Lawyer Mel Wright Discusses New England Compounding Center Meningitis Outbreak Case

    ORLANDO, FL, January 07, 2015 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Orlando lawyer, Melvin Wright was recently quoted on OCLA.com regarding the recent fungal meningitis outbreak verdict, which resulted in charges of 14 New England Compounding Center (NECC) employees and officials. Mr. Wright and the experienced team at Colling, Gilbert, Wright & Carter represented 50 NECC victims.

Up to 750 people in 20 states became sick after receiving tainted steroids from the NECC; 64 deaths were cause from the contamination. To date, NECC owners, and affiliates have collected upwards of $100 million into a damages fund for creditors and victims injured by the contaminated medicine.

According to Mr. Wright, with the recent NECC arrests and murder charges may now influence others associated with the NECC meningitis outbreak to contribute payments in order to take advantage of future plea deals. There have been up to 3,500 claims currently filed in the case.

"With fourteen people already charged in the case, it now opens the door for defendants to donate more money," said Orlando lawyer Melvin Wright. "I think it is pretty far-fetched to believe the claims by the defendants that they couldn't have known about the conditions of the pharmacy or that contamination of their products was foreseeable."

Colling, Gilbert, Wright & Carter has over 80 years of combined experience representing victims and their loved ones. They offer a wide variety of legal services including personal injury, auto accidents, wrongful death, and medical malpractice.

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About the Firm of Colling, Gilbert, Wright & Carter

Colling, Gilbert, Wright & Carter is a full service personal injury law firm located in Orlando, Florida. Founded by Stewart Colling and Ronald Gilbert, the law firm has developed a reputation for providing injured Florida accident victims with highly aggressive representation. Every partner in the firm has received an "AV Rating" from Martindale-Hubbell, the prestigious organizations highest possible rating.

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