Dr. MIGUEL L LORENTE, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. MIGUEL L LORENTE, MD

PO Box 120043

West Melbourne, FL

32912

Brevard

Court Case # 05-2010-CA-057380

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201161291
Claim Number :	33902
Date Submitted :	10/24/2011

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
MAG MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
58-1449198
Insurer Contact Information
Type		Entity Name
Entity		MAG MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
Street Address
8427 South Park Circle Suite 130
City				State	Zip
Orlando				FL	32819
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(407) 370 - 3813		(407) 370 - 2247	ctschanz@magmutual.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Miguel		L	Lorente
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		PO Box 120043
City		State	Zip Code	County
West Melbourne		FL	32912	Brevard
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
PSL 1601068 07		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME82880		Internal Medicine - Minor Surgery

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			M	Brevard
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
HOLMES REGIONAL-PALM BAY CAMPUS		120007
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
10/11/2008		5/5/2010

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Cerebellar hemorrhage
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
No iatrogenic injury
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Alleged failure to diagnose and timely treat a cerebellar hemorrhage
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Death
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
10/27/2010			05-2010-CA-057380
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Brevard			9/13/2011
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Gagen, MD, James S Huddleston, MD, Joy Brevard Emergency Services Treasure Coast Radioloy Assoc. Breslau, MD, Brian Health First Physicians Krenzer, MD, RobertJ Omni Healthcare Palm Bay Hospital Holmes Regional Medical Center
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
8/3/2011

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

$23,528

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$10,523

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	$1,500,000
Other Expenses	$0	$0

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

Risk management has counseled insured

Updates

Date of Change:

10/24/2011 2:41:51 PM

Reason for Change:

Report updated to reflect Court Document final disposition date of 09/13/11

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Date of Final Disposition	03-AUG-11	13-SEP-11

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Court Case # 05-2011-CA-51506

Indemnity Paid: $200,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201368669
Claim Number :	37927
Date Submitted :	1/30/2014

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
MAG MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
58-1449198
Insurer Contact Information
Type		Entity Name
Entity		MAG MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
Street Address
8427 South Park Circle Suite 130
City				State	Zip
Orlando				FL	32819
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(407) 370 - 3813		(407) 370 - 2247	ctschanz@magmutual.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Miguel		L	Lorente
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		PO Box 120043
City		State	Zip Code	County
West Melbourne		FL	32912	Brevard
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
PSL 1601068 08		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME82880		Internal Medicine - Minor Surgery

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			M	Brevard
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
WUESTHOFF MEMORIAL HOSPITAL		23960034
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
10/26/2009		6/27/2011

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Bilateral acute bronchopneumonia
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
No iatrogenic injury
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Alleged failure to timely order appropriate interventions and transfer to ICU
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Death
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
10/19/2011			05-2011-CA-51506
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Brevard			1/22/2014
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Wuesthoff Memorial Hospital Dairy Road Urgent Care Premiere Medical Group
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
10/3/2013

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$200,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$43,542

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$24,031

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	$419,652
Other Expenses	$0	$0

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

Risk management has counseled insured

Updates

Date of Change:

1/30/2014 10:42:11 AM

Reason for Change:

Report updated to reflect Court Document final disposition date of 01/22/14

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Date of Final Disposition	03-OCT-13	22-JAN-14

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Court Case # 2016-CA-000044

Indemnity Paid: $110,000.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201680559
Claim Number :	072977
Date Submitted :	12/7/2016

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
TDC SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
95-4241120
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Mark		A	Franzen
Street Address
1888 Century Park East, Suite 850
City				State	Zip
Los Angeles				CA	90067
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(310) 492 - 4928		(866) 344 - 6029	mfranzen@thedoctors.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Miguel		L	Lorente
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		2107 Dairy Rd
City		State	Zip Code	County
Melbourne		FL	32904	Alachua
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
P95715-16		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME82880		Internal Medicine - No Surgery

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	Alachua
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
HOLMES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER		100019
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
3/14/2014		8/13/2015

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Decedent had open heart surgeries for aortic and mitral valve replacements, a pacemaker, and was seeing his cardiologist.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
On 3/4/2014, the decedent was seen in the hospital forstroke like symptoms by our insured who initiallytreated him. After being cleared by cardiology andneurology, he was discharged home on 3/6/2014. On 3/14/2014, decedent returned with a complaint of vertigo and our insured performed a H&P. Another physician and cardiologist discharged him home on 3/14/2014.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Plaintiff alleges the nine co-defendants and our insured failed to diagnose his endocarditis that resulted in his wrongful death on 4/2/2014.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Wrongful death.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
1/6/2016			2016-CA-000044
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Alachua			11/10/2016
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
11/10/2016

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$110,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$24,685

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$11,511

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$18,824	$0
Wage Loss	$0	$0
Other Expenses	$0	$0

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

Case continues against some co-defendants.

Updates

No updates found.

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