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
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
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
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
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
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