Dr. MANUEL LOPEZ-DIAZ, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. MANUEL LOPEZ-DIAZ, MD

1613 N. Harrison Parkway, Suite 200

Indemnity Paid: $725,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
EVANSTON INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
36-2950161
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Cherry		E	Radin
Street Address
Ten Parkway North
City				State	Zip
Deerfield				IL	60015
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(847) 572 - 6085		(847) 572 - 6338	radin@markelcorp.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	MANUEL			LOPEZ-DIAZ
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		1613 N. Harrison Parkway, Suite 200
City		State	Zip Code	County
Sunrise		FL	33323	Brevard
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
MM812976		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME83364		Emergency Medicine - Including Major Surgery

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
Emergency Room
Name of Institution		Code
BAPTIST HOSPITAL		100093
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Radiology, Emergency Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
7/14/2006		12/28/2006

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Plaintiff presented to ER with complaints of abdominal pain localized in the epigastric area with radiation to his back. Plaintiff was not seen for six hours.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Insured doctor ordered routine labs including cardiac enzymes and a chest x-ray. The doctor had gone off duty when the results were available.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
The doctor did not order additional studies of a PA and lateral chestfilm as recommended by the radiologist.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
The patient expired approximately 24 hours after being discharged from the ER.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
8/9/2007			07-22047CA31
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Dade			8/6/2008
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			Settled at mediation
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$725,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$25,416

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$700,000

Deductible

$25,000

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

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

Confer with other physicians before discharge or observe the patient longer before discharge.

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Does Dr. MANUEL LOPEZ-DIAZ, MD have any medical malpractice cases, lawsuits, or complaints?

Dr. MANUEL LOPEZ-DIAZ, MD has at least 1 medical malpractice case(s), lawsuit(s), or complaint(s).