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Nevada Propofol Defendants Ordered To Pay $162.5 Million In Punitive Damages
Posted on 12 Oct 2011 by Tom Moylan

LAS VEGAS - (Mealey's) Three defendants in a Nevada state court propofol/hepatitis C infection case on Oct. 10 were ordered by a jury to pay the three plaintiffs $162.5 million in punitive damages ( Richard C. Sacks v. Endoscopy Centers of Southern... Read More

Tags: McKesson Corp. , punitive damages , hepatitis C , Nevada , Propofol , Baxter Healthcare Corp. , Richard C. Sacks v. Endoscopy Centers of Southern Nevada , drugs and devices , Litigation , Teva Parenteral Medicines Inc. , anesthetic

Federal Judge Awards $1.25 Million In First Malpractice Trial Against VA Hospital Over Contaminated Endoscope
Posted on 12 Dec 2012 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

Judge Adalberto Jordan entered his ruling Nov. 19, awarding Robert Metzler and his wife $1.25 Million for Pain and Suffering, Economic Loss MIAMI - After 16 months of deliberation, Federal Judge Adalberto Jordan on Nov. 19 entered a ruling in favor... Read More

Tags: Hepatitis B , hepatitis C , medical malpractice , HIV , U.S. VA Hospital , medical equipment , Litigation , Robert Metzler , U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs , blood borne diseases , endoscopies , colonoscopy , Colson Hicks Eidson

Nevada Jury Awards $104 Million In Compensatory, Punitive Damages In Propofol Case
Posted on 13 Oct 2011 by Tom Moylan

LAS VEGAS - (Mealey's) A Nevada state court jury on Oct. 12 ordered a maker and distributor of generic propofol to pay $90 million in punitive damages in a case in which a plaintiff claimed that he was infected as a result of reusable "jumbo"... Read More

Tags: punitive damages , hepatitis C , Baxter Healthcare , Nevada , Propofol , Endoscopy Centers of Southern Nevada , compensatory damages , Scior , Michael Washington , drugs and devices , Michael Washington v. Scior , Litigation , Scior Inc. , colonoscopy , Teva , Teva Parenteral Medicine , anesthetic

Teva Settles 'Vast Majority' Of Propofol Vial/Hepatitis C Infection Cases In Nevada
Posted on 21 Feb 2012 by Tom Moylan

NORTH WALES, Pa. - (Mealey's) Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd. has agreed to settle "the vast majority" of its propofol vial/hepatitis C cases, a company spokesperson said Feb. 21. Teva did not disclose the amount of the settlement... Read More

Tags: punitive damages , Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries , preemption , hepatitis C , U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission , Nevada , Baxter Healthcare Corp. , compensatory damages , Litigation , propofol vial , Settlement , Henry Chanin , colonoscopy , Teva Parenteral Medicines Inc. v. Henry Chanin , verdict , Sicor Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Nevada Jury Awards $20.1 Million To 3 Plaintiffs in Propofol Infection Cases
Posted on 7 Oct 2011 by Tom Moylan

LAS VEGAS - (Mealey's) A Nevada state court jury on Oct. 6 ordered three drug defendants to pay three plaintiffs $20.1 million in compensatory damages for selling so-called "jumbo" vials of the anesthetic propofol, resulting in the vials... Read More

Tags: hepatitis C , Nevada , Propofol , Endoscopy Centers of Southern Nevada , compensatory damages , Richard C. Sacks v. Endoscopy Centers of Southern Nevada , jury verdict , Litigation , punitive damage , Teva Parenteral Medicines Inc. , anesthetic , jury award , colonoscopies

Health Insurers Ordered To Pay $500 Million Punitive Damages In Nevada Hepatitis C Outbreak
Posted on 10 Apr 2013 by Tom Moylan

LAS VEGAS - (Mealey's) A Nevada state court jury on April 9 ordered two health insurers to pay $500 million in punitive damages to three plaintiffs who claim that the defendants' actions contributed to them or a spouse becoming infected with hepatitis... Read More

Tags: Health Plan of Nevada Inc. , Sierra Health Services Inc. , et al. v. Health Care Plan of Nevada , punitive damages , Bonnie Brunson , hepatitis C , UnitedHealthcare Services , Helen Meyer v. Health Plan of Nevada , Nevada , Helen Meyer , HPN , Litigation , Bonnie and Carl Brunson , colonoscopies