Dr. MARIA D MARTINEZ-CRUZ, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. MARIA D MARTINEZ-CRUZ, MD

7848 Lake Underhill Road

Orlando, FL

32822

Orange

Court Case # 06-CA-1797

Indemnity Paid: $500,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200746776
Claim Number :	133202
Date Submitted :	6/18/2008

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PROASSURANCE CASUALTY COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
38-2317569
Insurer Contact Information
Type		Entity Name
Entity		ProNational Insurance Company
Street Address
13919 Carrollwood Village Run
City				State	Zip
Tampa				FL	33618
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(813) 969 - 2010		(813) 969 - 2120	SNorris@ProAssurance.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Maria		D	Martinez-Cruz
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		7848 Lake Underhill Road
City		State	Zip Code	County
Orlando		FL	32822	Orange
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
MP45672		$500,000		$1,500,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME58447		Pediatrics - No Surgery		00000

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			M	Orange
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
3/12/2004		9/27/2004

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Hyperbilirubinemia.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Alleged failure to admit and treat hyperbilirubinemia.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
No misdiagnosis.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Brain damage and cerebral palsy.
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
3/6/2006			06-CA-1797
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Orange			8/3/2007
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Orlando Regional Healthcare System d/b/a Arnold Palmer Hospi Nemours Foundation Pediatric CareGroup, P.A. Silva, Miguel A Llopiz Santos, Vivian M
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
9/13/2007

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$500,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$50,999

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$23,769

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$500,000

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$198,569	$9,112,625
Wage Loss	$0	$1,224,348
Other Expenses	$0	$0

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

Insured has discussed case with insurance company personnel, medical experts and defense counsel.

Updates

Date of Change:

9/19/2007 11:29:57 AM

Reason for Change:

Update to advise date of check and reflect additional legal fees and expenses paid.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	20334	21435
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	47839	50079

Date of Change:

6/18/2008 10:25:36 AM

Reason for Change:

Report updated to reflect additional legal fees and expenses paid.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	21435	23769
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	50079	50999

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