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SimplyThick Lawsuit

Posted on May 20, 2011 in Medical Products

Our attorneys are investigating SimplyThick, a product associated with 15 reports of babies developing necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a life-threatening condition characterized by inflammation and death of intestinal tissue. Two of the babies died. Our lead attorneys for these cases are Fred Pritzker and David Szerlag, who recently won over $20,000,000 for people injured by an unrelated defective medical product.

In all of the cases, the babies who developed NEC were premature infants. The product was mixed with mother’s breast milk or infant formula as a thickening agent for management of swallowing disorders. Illnesses have been reported from at least four different medical centers around the country. Attorney David Szerlag and our team of product liability attorneys have a national product liability litigation practice.

SimplyThick is sold in packets of individual servings and in 64-ounce dispenser bottles. The product can be purchased from distributors and local pharmacies throughout the United States. Do not feed this product to your child.

What are the Symptoms of Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC)?
NEC is a life-threatening condition characterized by inflammation and death of intestinal tissue. The condition is most often diagnosed in babies who are born prematurely.

Signs and symptoms of NEC include appearance of a bloated abdominal area, appearance of illness, feeding intolerance, greenish-tinged (bile) vomiting and bloody stools.

Who is at Risk?
Premature infants currently receiving hospital care and premature infants discharged from the hospital within the past 30 days should not be fed SimplyThick.

What Do Parents, Care Givers and Health care Providers Need To Do?
Do not feed SimplyThick to premature infants.

Parents and caregivers who have questions or concerns related to the use of the product and/or who have medical concerns should contact their health care provider.

Contact our law firm day or night regarding a Simply Thick lawsuit and Fred, David or another attorney 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.