Dr. RICARDO R MARTINEZ, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. RICARDO R MARTINEZ, MD

25097 Olympia Avenue Suite 102

Punta Gorda, FL

33950

Charlotte

Court Case # 12-3308-CA

Indemnity Paid: $190,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201470433
Claim Number :	179197
Date Submitted :	8/18/2014

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PROASSURANCE CASUALTY COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
38-2317569
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Michelle			Brown
Street Address
100 Brookwood Place
City				State	Zip
Birmingham				AL	35209
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(205) 802 - 4754			mibrown@proassurance.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Ricardo		R	Martinez
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		25097 Olympia Avenue Suite 102
City		State	Zip Code	County
Punta Gorda		FL	33950	Charlotte
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
MP37946		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME67623		Cardiovascular Disease - 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	Palm Beach
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Emergency Room
Name of Institution		Code
HIGHLANDS REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR.		100049
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Radiology, Emergency Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
6/6/2011		6/27/2012

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Chest Pain
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Informal Cardiology consultation
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
50 y/o male alleges failure to recognize and timely treat unstable angina/unstable coronary lesion resulted in myocardial infarction, sever myocardial damage and need for plalcement of an internal cardiac defibrillator.
Severity Of Injury
Temporary: Major - Burns, surgical material left, drug side effect, brain damage.Recovery delayed.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
11/8/2012			12-3308-CA
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Charlotte			4/9/2014
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Highlands Regional Medical Center Parnassa, Daniel T Sebring Heart Center
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
4/10/2014

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$190,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$37,710

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$4,732

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

Insured discussed case with defense counsel, insurance personnel, and medical experts.

Updates

Date of Change:

5/5/2014 5:53:59 PM

Reason for Change:

Correct claimant and litigation information. Updated indemnity and legal fee information.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Injured Person Address City	Leesburg	Boynton Beach
Defendant Entity Name		Highlands Regional Medical Center
Defendant Entity Name	Leesburg Regional Medical Center	Parnassa, Daniel T
County Suit Filed In	Lake	Charlotte
Court Case Number	2012-CA-002938	12-3308-CA
Final Disposition	No Payment Made	Settled by parties
Date Suit Filed	07-SEP-12	08-NOV-12
Date of Final Disposition	13-MAR-14	09-APR-14
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	64432	36411
Injured Person Age	69	50
Date Injury Occurred	14-OCT-11	06-JUN-11
Name of Institution	LEESBURG REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	HIGHLANDS REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR.
Location Where Injured	Hospital Inpatient Facility	Emergency Room
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	0	4772
Indemnity Paid	0	190000
Injured Person Address Zip Code	34748	33437
Injured Person Address County	Charlotte	Palm Beach
Defendant Entity Name		Sebring Heart Center
Injured Person Address Street	25205 Ormond Court	7825 Venture Center Way
Injured Person Last Name	Crawford	Starr
Injured Person Date of Birth	02-DEC-41	14-JUL-60
Date Injury Reported	07-MAY-12	27-JUN-12
Location of Institutional Injury	Patients' Room	Radiology, Emergency Room
Settlement Reached	0	1
County Injury Occurred In	Charlotte	Palm Beach
Injured Person First Name	Robert	Brent

Date of Change:

5/5/2014 6:01:05 PM

Reason for Change:

Corrected insured address information

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Insured Address City	Port Charlotte	Punta Gorda
Insured Zip Code	33952	33950
Insured Address Street	3340 Tamiami Trail	25097 Olympia Avenue Suite 102
Specialty Code	Cardiovascular Disease - No Surgery	Cardiovascular Disease - Minor Surgery

Date of Change:

6/6/2014 5:14:23 PM

Reason for Change:

updated financials

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	4772	4731
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	36411	37435

Date of Change:

6/23/2014 10:46:33 AM

Reason for Change:

Updated Financials

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	37435	37636

Date of Change:

7/2/2014 3:47:50 PM

Reason for Change:

updated financials

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	4731	4732

Date of Change:

8/18/2014 4:39:25 PM

Reason for Change:

financial updates

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	37636	37710

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

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