722

Date of Change:

7/3/2007 11:03:35 AM

Reason for Change:

Claim was updated to reflect Non-Economic and Economic Loss.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Incurred Expense Mdeical	0	117000
Injured Person Total Non-Economic Loss	0	1500000
Incurred Expense Other	0	6000

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

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Court Case # 13-33897 ca 06

Indemnity Paid: $25,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201470478
Claim Number :	TH-12-LLA-202881
Date Submitted :	4/17/2014

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
TEAM HEALTH, INC.				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
62-1562558
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Kathy		A	Stockton
Street Address
9821 Katy Freeway
City				State	Zip
Houston				TX	77024
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(713) 935 - 2404		(713) 461 - 8130	kathy_stockton@westernlitigation.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	JUAN			DEL RIO
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Self-Insurer		690 WEST 73RD PLACE
City		State	Zip Code	County
HIALEAH		FL	33014	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
6797264		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME55089		Emergency Medicine - No Major Surgery

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

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
Emergency Room
Name of Institution		Code
HIALEAH HOSPITAL		100053
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Critical Care Unit
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
6/19/2012		2/6/2013

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
SUICIDE ATTEMPT
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
TREATED AND STABILIZED
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
NO MISDIAGNOSIS
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
DEATH DUE TO METFORMIN TOXICITY
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
10/30/2013			13-33897 ca 06
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Dade			4/17/2014
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 subject to arbitration, but settlement reached in lieu of award.
Date of Payment
3/13/2014

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$25,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$20,824

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$4,858

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

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

UNKNOWN

Updates

No updates found.

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Court Case # 2016-014620-CA-32

Indemnity Paid: $0.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201885166
Claim Number :	TH-15-LLA-331505
Date Submitted :	4/27/2018

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
TEAM HEALTH, INC.				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
62-1562558
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Kathy		A	Stockton
Street Address
1900 W. LOOP S., STE. 1500
City				State	Zip
Houston				TX	77027
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(713) 935 - 2404		(713) 461 - 8130	kathy_stockton@westernlitigation.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	JUAN		R	DEL RIO
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Self-Insurer		265 BROOKVIEW CENTRE WAY, SUITE 400
City		State	Zip Code	County
KNOXVILLE		TN	37919	Out of state
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
6797715		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME55089		Emergency Medicine - No Major Surgery

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

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
Emergency Room
Name of Institution		Code
PALMETTO GENERAL HOSPITAL		100187
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Other		ER
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
2/26/2015		4/27/2016

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
ALTERED MENTAL STATUS, FEVER
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
SEEN IN ER
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
UNSPECIFIED
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
PERMANENT DAMAGES
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Significant - Deafness, loss of limb, loss of eye, loss of one kidney or lung.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
1/31/2017			2016-014620-CA-32
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Dade			3/27/2018
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
No Payment Made
Court Decision			Other
Other			DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$6,010

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$24,522

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

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

UNKNOWN

Updates

No updates found.

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