Dr. LAURO LAPUZ, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. LAURO LAPUZ, MD

4801 SE 11th Avenue

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

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	Lauro			Lapuz
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		4801 SE 11th Avenue
City		State	Zip Code	County
Ocala		FL	34480	Marion
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
143944		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME95223		Family Physicians or General Practitioners - No Surgery

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
MUNROE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER		100062
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
8/3/2015		6/5/2018

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
49 year old patient presented to the hospital with complaints of back pain. She was worked in the ED and admitted to the hospital under reporting physician. She gradually developed neurological deficits in her lower extremity and was subsequently diagnosed with a spinal abscess
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
During the hospitalization, patient was seen by several specialists, many of whom were defendants in the lawsuit. Due to gradual development of neurological deficits, neurosurgeon was primary involved.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Allegations include failure to do proper workup and failure to diagnosis spinal abscess was the source of patient's neurological deficits.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Patient is paralyzed from the waist down, has constant pain from the waist down. She was a registered nurse but was unemployed at time of incident. She was making a claim for lost wages
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Significant - Deafness, loss of limb, loss of eye, loss of one kidney or lung.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
11/6/2017			17-1963-CA
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Marion			1/24/2019
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Oliver, mark Robertson, Daniel Neurosurgical Center, PA Munroe Regional Medical Center Oritz-Baez, Fernandez Emcare Physician Providers
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
1/24/2019

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

$27,118

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$7,248

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$250,000

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

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

none

Does Dr. LAURO LAPUZ, MD have any medical malpractice cases, lawsuits, or complaints?

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

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