Dr. ROBERT M TOMAS, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. ROBERT M TOMAS, MD

12650 World Plaza Lane, Building 72 Suite 1

Indemnity Paid: $248,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
DOCTORS PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
81-0934796
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Robert			Tomas
Street Address
12650 World Plaza Lane, Building 72, Suite 1
City				State	Zip
Fort Myers				FL	33907
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(239) 243 - 8222		(239) 236 - 1595	drtomas@me.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Robert		M	Tomas
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		12650 World Plaza Lane, Building 72 Suite 1
City		State	Zip Code	County
Fort Myers		FL	33907	Lee
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
6102-1251		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Osteopathic Physician
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
OS9878		Surgery - General

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			M	Lee
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
GULF COAST HOSPITAL (FORT MYERS)		111522
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
11/17/2015		1/17/2018

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Incisional hernia repair.He then developed ischemia of colon 13 days after surgery and required a transverse colon resection.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Patient needed an exploration 13 days after the incisional hernia repair. They claim the ischemia of the colon was due to a stitch, but the pathology showed ischemic changes to a lon segment of the colon. This was possible embolic-clot in one of the vessels. They still claimed it was due to a stitch from the incisional hernia. There was no evidence of this and the pathologist saw not evidence of a foreign body on the colon that resembled a stitch.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Ischemia of the colon was the claim
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Patient needed an exploration 13 days after the incisional hernia repair. The attorney/plaintif claims the ischemia of the colon was due to a stitch, but the pathology showed ischemic changes to a long segment of the colon. This was possible embolic-clot in one of the vessels. They still claimed it was due to a stitch from the incisional hernia. There was no evidence of this and the pathologist saw not evidence of a foreign body on the colon that resembled a stitch.
Severity Of Injury
Temporary: Major - Burns, surgical material left, drug side effect, brain damage. Recovery delayed.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
8/4/2017			18-CA-000035
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Lee			8/8/2019
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
No Court Proceedings.
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
8/21/2019

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$248,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

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

I continue to perform the mandatory CME's for my specialty

Does Dr. ROBERT M TOMAS, MD have any medical malpractice cases, lawsuits, or complaints?

Dr. ROBERT M TOMAS, MD has at least 1 medical malpractice case(s), lawsuit(s), or complaint(s).

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