Dr. PEDRO F LOPEZ, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. PEDRO F LOPEZ, MD

8940 N Kendall Dr#400E

Indemnity Paid: $37,500.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
SOUTH FLORIDA OPHTHALMOLOGICAL SELF INSURING TRUST				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
59-6628916
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Burt		E	Redlus
Street Address
19 W Flagler St #711
City				State	Zip
Miami				FL	33130
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(305) 358 - 8220		(305) 371 - 4759	ber@redluspa.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Pedro		F	Lopez
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		8940 N Kendall Dr#400E
City		State	Zip Code	County
Miami		FL	33176	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
#259		$500,000		$1,500,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME58239		Surgery - Opthalmology

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
Patient's Home
Name of Institution		Code

Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Other		patient died at home
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
11/7/2002		11/16/2004

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Chronic endophthalmitis
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
A vitrectomy was scheduled but not performed
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
diagnosis was correct
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Patient died at home before date surgery was scheduled
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
11/12/2004			04-23845 CA24
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Dade			8/9/2010
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			court proceedings but before trial
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
7/21/2010

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$37,500

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$34,809

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$5,780

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$37,500

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

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

Case involved no medical negligence. Office managment instructed to establish more efficient procedure to respond to patient's record requests.

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Dr. PEDRO F LOPEZ, MD has at least 1 medical malpractice case(s), lawsuit(s), or complaint(s).