Dr. ROMMEL R MORALES, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. ROMMEL R MORALES, MD

11410 North Kendall Drive, Suite B210

Miami, FL

33176

Dade

Court Case # 03-21906 CA 05

Indemnity Paid: $25,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200746790
Claim Number :	20032-01
Date Submitted :	9/6/2007

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
AMERICAN PHYSICIANS ASSURANCE CORPORATION				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
38-2102867
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Barbara		A	Evans
Street Address
1301 N. Hagadorn Road
City				State	Zip
East Lansing				MI	48823
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(517) 324 - 6570		(517) 333 - 2806	bevans@apassurance.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Rommel		R	Morales
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		11410 North Kendall Drive, Suite B210
City		State	Zip Code	County
Miami		FL	33176	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
126525		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME61353		Pediatrics - No Surgery

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			F	Dade
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

Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
7/1/2000		6/20/2003

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Two year old female presented with persistent fever with suspected urinary tract infection and vesicoureteral reflux.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Initial treatment of antibiotics, monitoring child's condition and referral to specialist (pediatric hematologist) for bilateral ureteral re-implantations.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Failure to timely diagnose urinary reflux disease, resulting in persistent infections which allegedly caused permanent kidney damage.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Significant - Deafness, loss of limb, loss of eye, loss of one kidney or lung.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
9/19/2003			03-21906 CA 05
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Dade			8/28/2007
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
LLOSA, GUILLERMO J Kendall Pediatrics Rommel R. Morales, M.D., P.A. Guillermo J. Llosa, M.D., P.A.
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
7/30/2007

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$25,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$59,035

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$9,240

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 consulted with claims personnel and defense counsel.$25,000.00 was paid in full and final settlement of all claims on behalf of the insured although the facts that engendered this claim remain disputed by the parties.

Updates

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

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