Dr. YAVIR ESCOVAR, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. YAVIR ESCOVAR, MD

192 South Flamingo Road

Indemnity Paid: $10,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PHYSICIANS INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
13-4235490
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Wanda		G	Crawford
Street Address
200 East Gaines Street
City				State	Zip
Tallahassee				FL	32399
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(850) 413 - 3147	5118		Wanda.Crawford@fldfs.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	YAVIR			ESCOVAR
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		192 South Flamingo Road
City		State	Zip Code	County
Pembroke Pines		FL	33027	Broward
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
132485		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME73704		Internal Medicine - No Surgery

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PEMBROKE		100230
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
3/16/2006		12/3/2007

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
The patient was treated by codefendant for prostate cancer.The patient developed a fever following his last office visit with the codefendant.Patient was admitted to the hospital by the insured and he then retained the appropriate medical consultations.The claim is that the hospital delayed admission that caused his infection to rapidly spread leading to sespis and death.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Admission to the hospital for treatment of a fever and infection.He rapidly declined and expired due to gram negative sepsis.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Delay in performance
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
An alleged failure to admit the patient in a timely manner claimed to have allowed his infection to develop into sepsis and causing his death due to gram negative sepsis.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
6/1/2008			08-14253-18
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Broward			9/16/2009
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Yanick , Isaac Wirtshafter, Amery
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
9/21/2009

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$10,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$50,073

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$34,034

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

Settled as a nuisance no specific safety tips provided.

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Does Dr. YAVIR ESCOVAR, MD have any medical malpractice cases, lawsuits, or complaints?

Dr. YAVIR ESCOVAR, MD has at least 1 medical malpractice case(s), lawsuit(s), or complaint(s).