Dr. VICTOR M TORRES, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. VICTOR M TORRES, MD

910 Mt. Homer Rd.

Indemnity Paid: $50,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PODIATRY INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
58-1403235
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Karen			Kessler
Street Address
110 Westwood Place
City				State	Zip
Brentwood				TN	37027
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(615) 371 - 8776	2249		kkessler@picagroup.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Victor		M	Torres
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		910 Mt. Homer Rd.
City		State	Zip Code	County
Eustis		FL	32726	Lake
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
4-3847		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Podiatric Physician
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
PO2539

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Outpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
Florida Hospital Waterman		100057
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
3/15/2002		9/16/2003

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Posterior tibial tendon rupture, right foot; severe acquired flat foot deformity with arthritic changes to the 1st metatarsocuneiform joint, right foot
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Reconstructive flat foot surgery with transfer anterior tibial tendon and repositioning of posterior tibial tendon and tenodesis medial arch, right foot
Diagnostic Code :		726.72
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Patient experienced a non-union that continued to cause pain.Additional surgery was discussed with patient, but patient left insured's care.Allegation is improper treatment.
Severity Of Injury
Temporary: Minor - Infections, misset fracture, fall in hospital. Recovery delayed.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
2/23/2004			04-CA-635
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Lake			4/4/2006
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
4/6/2006

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$50,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$49,372

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$3,318

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

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

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