Dr. PELAYO TORRES, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. PELAYO TORRES, MD

3507 S.W. 112 Court

Miami, FL

33165

Dade

Court Case # 02-2440-CA09

Indemnity Paid: $75,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200432700
Claim Number :	ERPS-01-0002
Date Submitted :	9/1/2004

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
CLARENDON AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
22-2328900
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Nancy			Thomas
Street Address
2000 West Sam Houston Parkway South, 19th Floor; One Briarlake Plaza
City				State	Zip
Houston				TX	77042-361
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(713) 935 - 8868		(713) 461 - 8130	nancy_thomas@ajg.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Pelayo			Torres
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		3507 S.W. 112 Court
City		State	Zip Code	County
Miami		FL	33165	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
SUN000035		$500,000		$1,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME41789		Emergency Medicine - No Major 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	Dade
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Emergency Room
Name of Institution		Code
PAN AMERICAN HOSPITAL		100076
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Radiology, Emergency Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
9/19/1999		7/24/2001

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Spinal injury due to motor vehicle accident
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Ordered CT scan of brain and cervical spine x-rays.Impression was severe degenerative changes.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
NA
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Alleged failure to timely diagnose cord compression resulting in quadriplegia, eventual death.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
2/4/2002			02-2440-CA09
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Dade			8/31/2004
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Pan American Hospital Emergency Room Physician Services Lopez, Rolando DeRose, Norina E
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
3/16/2004

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$75,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$58,076

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$11,167

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

Unknown

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Court Case # 06-01419 CA 21

Indemnity Paid: $75,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200952178
Claim Number :	PHY-04-39305
Date Submitted :	1/20/2009

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
25-1149494
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Nancy		J	Thomas
Street Address
9821 Katy Freeway
City				State	Zip
Houston				TX	77024
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(713) 935 - 8868		(713) 461 - 8130	nancy_thomas@ajg.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Pelayo			Torres
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		3507 S.W. 112 Court
City		State	Zip Code	County
Miami		FL	33165	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
679-2879		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME41789		Emergency Medicine - No Major 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	Dade
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Emergency Room
Name of Institution		Code
COLUMBIA KENDALL MEDICAL CENTER		100209
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Radiology, Emergency Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
5/25/2004		8/17/2005

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Evolving M.I.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Alleged failure to obtain immediate cardiac consult, failure to monitor
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Failure to monitor
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
1/17/2006			06-01419 CA 21
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Dade			1/18/2009
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Leon Medical Clinic Kendall Regional Medical Center Cruz, Francisco Fernandez, Enrique Florida Acute Care Specialists Medical Associates of Miami Gasso, Julio
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 subject to arbitration, but settlement reached in lieu of award.
Date of Payment
10/27/2008

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$75,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$263,509

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$26,944

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

Unknown

Updates

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Court Case # 04-10268 CA09

Indemnity Paid: $50,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200640232
Claim Number :	TH-03PPL-32147
Date Submitted :	4/10/2006

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
COLUMBIA CASUALTY COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
47-0490411
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Nancy			Thomas
Street Address
2000 West Sam Houston Parkway South, 19th Floor; One Briarlake Plaza
City				State	Zip
Houston				TX	77042-361
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(713) 935 - 8868		(713) 461 - 8130	nancy_thomas@ajg.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Pelayo			Torres
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		3507 S. W. 112 Court
City		State	Zip Code	County
Miami		FL	33165	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
HAZ1066903765-0		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME41789		Emergency Medicine - No Major 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	Dade
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Emergency Room
Name of Institution		Code
PAN AMERICAN HOSPITAL		100076
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Radiology, Emergency Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
4/10/2003		2/2/2004

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Brain stem infarct
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Patient triaged by nurse and examined by physician.Dr. Torres was later notified by nurse of patient's elevated BP. He also noted dyspepsia, slurred speech, confusion with no chest pain or SOB.He ordered lab work and second CT scan of brain, which was negative.He consulted with patient's PCP and patient was admitted.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
No misdiagnosis
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Death due to brain stem infarct - alleging delay in assessing patient's condition resulting in delay of treatment and death
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
5/6/2004			04-10268 CA09
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Dade			4/5/2006
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Cruz, Armando J Inphynet Contracting Services
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
3/1/2006

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$50,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$54,034

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$6,990

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

Unknown

Updates

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