A Nevada jury says the state’s largest health management organization is liable for $24 million in compensatory damages to three plaintiffs in a negligence lawsuit stemming from a hepatitis C outbreak that became public in 2008.
A plaintiffs’ lawyer asked the jury last week to hold Health Plan of Nevada and Sierra Health Services responsible for another $1 billion in punitive damages for what he calls “reckless disregard” for patients’ health.
Attorneys for the two companies issued a statement saying they’re disappointed but not surprised by the civil trial verdict in Clark County District Court.
They argue they were blocked from showing that company officials didn’t know a doctor in their network was endangering patients with unsafe endoscopy practices at outpatient clinics in Las Vegas.
Was this article valuable?
Here are more articles you may enjoy.
Portugal Deadly Floods Force Evacuations, Collapse Main Highway 
The $10 Trillion Fight: Modeling a US-China War Over Taiwan 
CFC Owners Said to Tap Banks for Sale, IPO of £5 Billion Insurer 
Florida Engineers: Winds Under 110 mph Simply Do Not Damage Concrete Tiles 
