New England Compounding Center News

Meningitis Lawsuits: Product Liability or Medical Malpractice?

Victims of a deadly U.S. meningitis outbreak are starting to sue the physicians and clinics that administered tainted steroid shots, and the success of the suits could hinge on whether judges decide the injections are subject to product liability or …

Lawsuit Targets Assets of Officers of Pharmacy Tied to Meningitis Outbreak

The officers behind New England Compounding Center have been targeted in a lawsuit that seeks to freeze their personal assets, the latest fallout for the pharmacy linked to the deadly meningitis outbreak. Peter McGrath, a former federal prosecutor, said he …

Massachusetts Pharmacy Settled Meningitis Death Lawsuit in 2004

Long before the current rash of fungal meningitis, the compounding pharmacy suspected in the outbreak settled a lawsuit alleging it produced a tainted shot that caused a man’s death in 2004. Earlier this summer, a separate pharmaceutical firm with common …

Tennessee Meningitis Patient Sues Massachusetts Pharmacy

A Hendersonville woman sickened by fungal meningitis after receiving a steroid injection for back pain is suing the pharmacy that supplied the drug. Janet Russell and her husband, Robert Russell, sued the New England Compounding Center for $15 million. The …

Meningitis Outbreak, Already in 15 States, Far From Over: Health Expert

The U.S. meningitis outbreak that has so far killed 15 people and sickened more than 200 others is “nowhere near the end,” a top medical expert said Tuesday, a day after federal authorities warned more tainted drugs may be linked …

Uncertainty Marks Federal Regulation of Compounding Pharmacies

The deadly meningitis outbreak linked to contaminated pain injections has prompted calls for tighter federal regulation of compounding pharmacies, which have periodically been blamed for crippling and sometimes fatal injuries. But this isn’t the first time Congress has pushed for …