Simply Thick Lawsuit: Free Consultation with Attorney necrotizing enterocolitis NEC

Simply Thick Lawsuit: Free Consultation with Attorney

Posted on May 20, 2011 in Medical Products

Attorneys Fred Pritzker and David Szerlag of our office are leading our investigation of Simply Thick, a thickening product. FDA has received 15 reports of Simply Thick causing necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in premature infants. Fred and David recently won over $20,000,000 for our clients who were injured by an unrelated over-the-counter medical product.

What are the Facts of This Simply Thick Investigation?

FDA first learned of adverse events possibly linked to the product on May 13, 2011. To date, FDA is aware of 15 cases of NEC, including two deaths, involving premature infants who were fed Simply Thick for varying amounts of time. The product was mixed with mothers’ breast milk or infant formula products.

Illnesses have been reported from at least four different medical centers around the country. The illnesses of which FDA is aware involve premature infants who became sick over the past six months. Simply Thick was added to the feeding regimen of those infants who later developed NEC to help with swallowing difficulties stemming from complications of premature birth.

The current situation is unusual because necrotizing enterocolitis most often occurs in babies within the hospital early in their premature course. But among the ill babies of which FDA is aware, some had been discharged from the hospital to home on a feeding regimen that included SimplyThick and then fell ill at home.

What is Necrotizing Enterocolitis?

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is the death of intestinal (bowel) tissue. It occurs when the lining of the intestinal wall dies and the tissue falls off.

In severe cases, one or more of the following may result:

A segment of intestine (bowel) may need to be removed. If the intestine cannot be sewn back together, the surgeon will bring an area of the intestine or bowel to an opening on the abdomen (called an ostomy).

Scarring and narrowing of the bowel may cause future intestinal obstruction or blockage.

The intestine may not be able to absorb nutrients normally. This is called malabsorption.

The baby may die. In cases where a medical product like Simply Thick caused the NEC, the family has a wrongful death claim against the manufacturer. Our experience is that parents sue manufacturers to hold them accountable.

Contact our law firm day or night regarding a Simply Thick lawsuit and Attorney Fred Pritzker, Attorney David Szerlag or another attorney at our firm will get back to you as soon as possible. David served on the multidistrict litigation (MDL) panel for recall lawsuits involving a medical product that caused kidney failure and wrongful death. He won over $20,000,000 for our clients and had a hand in winning millions more for injured people throughout the United States. MDL is like a class action lawsuit, but it only involves pretrial procedures. Our attorneys practice exclusively in the areas of personal injury and wrongful death.

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