As meningitis outbreak spreads, so do lawsuits 
By:
Sylvia Hsieh
Published: November 26, 2012
Tags: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, drug litigation, FDA, Food and Drug Administration, fungal meningitis, meningitis, NECC, New England Compounding Center, steroid injections, wrongful death
Lawsuits over the fungal meningitis outbreak from contaminated steroid injections are spreading nationwide as more cases are discovered.
First lawsuits filed over meningitis outbreak
By:
Lisa Keen
Published: October 24, 2012
Tags: contamination, infection, Massachusetts, meningitis
The first lawsuits have been filed by plaintiffs claiming they have experienced symptoms of meningitis or contracted the bacterial infection after receiving contaminated steroid injections distributed by a Massachusetts-based company.
Similac maker may be liable for infant’s brain damage
Published: February 9, 2012
Tags: meningitis, product liability
The maker of a powder infant formula may be liable for brain damage suffered by a newborn who contracted a form of meningitis after being fed the company’s product, a U.S. District Court in Iowa has ruled in denying a motion to dismiss.
