{"id":296,"date":"2013-08-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-08-14T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seidmanlaw-net.lawblogger.net\/blog\/victims-of-meningitis-outbreak-can-now-sue-for-defective-products\/"},"modified":"2022-06-29T17:10:29","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T22:10:29","slug":"victims-of-meningitis-outbreak-can-now-sue-for-defective-products","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/victims-of-meningitis-outbreak-can-now-sue-for-defective-products\/","title":{"rendered":"Victims of Meningitis Outbreak Can Now Sue for Defective Products"},"content":{"rendered":"

Product Liability<\/a> | August 14, 2013<\/p>\n

When Chicago residents receive steroid shots or other injections from their medical providers, they don\u2019t usually expect to get serious side effects. They may expect a little redness or swelling for a few days afterward, but not something life-threatening such as meningitis. Unfortunately, more than 700 people have been injured or killed across the country due to tainted injections. On the positive side, the victims and their families now have a new avenue in order to receive compensation for the pain and suffering they have had to endure.<\/p>\n

New England Compounding Center (NECC) was the company that manufactured and shipped the steroid injections tainted with fungus to medical facilities. A U.S. bankruptcy judge recently declared NECC bankrupt, with the company filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in December 2012. This means that victims can now file product liability claims against those who sold them the defective products<\/a>, including healthcare clinics and providers. The lawsuits can be filed through the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation.<\/p>\n

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