Dr. RICHARD E WEIBLEY, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Dr. RICHARD E WEIBLEY, MD

1033 Dr Martin Luther King Jr St. N, Ste 108

Saint Petersburg, FL

33701

Pinellas

Court Case # 17-CA-2724 DIV C

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201884114
Claim Number :	345865
Date Submitted :	1/18/2018

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
DOCTORS COMPANY, AN INTERINSURANCE EXCHANGE (THE)				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
95-3014772
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Kelly			Andrews
Street Address
12724 Gran Bay Parkway, W., Suite 400
City				State	Zip
Jacksonville				FL	32258
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(904) 360 - 3038			kandrews@thedoctors.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Richard		E	Weibley
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		1033 Dr. Martin Luther Kind Jr. Street North
City		State	Zip Code	County
St. Petersburg		FL	33701	Pinellas
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
0919828		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME33978		Pediatrics - No Surgery

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	Hillsborough
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Other Hospital/Institution		SAINT JOSEPH'S CHILDREN' HOSPITAL -TAMPA
Name of Institution		Code

Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Critical Care Unit
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
8/11/2014		8/5/2016

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
15 year old female in cardiopulmonary arrest.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Pediatric resuscitation and critical care. Plaintiff claims that the patient should have been given systemic thrombolytic therapy despite lack of evidence of thromboembolism.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Brain injury.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Grave - Quadraplegia, severe brain damage, lifelong care or fatal prognosis.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
4/3/2017			17-CA-2724 DIV C
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Hillsborough			12/21/2017
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Kotwal, MD, Bipan Bavinger, MD, Brooke Spoto-Cannons, MD, Antoinette Vazquez-Diaz, MD, Antonio Andrews, MD, Ena Gonzalez, MD, Javier Baycare Health System, Inc. dba St. Joseph's Children's Hosp
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
12/21/2017

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

$15,852

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$4,469

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

Insurance company staff consulted with insured to discuss preventative measures. Patient Safety referral is made if appropriate.

Updates

No updates found.

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

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Court Case # 03 7347

Indemnity Paid: $245,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200536765
Claim Number :	A03-28033-01
Date Submitted :	9/23/2005

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
FIRST PROFESSIONALS INSURANCE COMPANY, INC				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
59-6614702
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Cheri		M	Montague
Street Address
1000 Riverside Drive, Suite 800
City				State	Zip
Jacksonville				FL	32204
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(800) 741 - 3742	3043	(904) 358 - 6728	montague@fpic.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Richard		E	Weibley
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		1033 Dr Martin Luther King Jr St. N, Ste 108
City		State	Zip Code	County
Saint Petersburg		FL	33701	Pinellas
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
47991		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME33978		Internal Medicine - No Surgery		80283

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL		100128
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Critical Care Unit
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
4/5/2001		3/6/2003

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Respiratory distress/acute cerebral edema.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
None.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Allegations of failing to identify a retropharyngeal abscess, which caused airway obstruction ultimately causing brain injury.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Death of a 17 year old female.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
8/8/2003			03 7347
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Hillsborough			8/25/2005
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Tampa General Hospital
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
8/25/2005

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$245,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$112,096

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$70,000

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$245,000

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

Insurance company staff consulted with insured to discuss preventative measures. Risk management referral is made if appropriate.

Updates

No updates found.

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Court Case # 19-005711-CI

Indemnity Paid: $200,000.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M202091445
Claim Number :	0377810
Date Submitted :	2/13/2020

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
DOCTORS COMPANY, AN INTERINSURANCE EXCHANGE (THE)				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
95-3014772
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Dawn			Owens
Street Address
12724 GRAN BAY PKWY W, Suite 400
City				State	Zip
JACKSONVILLE				FL	32258
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(904) 360 - 3044			dowens@thedoctors.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Richard		E	Weibley
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		1033 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. St. North, Suite 108
City		State	Zip Code	County
Saint Petersburg		FL	33701	Pinellas
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
0919828		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME33978		Pediatrics - No Surgery

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	Hillsborough
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL		100128
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
12/10/2017		11/28/2018

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Severely altered mental status due to cerebral venous thrombosis.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
pediatric intensive care monitoring
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Failure by co-defendant radiologists to identify cerebral venous thrombosis on imaging studies
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Death
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
9/12/2019			19-005711-CI
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Pinellas			2/7/2020
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Addo, Eric Clark, Robert A Guidi, Claude B Radiology Associates of Tampa Tampa General Hospital Seven Rivers Regional Medical Center University of South Florida
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
2/7/2020

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$200,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$19,769

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$3,295

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

Insurance company staff consulted with insured to discuss preventative measures. Patient Safety referral is made if appropriate.

Updates

No updates found.

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