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Judge denies move to stop Desai testimony in bankruptcy case
Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Mike Nakagawa on Tuesday denied a bid by Dr. Dipak Desai to put off the continuation of his sworn examination before creditors. 4 comments
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Hepatitis C tests recommended for baby boomers
ATLANTA - For the first time, the government is proposing that all baby boomers get tested for hepatitis C. Anyone born from 1945 to 1965 should get a one-time blood test to see whether they have the liver-destroying... Add a comment!
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Judge decides not to dismiss indictment against Desai
District Judge Valerie Adair denied a defense bid Thursday to dismiss the criminal indictment against Dr. Dipak Desai stemming from the hepatitis outbreak. 15 comments
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Desai accused of faking memory loss in bankruptcy case
The trustee in Dr. Dipak Desai's bankruptcy case this week accused the physician at the center of the hepatitis C outbreak of faking memory loss to duck key questions under oath about his finances. Lawyers for the... 18 comments
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Desai seems confused in transcript
Dr. Dipak Desai, appearing to be confused and suffering from memory loss, offered little information about his finances when grilled under oath April 3 during a meeting of his creditors in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, a... 17 comments
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Federal judge sets new trial date set for Desai
U.S. District Judge Gloria Navarro on Thursday set a Nov. 20 trial date for Dr. Dipak Desai and his former clinic manager, Tonya Rushing. Desai, 62, and Rushing, 44, each face one count of conspiracy and 25 counts of... 4 comments
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Delay of trial in Desai overbilling case sought
Prosecutors and defense lawyers filed an agreement Friday to put off the upcoming federal trial of Dr. Dipak Desai and his former clinic manager, Tonya Rushing, until late November at the earliest. Desai, 62, and... 7 comments
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Desai lawyers challenge criminal charges in hepatitis C case
Lawyers for Dr. Dipak Desai have filed court papers challenging his criminal indictment in the hepatitis C outbreak. Lead defense attorney Richard Wright seeks to dismiss an array of criminal charges against Desai,... 20 comments
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Judge puts depositions of two Desai witnesses on hold
At the request of prosecutors, District Judge Valerie Adair on Tuesday put off indefinitely the sworn depositions of two hepatitis-infected witnesses in the criminal case against Dr. Dipak Desai and two nurse... 13 comments
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New trial date set for Desai, two nurses in hepatitis case
District Judge Valerie Adair set an Oct. 22 trial date on Thursday for Dr. Dipak Desai and two nurse anesthetists facing criminal charges that stem from a 2007 hepatitis C outbreak. In her first hearing since taking... 6 comments
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Judge Adair to take over Desai criminal case
District Judge Valerie Adair has been assigned to take over the high-profile criminal case against Dr. Dipak Desai stemming from the hepatitis C outbreak. Chief District Judge Jennifer Togliatti made the appointment in... 6 comments
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Bail reduced for nurse anesthetist in hepatitis C case
Despite objections from a prosecutor, retiring District Judge Donald Mosley on Monday slashed the bail of Ronald Lakeman, one of the nurse anesthetists charged with Dr. Dipak Desai in the hepatitis C criminal... 4 comments
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Judge to allow videotaped testimony of dying hepatitis C victim
Rodolfo Meana can go home to the Philippines to die knowing his voice will be heard in the criminal case against Dr. Dipak Desai, the physician charged in the hepatitis outbreak that infected him. 2 comments
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Drug maker to pay $285 million to settle hepatitis lawsuits
International drug maker Teva Pharmaceuticals will pay more than a quarter billion dollars to settle most of the lawsuits arising from Southern Nevada's hepatitis C outbreak, closing a major chapter in the long legal... 33 comments
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Judge Mosley retirement to affect Desai trial
District Judge Donald Mosley, who has been presiding over Dr. Dipak Desai's criminal case the past 18 months, is retiring on March 2, just 10 days before the scheduled trial. 24 comments
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Maybe Desai should have minored in acting as a medical student
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As death nears, hepatitis C victim to give videotaped deposition in Desai case
One of the hepatitis C victims in the criminal case against Dr. Dipak Desai is dying, and prosecutors say they want to take his sworn videotaped deposition as soon as possible. In court papers filed Monday, Chief... 44 comments
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March trial for Desai may be postponed again
Dr. Dipak Desai may have been found competent to face criminal charges in the hepatitis C outbreak, but his upcoming March 12 trial is expected to be delayed again. 11 comments
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Desai found competent to stand trial
District Judge Kathleen Delaney issued a four-page decision this afternoon finding Dr. Dipak Desai competent to stand trial on criminal charges stemming from the hepatitis C outbreak. 17 comments
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Prosecutor says doctor in hepatitis C outbreak is faking disabilities.
Dr. Dipak Desai, at the center of the hepatitis C outbreak, is faking his physical disabilities to obstruct the criminal case against him, a prosecutor argued Tuesday. 13 comments
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Experts say Desai competent for trial
Dr. Dipak Desai, the physician at the center of the hepatitis C outbreak, has been "exaggerating" the effects of two strokes, state medical experts testified Friday. 26 comments
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Nevada Supreme Court denies Desai request for full-blown hearing
The Nevada Supreme Court this week denied a bid from Dr. Dipak Desai's lawyers for a full-blown hearing to determine his competency to stand trial on criminal charges tied to the hepatitis C outbreak. "Having... 17 comments
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Desai turns to Supreme Court in hepatitis C case
More delays are expected in the criminal case against Dr. Dipak Desai, as his lawyers Thursday asked the Nevada Supreme Court to grant him a full-blown hearing to determine his competency to stand trial. 23 comments

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