Dr. MANUEL AIRALA, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. MANUEL AIRALA, MD

2441 SW 37 Ave

Miami, FL

33145

Dade

Court Case #

Indemnity Paid: $150,000.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201679377
Claim Number :	FL0286
Date Submitted :	8/8/2016

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
HEALTHCARE UNDERWRITERS GROUP, INC.				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
74-3129288
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Yvette			de la Morena
Street Address
1250 S. Pine Island Road Suite 300
City				State	Zip
Plantation				FL	33324
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(954) 923 - 1900			ymorena@hugroups.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Manuel			Airala
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		2441 SW 37 Avenue
City		State	Zip Code	County
Miami		FL	33145	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
037-001		$500,000		$1,500,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME31705		Surgery - Opthalmology

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
			M	Dade
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Other Location		Office
Name of Institution		Code
N/A		000000
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Other		Office
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
6/23/2009		6/20/2011

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Treatment was sought for cataracts
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Plaintiff alleges that a failure to monitor after surgery resulted in loss of vision in both eyes.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
No misdiagnosis
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Alleged loss of vision in both eyes.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Major - Paraplegia, blindness, loss of two limbs, brain damage.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
			*NR
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
*NR			5/31/2016
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Airala, Marta Drs. Airala Laser & Cataract Institute PA Santa Lucia Surgical Center LLC
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
8/5/2016

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

$387,376

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

Discussed with insured.

Updates

No updates found.

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

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Court Case # 08-42904CA04

Indemnity Paid: $90,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201056134
Claim Number :	FL0141
Date Submitted :	1/25/2010

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
HEALTHCARE UNDERWRITERS GROUP OF FLORIDA				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
32-0090369
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	David		W	McKenney
Street Address
1250 South Pine Island Road, Suite 300
City				State	Zip
Plantation				FL	33324
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(954) 923 - 1900		(954) 923 - 0019	dmckenney@HUGroups.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	MANUEL			AIRALA
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		2441 SW 37 Ave
City		State	Zip Code	County
Miami		FL	33145	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
037-000		$500,000		$1,500,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME31705		Surgery - Opthalmology

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

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
Other Outpatient Facility		Santa Lucia Surgical Center
Name of Institution		Code
N/A		000000
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
8/13/2007		4/23/2008

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
cataracts
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
cataract surgery
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Complication during cataract surgery - popsterior capsule ruptured and lens fragment dropped into the vitrectous
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
loss of visual acuity in right eye
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Significant - Deafness, loss of limb, loss of eye, loss of one kidney or lung.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
7/22/2008			08-42904CA04
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Dade			11/18/2009
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
Other			Dismissal
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
11/30/2009

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$90,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$38,381

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$18,726

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

No saftey measures taken

Updates

No updates found.

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Court Case # 07-6333 CA 23

Indemnity Paid: $0.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201574708
Claim Number :	FL0068
Date Submitted :	5/22/2015

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
HEALTHCARE UNDERWRITERS GROUP, INC.				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
74-3129288
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Yvette			de la Morena
Street Address
1250 S. Pine Island Road Suite 300
City				State	Zip
Plantation				FL	33324
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(954) 923 - 1900			ymorena@hugroups.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Manuel			Airala
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		2441 SW 37th Avenue
City		State	Zip Code	County
Miami		FL	33145	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
037-000		$500,000		$1,500,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME31705		Surgery - Opthalmology

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	Dade
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Physician's Office
Name of Institution		Code
SANTA LUCIA SURGICAL CENTER, LLC		99
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Other		Physicians Office
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
4/4/2003		11/2/2006

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Treatment was sought for Lasik treatments, correction of high myopia and astigmatism
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Lasik surgery
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
No misdiagnosis
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
alleged progressive corneal changes following LASIK surgery.
Severity Of Injury
Temporary: Major - Burns, surgical material left, drug side effect, brain damage. Recovery delayed.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
3/5/2007			07-6333 CA 23
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Dade			2/17/2015
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Drs Airala Laser and Cataract Institute PA Santa Lucia Surgical Center Inc
Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
Claim or suit abandoned.
Final Method of Claim Disposition
No Payment Made
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

$39,291

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

Discussed with insured.

Updates

No updates found.

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