Judge Rules in Hepatitis C Class Action Lawsuit
A Nevada Clark County judge has ruled that former patients of the Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada and the Desert Shadow Endoscopy Center who were not infected by Hepatitis C will not be able to go ahead with the class-action lawsuit filed against the centers. District Judge Allan Earl’s ruling upsets those who wanted to be a part of the suit because they endured weeks of anxiety waiting for test results. Both outpatient centers were using syringes and vials multiple times over the course of about four years. The centers may have infected more than 100 people. The ruling does not limit the uninfected former patients to file their own lawsuit against the endoscopy centers.
