Dr. PEDRO G PORTAL, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. PEDRO G PORTAL, MD

7353 Collins Ave

Indemnity Paid: $10,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
HEALTHCARE UNDERWRITERS GROUP OF FLORIDA				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
32-0090369
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	David		W	McKenney
Street Address
1250 South Pine Island Road
City				State	Zip
Plantation				FL	33324
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(954) 923 - 1900		(954) 923 - 0019	dmckenney@HUGroups.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Pedro		G	Portal
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		7353 Collins Ave
City		State	Zip Code	County
Miami Beach		FL	33141	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
245-000		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME14445		Internal Medicine - No Surgery

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			F	Dade
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Physician's Office
Name of Institution		Code
MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER		100034
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
6/30/2005		8/30/2007

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Lung Cancer
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Physician as PCP for patient adn treated patient over a period of years for a variety of ailments.PCP referred patient to pulmonologist who ultimately diagnosed lung cancer
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
No misdiagnosis
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Death
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
7/11/2008			98-217 CA 21
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Dade			11/8/2010
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			Dsmissal
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
11/8/2010

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$10,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$70,170

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$17,648

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

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

No safety managemen steps taken

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Does Dr. PEDRO G PORTAL, MD have any medical malpractice cases, lawsuits, or complaints?

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