The Cochran Firm Legal Blog

AM2PAT, Inc. is a North Carolina plant that filled, packaged, and shipped pre-filled syringes that they knew were tainted and unsterile. These syringes were used in hospitals and homes where approximately 300 people were infected with Serratia marcescens bacteria and suffered serious personal injury. At least five people were killed due to these contaminated syringes. The Serratia marcescens bacteria is known to cause:

• Severe illness
• Permanent brain damage
• Spinal meningitis

The case was heard in Raleigh at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. Two employees of AM2PAT pled guilty to knowingly shipping the unsterile syringes and for falsifying the records.

Hospitals, doctors, and nurses unknowingly administered these contaminated syringes to patients. The plant that manufactured and shipped these syringes is being sued for the personal injuries and wrongful deaths suffered by consumers of the syringes.

Suffering a personal injury or losing a loved one is devastating. You want the responsible party to be held accountable. A personal injury lawyer is available to help you through this devastating time and will work hard to get you the compensation you deserve.

If you have suffered a personal injury and are in the Raleigh area, please contact the Cochran Firm's personal injury lawyers at the Raleigh office. You can schedule a confidential consultation to discuss your case at no cost to you.

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