Dr. LUIS N PINZON, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. LUIS N PINZON, MD

4720 N. Habana Avenue, Ste. 101

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
25-1149494
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	CECILIA			SALA
Street Address
4211 BOYSCOUT BLVD., STE. 160
City				State	Zip
TAMPA				FL	33624
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(813) 874 - 0768		(813) 874 - 0710	csala@che.org

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Luis		N	Pinzon
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		4720 N. Habana Avenue, Ste. 101
City		State	Zip Code	County
Tampa		FL	33614	Hillsborough
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
031-0352		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME55361		Pediatrics - No Surgery

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Physician's Office
Name of Institution		Code

Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury

Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
1/8/2004		10/15/2004

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Was seen by the physician in his office on 01/08/04 and diagnosed with upper respiratory infection.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
On 01/13/04, the child was admitted to the hospital for 17 days with pneumonia, bilateral otitis media, hyponatremia, severe neutropenia and thrombocytopenia s/p chemotherapy with WBC of 0.3.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Upper respiratory infection diagnosed; child admitted to the hospital with pneumonia and required IV antibiotics post discharge.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Complicated hospitalization of 17 days required, with IV antibiotic therapy at home post discharge.Sustained acute renal insufficiency, sepsis with multi-focal infection including mastoiditis, pan sinusitis, and bilateral ruptured otitis media.
Severity Of Injury
Temporary: Minor - Infections, misset fracture, fall in hospital. Recovery delayed.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
9/6/2006			05-7895 DIV A
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Hillsborough			2/27/2007
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
Settled by parties
Court Decision			Other
No Court Proceedings.
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
2/27/2007

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

$27,130

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$500,000

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

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

Defense attorney discussed this case with the physician.

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