New Twists and Turns for Dr. Needles & Co.: Bankruptcy as Strategy?

The attorneys representing Endoscopy Center in the civil suit over Dr. "Needles" Desai's [alleged] policy of reusing needles in his clinic, which led to the Hep-C infection of patients, have unveiled a new strategy: empty out those deep pockets.

Last Friday, the three clinics at the heart of the Hep-C scandal, Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada, Gastroenterology Center of Nevada, and Desert Shadow Endoscopy Center, all filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, which calls for liquidation of any corporate assets. (RJ)

Bruce Thomas Beesley of Lewis and Roca is representing the crooked, infectious doctors medical centers in the bankruptcy case. And on Monday, the new strategy seemed brilliant because opening a bankruptcy case should stay any other lawsuits involving the clinics. Seems like a brilliant litigation strategy, right?

Well, right up until the bankruptcy trustee obtained a court order that compels Dr. Needles to appear for the trustee’s detailed questioning into the financial affairs of the clinics. (RJ) You better know what you're doing, Mr. Beesley. Because it can be hard to hide all the assets (like Dr. Needles [allegedly] tried to do when he tried to ship his Mercedes to Dubai; post available here) when you have to open the books to the trustee. Luckily, Dr. Needles had a stroke and may not be able to testify.

Is the fact that Dr. Needles and his wife get to relax in their golf course home while the victims of Endoscopy has to crawl through the mud to find a dime to treat their Hepatitis making you want to stick Dr. Needles with several hundred HIV and Hep-C infected needles? Well, it gets better. Apparently, Endoscopy Center prevented the Southern Nevada Health District ("SNHD") from locating more than 15% of Endoscopy's patients (Las Vegas Now), which means it remains unknown how many people are walking around with HIV or Hep-C as a result of the alleged policies and procedures set in place by Dr. Needles & Co. The SNHD is expected to release its final findings based on limited records this week. (Las Vegas Now).