Las Vegas Review-Journal, April 8, 2013 (Source) — Health Plan of Nevada should be punished to the tune of $2.49 billion for its role in the 2008 hepatitis C outbreak, lawyer Robert Eglet told a jury Monday.
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Drug Firms Told to Pay $162 Million in Hepatitis C Case
Las Vegas Sun, October 10, 2011 (Source) — A jury on Monday ordered three pharmaceutical companies to pay $162.5 million in punitive damages in a lawsuit that accused them of negligently distributing large vials of an anesthetic to Las Vegas clinics at the center of a 2008 hepatitis C outbreak. (Robert Eglet featured in article.)
Eglet Scores Huge Win in Second Hepatitis C Trial
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, October 11, 2011 (Source) — Robert Eglet, ’88, landed another big financial blow to drug companies in the Las Vegas hepatitis C lawsuits when a Clark County District Court jury awarded three plaintiffs $162.5 million in punitive damages on Oct. 10, 2011.
$739 Million Sought In Case Against Drug Firms
Las Vegas Review-Journal, October 7, 2011 (Source) — Lawyers for three people infected in Southern Nevada’s hepatitis C outbreak asked a jury Friday to levy $739 million in punitive damages against the drug companies it held liable for the infections.