Las Vegas Hepatitis Lawsuit Results in $500M Punitive Damages
A Nevada jury hit two health insurance companies with half a billion dollars in punitive damages following trial in a lawsuit brought by two women who contracted hepatitis C due…
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Lawsuits Over Hepatits C Outbreak From Propofol Settled for $250M
Teva Pharmaceuticals has agreed to pay $250 million to settle about 80 Propofol lawsuits stemming from a hepatitis C outbreak at Las Vegas endoscopy clinics.
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Hepatitis C Damage Awards Against Teva, Baxter Continue to Pile Up
Teva Pharmaceuticals and Baxter International have been hit with a massive punitive damages award for a third time as a result of their role in causing a hepatitis C outbreak…
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Outpatient Surgery Center Infection Control Problems Identified by CDC
A federal survey of outpatient surgery centers in three states has found poor efforts to protect patients from potentially lethal hospital-acquired infections.
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Las Vegas Hepatitis Lawsuit Results in $500M Verdict
In what is believed to be the largest punitive damages award in Nevada history, a jury last week ordered two pharmaceutical companies to pay $500 million to a plaintiff who…
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Settlements Reached in 18 Las Vegas Endoscopy Clinic Hepatitis C Lawsuits
A Nevada judge has approved the settlement of 18 hepatitis C lawsuits filed by patients of two Las Vegas endoscopy centers that was shut down in 2008 due to unsafe…
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New Jersey Doctor Linked to 29 Hepatitis B Cases
State health officials in New Jersey say that at least 29 people treated at one doctor’s office have been diagnosed with hepatitis B, and suggest that thousands of other patients…
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New Jersey Hepatitis Outbreak Linked to One Oncologist
Approximately 3,000 people treated at the offices of oncologist Dr. Parvez Dara in New Jersey, have been asked to obtain blood tests after five patients were diagnosed with Hepatitis B.
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Las Vegas Hepatitis Scare Class Action Lawsuit Not Certified by Court
Nevada District Judge Alan Earl, who is presiding over the Las Vegas endoscopy clinic lawsuits filed as a result of unsafe medical practices that caused over 100 people to develop…
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Las Vegas Hepatitis Cases Linked to 2 Clinics is 114
According to the South Nevada Health District’s senior epidemiologist, there are 114 cases of potentially fatal hepatitis C virus identified among patients treated at two Las Vegas endoscopy clinics which…
