Michigan Court of Appeals Grants Schuette's Request for Grand Jury Investigation Into Michigan Meningitis Deaths
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Joy Yearout 517-373-8060
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LANSING - Attorney General Bill Schuette announced the Michigan Court of Appeals has granted his request to empanel a multi-county grand jury to investigate whether New England Compounding Center (NECC), a Massachusetts company linked to the recent meningitis outbreak, broke any state laws when it distributed tainted steroid injections to patients at clinics in four Michigan counties. Michigan leads the nation in patients affected by the outbreak, with 259 infections and 16 deaths according to the most official tallies recorded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Michigan Department of Community Health.
"As a former judge, I know the court made this decision in a thoughtful, deliberative, and thorough manner," said Schuette. "This was a horrific tragedy where Michigan citizens seeking pain relief contracted damaging meningitis infections, or even worse, lost their lives. The people of Michigan deserve answers. We will find the truth."
"This investigation will uncover what went wrong, bring law-breakers to justice, and help us strengthen our health system to ensure tragedies like this never happen again."
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