Dr. SOCRATES PEREZ-RODRIGUEZ, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. SOCRATES PEREZ-RODRIGUEZ, MD

7211 155TH PLACE NORTH

Indemnity Paid: $125,000.00

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	Jameela			Maddox
Street Address
333 s Wabash
City				State	Zip
Chicgo				IL	60604
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(312) 822 - 5000			Jameela.Maddox@cna.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Socrates			Perez-Rodriguez
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		7211 155TH PLACE NORTH
City		State	Zip Code	County
Palm Beach		FL	33418	Palm Beach
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
NSD-2079525536		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME86412		Physicians - No Surgery

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
COLUMBIA HOSPITAL		100234
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
1/17/2004		11/1/2004

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Alleged failure to diagnosis, failure to timely consult/ communicate with other medical consultants to determine and recognize systoms of aortic dissection.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Insured ordered a nephrology consult, which indicted chronic renal failure. Insured ordered a cardiology consult, which ruled out myocardial infarction.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
An autopsy determined the cause of death was a massive bleed due to a rupture of the dissecting aneurysm of the ascending aorta.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Patient presented to Columbia Hospital, complaining of chest/back pain.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
1/27/2006			502006CA 000847
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Palm Beach			6/26/2009
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim

Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
Settlement Reached Prior to Pre-Suit Period
Final Method of Claim Disposition
Settled by parties
Court Decision			Other
No Court Proceedings.
Arbitration
Award for plaintiff.
Date of Payment
6/26/2009

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$125,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$333,424

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$28,733

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

NONE

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Dr. SOCRATES PEREZ-RODRIGUEZ, MD has at least 1 medical malpractice case(s), lawsuit(s), or complaint(s).