Meningitis Outbreak: Congress, State Laws and Marjorie's Story

The recent meningitis outbreak is one more example of why we need a strong group of trial lawyers fighting for patients rights - for all people's rights. Who else is going to hold companies that do not follow basic safety guidelines accountable? Who is going to step up for people who have been in jured or for the familes of those who died against the greed and might of corporate America?

The following article, reposted from American Association for Justice, states plain and simply why you, each or you, all of us, need to stop the corporate lobbyists from stealing our rights. If we don't, we will end up unable to redress wrongs in the civil courts - which is the whole goal of the corporate infrastructure - to protect their profits and to not be accountable to the people of this country.

Last year, Tennessee passed the immoral "Civil Justic Act of 2011" drafted by corporate interests and signed into law by a owner of a huge corporation. It drastically restricts my fellow Tennesseans right to seek damages for injuries they have sustained from corporations or from doctors.

If you, or anyone you know has been inured or if someone you know has been killed, due to the negligence of a corporation or a medical health provider, or even by a driver of a car or truck, call The Vogel Law Firm immediately - we will provide you with a free consultation and explain your rights to you. You can also send an email directly to Attorney Robert L. Vogel at rlvogel@robertvogellaw.com


Here is the article:

"Patients’ legal rights are constantly under attack in the state as well as federal level. For example, in Michigan when a resident is hurt by an unsafe drug or a medical device that was approved by the FDA, state law prohibits filing a lawsuit against the manufacturer. As if this doesn’t inhibit access to justice enough, the state legislature is trying to further restrict patients’ rights.

"We only need to look at the meningitis outbreak to see why bad actors must be held responsible for the injuries they cause. Marjorie Norwood of Tennessee is among the many victims. She is battling meningitis from a tainted steroid shot. Her daughter Melanie shared her mother’s tragic story.

Meningitis has been linked to shots distributed by the New England Compounding Pharmacy (NECC). At least 36 people are dead and more than 510 people in 19 states have been infected with the painful disease. This outbreak is a chilling example that reminds us exactly why a strong civil justice system is so essential in holding drug manufacturers responsible for their products’ safety.

"Michigan isn’t the only state where the civil justice system is under attack by misguided lawmakers. Just this last year, the Tennessee state legislature passed the so-called “Civil Justice Act of 2011.” Far from providing civil justice, corporate lobbyists pushed for the law that restricts Tennesseans constitutional right to hold wrongdoers fully accountable. To learn more, see Mark Chalos’ column in the Tennessean.
States should not restrict injured patients’ right to hold an irresponsible company responsible. Join our effort to Take Justice Back."

http://www.takejusticeback.com/Marjorie_Norwood


If you, or anyone you know has been inured or if someone you know has been killed, due to the negligence of a corporation or a medical health provider, or even by a driver of a car or truck, call The Vogel Law Firm immediately - we will provide you with a free consultation and explain your rights to you. You can also send an email directly to Attorney Robert L. Vogel at rlvogel@robertvogellaw.com