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Confidential settlement between Desai, ex-patient ordered sealed

A district judge Tuesday agreed to seal a confidential settlement between Dr. Dipak Desai and a patient infected with hepatitis C.

But Judge David Wall did not rule on the doctor's motion to approve the settlement reached with Michael Washington, one of nine patients suing the Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada whose infections were genetically linked.


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  • In a legal twist, Desai objects to the settlement, claiming it was made by his malpractice insurer without his consent.

    In his decision to seal the settlement, Wall said such confidential agreements are singled out for such protection under Nevada Supreme Court rules. Wall's order required Washington's lawyers to share the settlement agreement with several drug manufacturers named in the lawsuit.

    A hearing on whether to approve the settlement was postponed until Oct. 20.

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    pat wrote on October 28, 2009 12:36 PM: You come on got to be kidding me.. So, I say quit it and grow up take responsibility for your actions and quit being greedy. Remember what you do in this life will determine your fate before you pass away. (Karma will always come back at the people who have done you wrong and it comes back three times bad)


    pat wrote on October 28, 2009 12:36 PM: Did it ever occur to the public and to our justice system that all this bickering over a small amount of money awarded? It is so small it does even being to cover the cost of treatment, life time monitoring, shorted life span by being infected and the lifetime of pain and suffering something that the clinic, staff and doctors inflected onto these people. These people will have for the rest of their life. If they get awarded anything after the court cost, attorney fees, investigation fee’s and expert doctors findings. How much does that really leave these people? I came to this conclusion really it will only be about 50,000 to 75,000 left for these people who got infected and will be for the rest of their life. Really is this what we have come to everyone wins except the infected person. It was proven by the SNHD and CDC that there were unsafe. Is our justice system failing us? That they are conveying is we can go out commit a crime to over 40,000 people and just file bankruptcy and get away Scott free. Our health care system has failed us and our justice system. Who is the victim the people who went to the clinic or the clinic, staff, doctor’s, health insurance companies, medical company, our city and state regulators who are supposed to stop these practices? Justice is sending out a message that the people who went to the clinic are not the victims and have not rights. But the following people and companies have I have mentioned have rights and they are the victims. Was anyone concerned when these people went to the clinic that there rights were being violated. What about the rights for the infected people have we forgot about


    Pat wrote on October 28, 2009 09:45 AM: to donna's commet she is right no one will give these people health insurance now. Who is going to take care of that with only a 350 cap that won't cover insurance. also award anything they won't see that much after everyone gets there cut of the money award. The person may only see 75,000 after this and that is not enough to cover them for the rest of there life.


    Donna wrote on October 26, 2009 02:04 PM: This kind of stuff goes on all over the country, people just don't know they have "something"

    By the way, do you think his former patients can get health insurance now?


    Bob wrote on October 09, 2009 07:40 PM: Oh sure, he's not able to stand trial because of his 'stroke', BUT mention money and somehow he's able to object to THAT? What a joke our legal system is!


    Doesn't care.. wrote on October 08, 2009 06:44 AM: "In a legal twist, Desai objects to the settlement, claiming it was made by his malpractice insurer without his consent."
    What an evil man. His day will come and he will suffer greatly. Who wants to come to my 'pity party'?


    Tony wrote on October 07, 2009 12:08 PM: If Dr Desai can make decisions on this settlement - WHY ISN'T HE IN FRONT OF THE STATE MEDICAL BOARD?


    i work at the fire dept with a guy who has hepatitis . wrote on October 07, 2009 11:16 AM: hepatitis exposure could happen to others at work, if they ever found out.
    i hope they are careful around him