Dr. NOEMI RIVERA, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. NOEMI RIVERA, MD

2001 West 68th Street

Indemnity Paid: $55,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
LANDMARK AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
73-0994137
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	David		R	Thomas
Street Address
945 East Paces Ferry Rd
City				State	Zip
Atlanta				GA	30326
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(404) 760 - 4974		(404) 262 - 4437	DThomas@RSUI.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Noemi			Rivera
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		2001 West 68th Street
City		State	Zip Code	County
Hialeah		FL	33016	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
LHM727190 00		$1,000,000		$10,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME73359		Emergency Medicine - No 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
PALMETTO GENERAL HOSPITAL		100187
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Radiology, Emergency Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
2/28/2009		4/12/2011

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Patient presented to Palmetto ER on 2/27/09 at 08:31 with AMS, facial droop, left-sided weakness.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Wrong medication ordered. Patient had a history of daily Coumadin use, and the attending physician ordered ASA 325MG, and Poxi and Digoxin .125mMG IVPX1. The decision to administer coumadin was in fact made by the consulting neurologist.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Hemorrhagic infarct which lead to death.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
8/31/2011			1128106CA31
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Dade			5/20/2013
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Palmetto General Hospital Neuroscience Consultants Greater Florida Emergency Medical Group, LLC Durozel, Joseph
Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
Within the pre-suit period as set forth in 766.106 (more than 90 days before suit is filed).
Final Method of Claim Disposition
Settled by parties
Court Decision			Other
Other			Mediation
Arbitration
Claim subject to arbitration, but settlement reached in lieu of award.
Date of Payment
3/26/2013

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$55,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$48,493

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

$25,000

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

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

None Known

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

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