Dr. LAURA PERALTA, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. LAURA PERALTA, MD

1604 Town Creed Blvd, Ste #4C

Indemnity Paid: $200,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PHYSICIANS INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
13-4235490
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	John		D	King
Street Address
901 south mopac Blvd V ste 400
City				State	Zip
Austin				TX	78746
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(512) 425 - 5940		(512) 328 - 8067	john-king@tmlt.org

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Laura			Peralta
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		1604 Town Creed Blvd, Ste #4C
City		State	Zip Code	County
Fort Lauderdale		FL	33326	Broward
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
144688		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
OS5699		Physicians - No Surgery

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
Physician's Office
Name of Institution		Code
CLEVELAND CLINIC HOSPITAL		100056
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Radiology, Emergency Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
4/6/2014		1/17/2019

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
58 year female who died from terminal lung cancer. She had presented to an emergency clinic for complaints of cough chest tightness and Shortness of breath. A chest x-ray was taken and the patient was released
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Patient followed under reporting physicians care after discharge from emergency room.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
It was alleged that the initial chest x-ray which showed pneumonia was underread and missed the lung mass which later was diagnosed a lung cancer
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Allegations include that the initial chest x-ray was misread and the reporting physician failed to order repeat chest x-rays
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
5/18/2017			CACE-17-005146
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Broward			2/15/2019
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Dorton, Simon ariel, Fernandez Cleveland Clinic
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
2/15/2019

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$200,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$59,122

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$12,502

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$200,000

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

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

none

Does Dr. LAURA PERALTA, MD have any medical malpractice cases, lawsuits, or complaints?

Dr. LAURA PERALTA, MD has at least 1 medical malpractice case(s), lawsuit(s), or complaint(s).

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