UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH) unit Health Plan of Nevada issued a statement regarding the punitive damages award in the Meyer/Brunson case that recently concluded at the Clark County Courthouse.
A Nevada jury has reportedly ordered today the company's two units Health Plan of Nevada and Sierra Health Services $500 million in punitive damages for failing to oversee a doctor accused for giving colonoscopy patients hepatitis C through unhealthy medical practices.
In response, Health Plan of Nevada said, "The number announced today has no grounding whatsoever in reality - it represents fantasy damages, not punitive damages. We have a compelling case for appeal since the jurors were barred from hearing extensive evidence and testimony about how Dr. Desai's covert, criminal practices were hidden from the entire community, including Health Plan of Nevada."
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