Dr. VINCENT J CARACCIOLO, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. VINCENT J CARACCIOLO, MD

3901 University Boulevard South

Indemnity Paid: $357,500.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
MEDMAL DIRECT INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
27-2813188
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Dan			Dupre
Street Address
76 S. Laura St., Suite 900
City				State	Zip
Jacksonville				FL	32202
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(904) 482 - 4068		(888) 974 - 6458	claims@medmaldirect.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Vincent		J	Caracciolo
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		3901 University Boulevard South
City		State	Zip Code	County
Jacksonville		FL	32216	Duval
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
FL708556		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME90994		Surgery - Vascular

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Physician's Office
Name of Institution		Code
FLAGLER HOSPITAL		100090
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Other		Emergency Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
10/14/2016		8/23/2017

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Aortic valve stenosis and chronic shortness of breath and ultimately cardiac failure.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Office consultation and referral for diagnostic testing.
Diagnostic Code :		09
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Alleged failure to immediately send the patient to the ER for aggressive and invasive cardiac work up.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Death.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
12/15/2017			2017-CA*000711
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Flagler			4/5/2019
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
First Coast Heart & Vascular Center, 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
4/3/2019

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$357,500

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$73,065

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

Comprehensive internal review of protocol for treating cardiac patients.

Does Dr. VINCENT J CARACCIOLO, MD have any medical malpractice cases, lawsuits, or complaints?

Dr. VINCENT J CARACCIOLO, MD has at least 1 medical malpractice case(s), lawsuit(s), or complaint(s).

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