Dr. RICARDO GARCIA-RIVERA, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. RICARDO GARCIA-RIVERA, MD

11880 SW 40th Street, Suite 218

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
DOCTORS COMPANY, AN INTERINSURANCE EXCHANGE (THE)				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
95-3014772
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Josie			Maldonado
Street Address
The Doctors Company, 13450 West Sunrise Blvd., Suite 160
City				State	Zip
Sunrise				FL	33323
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(954) 858 - 0480		(954) 838 - 7480	JMaldonado@thedoctors.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Ricardo			Garcia-Rivera, M.D.
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		11880 SW 40th Street, Suite 218
City		State	Zip Code	County
Miami		FL	33175	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
61928		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME0040533		Surgery - Neurology - Including Child		N/A

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL (DADE)		100125
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
10/22/2001		1/24/2003

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Bilateral blindness.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Delay in treatment of Herpes Simplex and Herpes Zoster.
Diagnostic Code :		00
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Allegedly failing to diagnose herpes meningoencephalitis
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Bilateral blindness.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Major - Paraplegia, blindness, loss of two limbs, brain damage.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
9/5/2003			03-19813CA09
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Dade			8/3/2004
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Gonzalez, M.D., Aimee Fish, D.O., James Salazar, M.D., Dennis Mejia, M.D., Jorge Baptist Health South FL Homestead Hospital Homestead Emergency Physicians Jorge Mejia, M.D., P.A. United Healthcare, Inc.
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
8/13/2004

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

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$67,000

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

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Does Dr. RICARDO GARCIA-RIVERA, MD have any medical malpractice cases, lawsuits, or complaints?

Dr. RICARDO GARCIA-RIVERA, MD has at least 1 medical malpractice case(s), lawsuit(s), or complaint(s).