LAS VEGAS—The Las Vegas Sun is reporting that lawyers suing the Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada filed court papers Sept. 22, alleging they uncovered evidence independent of the health district that “strongly suggests” the hepatitis C virus also was transmitted to at least three patients who underwent colonoscopies at the center on March 15, 2007.
The Southern Nevada Health District identified July 25, 2007, and Sept. 21, 2007, as the dates when the virus was known to have been transmitted at the center run by Dr. Dipak Desai. The three patients, whose identities the lawyers are withholding for privacy reasons, are represented separately by three of the lead law firms suing Desai and the endoscopy center for malpractice.