Meningitis Outbreak: 16th TN Victim Identified

Published October 3, 2013

Meningitis outbreak: 16th TN victim identified
The suit names as defendants the Crossville surgery center, the owners of the Massachusetts drug compounding company that produced the methylprednisolone acetate blamed for the nationwide fungal meningitis outbreak, a sister company and a drug testing …
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DEA official addresses prescription drug abuse 'epidemic'
BRISTOL, Tenn. — It is one of the biggest health problems of our generation. Federal officials know it, even going to the extreme of giving it the title of “epidemic.” Prescription drugs are plentiful and contain ingredients that make them more potent …
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'Bad Hair Bandits' sentenced
Two mothers silently wept Thursday morning in federal court while their children, Jason Fox and his wife, Tasha Fox, stood to receive their sentences for a string of bank robberies that crossed state lines to include banks in Tennessee. Jason Fox got …
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More TN meningitis lawsuits filed
The second suit was filed on behalf of Wilma S. Carter of Crossville, who contracted fungal meningitis after getting a spinal steroid treatment at the Specialty Surgery Center in Crossville. According to the complaint, Carter became ill in early …
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