United Healthcare Settles $2.5B Hep-C Suit Before Trial

By David Siegel · November 12, 2014, 1:41 PM EST

Two United Healthcare Services Inc. units have settled a lawsuit possibly worth $2.5 billion in Nevada state court over allegations they exposed customers to hepatitis C by knowingly referring them to...

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