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

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. JUAN OLAZAGASTI, MD

83 West Columbia Street

Indemnity Paid: $800,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
95-2575892
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Laurie		R	Schwartz
Street Address
12424 Wilshire Blvd., 9th Flr.
City				State	Zip
Los Angeles				CA	90025
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(310) 696 - 0286		(310) 979 - 4930	lschwartz@litneutral.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Juan			Olazagasti
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		83 West Columbia Street
City		State	Zip Code	County
Orlando		FL	32806	Orange
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
0118064540000		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME57738		Surgery - pediatric

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			F	Broward
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
MEMORIAL REGIONAL HOSPITAL(HOLLYWOOD)		100038
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Nursery
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
8/13/1996		9/27/2001

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Family alleges that insured physician failed to properly evaluate, diagnose, and treat newborn infant, who was born with multiple gastrointestinal abnormalities.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Complete gastric resection two days after birth.Infant left without a stomach, spleen and left with only part of her small intestine.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Family alleges that insured physician failed to properly evaluate, diagnose, and treat newborn infant, who was born with multiple gastrointestinal abnormalities.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Due to the removal of the infant's spleen, she was susceptible to infections, and in 1999, she developed septic shock and DIC after having contracted streptococcal pneumonia.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Grave - Quadraplegia, severe brain damage, lifelong care or fatal prognosis.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
12/10/2001			01-14439 CA 24
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Dade			5/4/2007
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Birken, MD, Gary A Blemur, MD, Pierre Jascson Memorial Hospital Memorial Regional Hospital Shehab, MD, Mona South Fl Ped Surg Uni of Miami, School of Med
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
7/18/2007

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$800,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$17,753

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$22,120

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

Updates

Date of Change:

8/1/2007 6:07:00 PM

Reason for Change:

Revised legal fees/costs paid on this matter.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	335183	17753
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	98483	22120

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