Dr. LUIS E RIOS, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. LUIS E RIOS, MD

8282 Woodgrove Road

Jacksonville, FL

32256

Duval

Court Case # 06-CA-160

Indemnity Paid: $150,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200746313
Claim Number :	22234
Date Submitted :	8/10/2007

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
MAG MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
58-1449198
Insurer Contact Information
Type		Entity Name
Entity		MAG MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
Street Address
8427 South Park Circle Suite 130
City				State	Zip
Orlando				FL	32819
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(407) 370 - 3813		(407) 370 - 2247	cwehner@magmutual.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Luis		E	Rios
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		8282 Woodgrove Road
City		State	Zip Code	County
Jacksonville		FL	32256	Duval
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
PSL 1600584 02		$500,000		$1,500,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME55184		Emergency Medicine - No Major Surgery		3305

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			M	Duval
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Emergency Room
Name of Institution		Code
ORANGE PARK MEDICAL CENTER		100226
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Radiology, Emergency Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
4/4/2004		6/6/2004

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Cauda equina syndrome
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Spinal films
Diagnostic Code :		344.6
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Alleged failure to timely diagnose and manage cauda equina syndrome
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Spinal cord injury and paralysis
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Major - Paraplegia, blindness, loss of two limbs, brain damage.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
2/13/2006			06-CA-160
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Clay			7/30/2007
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Orange Park Medical Center Jacksonville Emergency Consultants
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
7/17/2007

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$150,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$39,685

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$26,860

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$150,000

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

Risk management has counseled insured

Updates

Date of Change:

8/10/2007 11:44:48 AM

Reason for Change:

Report updated to reflect Court Document final disposition date of 07/30/07

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Date of Final Disposition	26-JUN-07	30-JUL-07

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Court Case # 01-673-CA-B

Indemnity Paid: $102,400.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201056273
Claim Number :	99J14673PL
Date Submitted :	2/1/2010

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
Univ of FL JHMHC/Jacksonville Self Insurance Prog				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
59730209
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Danelle		H	Towater
Street Address
3450 Hull Road, Ste 4358
City				State	Zip
Gainesville				FL	32611-2735
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(352) 273 - 7006		(352) 273 - 7287	towatdt@shands.ufl.edu

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Luis		E	Rios
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Self-Insurer		655 W. 8th Street
City		State	Zip Code	County
Jacksonville		FL	32209	Duval
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
UFBOT00J		$200,000		$8,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME55184		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	Clay
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Emergency Room
Name of Institution		Code
ORANGE PARK MEDICAL CENTER		100226
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Radiology, Emergency Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
7/27/1999		5/21/2001

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Urosepsis
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Evaluation of patient with complaints of a five hour history of severe right flank pain, nausea, vomiting, and inability to urinate.
Diagnostic Code :		995.91
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Alleged failure to properly evaluate and admit patient and provide antibiotic therapy, resulting in adrenal gland hemorrage and death
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
9/21/2001			01-673-CA-B
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Clay			10/1/2004
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Orange Park Medical Center
Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
After court verdict and prior to filing of notice of appeal.
Final Method of Claim Disposition
Disposed of by Court
Court Decision			Other
Judgment for the plaintiff.
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
10/1/2004

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$102,400

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$86,265

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$67,417

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

Assessment of treatment with involved physician

Updates

No updates found.

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

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Court Case # 13-CA-1905

Indemnity Paid: $0.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201677797
Claim Number :	FL-TEG-12-ERP
Date Submitted :	4/1/2016

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
APPLIED MEDICO-LEGAL SOLUTIONS RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
81-0603029
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Julie			Moore
Street Address
101 E. Park Blvd.
City				State	Zip
Plano				TX	75074
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(866) 520 - 6896			jmontague@bpmp.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Luis		E	Rios
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		4311 Salisbury Road North
City		State	Zip Code	County
Jacksonville		FL	32099	Duval
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
G-AMS-115975-ERP		$500,000		$1,500,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME55184		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	Clay
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Emergency Room
Name of Institution		Code
ORANGE PARK MEDICAL CENTER		100226
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Radiology, Emergency Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
1/11/2011		3/18/2014

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Allergic reaction to medication
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Patient was prescribed Synthroid to treat hypothyroidism.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Patient was prescribed generic medication.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Patient alleged she had an allergic skin reaction to generic form of medication.
Severity Of Injury
Emotional Only - Fright, no physical damage

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
12/13/2013			13-CA-1905
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Duval			3/28/2016
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Shaughnessy, Joseph M Orange Park Medical Center Naddaf, Naja R
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
Disposed of by Court
Court Decision			Other
No Court Proceedings.
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

$19,393

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

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

Identify medication allergies.

Updates

No updates found.

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