Two UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH) units must pay $500 million in punitive damages for failing to oversee a doctor blamed for giving colonoscopy patients hepatitis C through shoddy medical practices, a Nevada jury found.
Jurors in state court in Las Vegas deliberated more than six hours Tuesday before handing down the punitive-damages award against Health Plan of Nevada and Sierra Health Services for turning a blind eye to Dipak Desai’s actions. The gastroenterologist has been blamed for infecting HMO patients with hepatitis C by reusing anesthetic vials and failing to sterilize equipment.
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