Dr. PEDRO J MORALES, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. PEDRO J MORALES, MD

2191 9th Avenue North, Suite 220

St. Petersburg, FL

33713

Pinellas

Court Case # 12-8055-CI-21

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201365991
Claim Number :	9941.160 (Boyd)
Date Submitted :	2/8/2013

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
SOUTH PINELLAS MEDICAL TRUST				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
59-6599936
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Andrew		L	Wallace
Street Address
341 3rd Street S
City				State	Zip
St. Petersburg				FL	33701
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(727) 822 - 4600		(727) 822 - 4665	awallacespmt@gmail.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Pedro		J	Morales
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		2191 9th Avenue North, Suite 220
City		State	Zip Code	County
St. Petersburg		FL	33713	Pinellas
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
25684-12		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME41704		Family Physicians or General Practitioners - 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	Pinellas
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
BAYFRONT MEDICAL CENTER		100032
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
7/12/2011		4/3/2012

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Medical clearance provided.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Claimed negligent medical clearance.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
None.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Post-operative cardiac arrest with neurological sequence.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Grave - Quadraplegia, severe brain damage, lifelong care or fatal prognosis.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
7/13/2012			12-8055-CI-21
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Pinellas			1/10/2013
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
BAYFRONT MEDICAL CENTER, INC. MCRAE, M.D., FREDDIE L FREDDIE MCRAE, M.D., P.A. BAYFRONT ANESTHESIA ANTONELLI, D.O., MICHAEL NEMAT, CRN, HAKHAMANESH
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			Settled before trial
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
1/10/2013

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

$37,577

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$220,000	$0
Wage Loss	$90,000	$0
Other Expenses	$0	$0

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

Based on physician and expert review, including separate cardiac clearance letter, none deemed necessary.

Updates

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Court Case # 19-003550-CI

Indemnity Paid: $249,000.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M202091798
Claim Number :	9941.265
Date Submitted :	3/9/2020

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
SOUTH PINELLAS MEDICAL TRUST				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
59-6599936
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Andrew		L	Wallace
Street Address
2727 16th Street N
City				State	Zip
St. Petersburg				FL	33704
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(727) 822 - 4600		(727) 822 - 4665	awallacespmt@gmail.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Pedro		J	Morales
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		2191 Ninth Avenue North
City		State	Zip Code	County
St. Petersburg		FL	33713	Pinellas
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
25684-18		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Other			Family Medicine
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME41704

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
			F	Pinellas
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
Other		Physician's Office
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
12/18/2017		10/31/2018

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Possibly temporal arteritis.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
None.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Initial diagnosis, based on physician assistant's exam, was acute maxillary sinusitis.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Bilateral vision loss.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Significant - Deafness, loss of limb, loss of eye, loss of one kidney or lung.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
5/22/2019			19-003550-CI
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Pinellas			2/13/2020
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Pedro J. Morales, M.D., P.A. Ullman, PA-C, Teresa
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
2/13/2020

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$249,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$37,378

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

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	$0
Other Expenses	$0	$0

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

Based on Dr. Morales' re-review of the relevant materials and positive expert review, none deemed necessary so as to make a similar occurrence less likely.

Updates

No updates found.

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