Department File Number :

M200429863

Claim Number :

0572MA2037-09J015

Date Submitted :

3/17/2004

 

Insurer Information

 

Insurer Name

Coverage Type

ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY

Primary

Insurer FEIN

Professional License Number

41-0406690

 

Insurer Contact Information

Type

First Name

MI

Last Name

Individual

PAT

 

KANE

Street Address

3230 W. Commercial Blvd., Suite 390

City

State

Zip

Ft. Lauderdale

FL

33309

Phone

Ext

Fax

E-Mail Address

(954) 677 - 3324(954) 677 - 3324

 

(954) 735 - 9028(954) 735 - 9028

 

 

Insured Information

 

Type

First Name

MI

Last Name

Individual

DR. E.

 

VIZCARRA

Insurer Type

Street Address of Practice

Licensed

105 WESTPARK DRIVE

City

State

Zip Code

County

BRENTWOOD

TN

37027

Out of state

Policy Number

Per Claim Policy Limits

Aggregate Policy Limits

0572MA2037

$1,000,000

$3,000,000

Profession or Business

Other Profession or Business

Medical Doctor

 

License Number

Specialty Code & Classification

Certification Number

ME30012

Emergency Medicine - No Major Surgery

01

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

 

 

 

 

Injured Person Information

 

First Name

MI

Last Name

Date of Birth

 

 

 

 

Street Address

Gender

County where Injury Occurred

 

M

*NR

City

State

Zip Code

 

 

 

Location where injury occured

Other location where injury occured

Prison

Columbia Correctional Institute

Name of Institution

Code

 

 

Location of Institutional Injury

Other Location of Institutional Injury

 

 

Date of Occurrence

Date Reported to Insurer

11/1/1997

7/19/2000

 

Diagnostic Information

 

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition

Plaintiff injured his neck and Dr. Vizcarra treated him with pain medication. Mr. LaPuma submitted a grievance when Dr. Vizcarra failed to authorize a neurological consult. Allegations are that in retaliation for grievances filed by plaintiff, Dr. Vizcarra attempted to blind him by shining a bright light in his eyes and attempted to secretly inject him with an unknown substance

Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury

N/A

Diagnostic Code :

 

Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition

N/A

Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim

Failure to diagnose and timely treat neck fracture

Severity Of Injury

Temporary: Slight - Lacerations, contusions, minor scars, rash. No delay.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

 

Legal Information

 

Date of Suit

Circuit Court Case Number

2/16/1998

400cv48-RH

County Suit Filed in

Date of Final Disposition

Taylor

3/4/2004

Other Defendants Involved in this Claim

 

Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made

After appeal.

Final Method of Claim Disposition

Disposed of by Court

Court Decision

Other

Judgment for the defendant.

 

Arbitration

Claim not subject to Arbitration.

Date of Payment

 

 

Financial Information

 

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

No

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$0

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$65,251

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$0

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$0

Deductible

$0

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

None known

 

Updates

 

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