Mary Aronson

I think it's going to be very difficult for the judge to find penalties that could indeed be construed as read more

I think it's going to be very difficult for the judge to find penalties that could indeed be construed as forward-looking.

If they lose the first big Medicaid case, the other side gets additional strength out of that kind of loss. read more

If they lose the first big Medicaid case, the other side gets additional strength out of that kind of loss. And they're going to be able to demand more of the industry.

I think it will be reduced; $28 billion is a bit much.

I think it will be reduced; $28 billion is a bit much.

The industry keeps saying that this is a West Coast phenomenon, ... I don't think we know it's just the read more

The industry keeps saying that this is a West Coast phenomenon, ... I don't think we know it's just the West Coast. I think this industry has some rocky roads ahead.

You're dealing with an exceedingly wealthy industry. If you hit them with a verdict of few million dollars, they could read more

You're dealing with an exceedingly wealthy industry. If you hit them with a verdict of few million dollars, they could probably take that out of small change, ... The point of a punitive damage verdict is to punish the company for its wrongdoing. $3 billion (would) punish it.