Dr. JUAN SARDINA, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. JUAN SARDINA, MD

2326 So. Congress Ave.

West Palm Beach, FL

33406

Palm Beach

Court Case # 2015CA000047

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201677849
Claim Number :	20013-01
Date Submitted :	4/7/2016

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PODIATRY INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
58-1403235
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Karen			Kessler
Street Address
3000 Meridian Blvd., Suite 400
City				State	Zip
Franklin				TN	37067
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(615) 371 - 8776	2249		kkessler@picagroup.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Juan			Sardina
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		2326 So. Congress Ave.
City		State	Zip Code	County
West Palm Beach		FL	33406	Palm Beach
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
1PD0046011		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Podiatric Physician
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
PO3468

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
			M	Palm Beach
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Outpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
JFK MEDICAL CENTER		100080
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
7/21/2013		7/7/2014

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Right foot bunion deformity; right, first tarsometatarsal joint instability
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Right, first tarsometatarsal joint arthrodesis; McBride bunionectomy, right; application of posterior splint
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
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Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Morbidly obese patient (weighing around 400 pounds) presented to the insured on 2/1/13 with complaints of severe pain associated with his bunions. Surgery was discussed and subsequently performed on the right foot on 6/13/13. The patient was seen postoperatively on 6/19/13, and again on 6/26/13. He remained non-weight bearing and immobilized on this extremity. His wife called insuredÂ¿s office on 7/22/13 and indicated the patient had expired the night before. Autopsy report revealed the cause of death as pulmonary embolism. Plaintiff alleges insured failed to delay the surgery until proper medical clearance was obtained, and that he failed to provide prophylactic anticoagulation therapy post-op on a morbidly obese patient.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
1/5/2015			2015CA000047
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Palm Beach			3/15/2016
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
LA Podiatry Group LLC Purewal, M.D., Uplekh S Lee, CRNA, Benjamin G Sheridan Health Corp., Inc JFK Medical Center
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
3/15/2016

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

$81,275

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$17,136

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$2,722	$0
Wage Loss	$0	$0
Other Expenses	$0	$0

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

None - Specialty code #80993

Updates

No updates found.

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

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Court Case #

Indemnity Paid: $0.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201885142
Claim Number :	22807-01
Date Submitted :	4/24/2018

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PODIATRY INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
58-1403235
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Angeline			Schave
Street Address
3000 Meridian Blvd. Ste. 400
City				State	Zip
Franklin				TN	37067
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(615) 371 - 8776	2998	(615) 986 - 1945	aschave@picagroup.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Juan		E	Sardina
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		9325 Glades Rd. Ste. 205
City		State	Zip Code	County
Boca Raton		FL	33434	Palm Beach
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
1PD0046011		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Podiatric Physician
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
PO3468

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
			M	Palm Beach
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Outpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
WELLINGTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER		110010
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
10/24/2013		8/20/2015

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Shattered left metatarsal fractures of the 1st and 2nd metatarsals
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
ORIF; decompressed all compartments
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Patient alleges he sustained an infection and Osteomyelitis in left foot. Patient alleges insured failed to adequately and thoroughly determine the viability and integrity of the soft tissue injuries to the dorsum, Failed to adequately and thoroughly consider post-operative infection, failure to timely remove the surgical instrumentation from foot. This claim was dismissed by the court.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Minor - Loss of fingers, loss or damage to organs. Includes non-disabling injuries.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
			*NR
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
*NR			4/17/2018
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 by court
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

$47,151

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$7,110

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$101,911	$0
Wage Loss	$0	$0
Other Expenses	$0	$0

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

Specialty Code - 80993

Updates

No updates found.

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

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