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Attorney Seeks $1 Billion In Punitive Damages In Hep C Propofol Trial
The attorney for the lead plaintiff in the case against two drug companies found liable for a Las Vegas man’s hepatitis C infection asked jurors Thursday to award more than $1 billion in punitive damages, saying their verdict should make a statement against putting corporate profits ahead of patient safety.
Robert Eglet, who represents 62-year-old Henry Chanin, called the amount “the most historically large sum of money ever asked for in any courthouse anywhere in the state of Nevada.” He asked jurors to assign $616,204,974 in punitive damages to Teva Parenteral Medicines Inc., and $419,855,051 to Baxter Healthcare Corp., to send the companies a message and force them to change their practices in manufacturing and distributing the drug propofol, an anesthetic.
UPDATE: The Clark County District Court jury in Nevada ordered Teva to pay $356 million and Baxter to pay $144 million in the largest jury award in Nevada history, attorney Robert Eglet said.
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