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Lawsuits Filed Over MRSA Infections

On May 21, 2008, Matthew Wisecarver, a former King County Jail inmate, filed a class-action lawsuit claiming that jail officials violated inmates' constitutional rights when they failed to stop the spread of the highly infectious disease known as MRSA. During a 5-month period, at least 65 inmates were diagnosed with MRSA and one inmate died while in custody. Wisecarver suffered serious injuries when surgeons were forced to dig into his hand to remove a MRSA infection he reportedly contracted in jail. To read more about this litigation, click here.

Similar MRSA lawsuits have been filed across the country. For example, a class-action lawsuit over prison conditions and an outbreak of MRSA infection at Bucks County's jail in Pennsylvania has finally been settled after more than 5 years. A federal judge approved a long list of measures that have already been, or will be, implemented at the Bucks County Correctional Facility to stem the spread of MRSA in its jails. Under the terms of the settlement, Bucks County will pay $60,000.00. To read more, click here.

Lawsuit Filed Over MRSA Infection

A King County, Washington jail inmate has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit as a result of contracting MRSA while behind bars. MRSA rates are rising in jail and prison settings due to poor hygiene practices. Matthew Wisecarter, 41, is seeking to have the lawsuit certified as a class action suit. Even Department of Justice officials admit that sanitary conditions are lacking in the jail, concluding that inmate health care falls "below the constitutionally required standards." To read more about this MRSA lawsuit, click here.

Health Officials Warn that NAP1 is Next Deadly Bacteria Threat

NAP1, a deadly strain of Clostridium difficile or 'C. diff', is the next deadly bacteria threat that has health officials worried. Much like staph infections, C. diff has been common in health care facilities, but in recent years, a growing number of people have been stricken by an especially virulent form of C. diff, known as the 'NAP1' strain. NAP1 causes illnesses ranging from simple diarrhea to blood poisoning - and death. Much like MRSA, NAP1 has developed a resistance to antibiotics and is now affecting young, otherwise healthy individuals. As with MRSA, doctors must resort to vancomycin, the last line of antibiotic defense. Infection rates more than doubled since the year 2000 and in February 2007, 23 states reported that they had witnessed the NAP1 strain but by November of 2007, that number grew to 38 states. Doctors are clearly alarmed at how quickly this toxic strain has taken hold in this country. One health official said, "Here's the problem with these bad bugs: They're very hard to stop when they get inside the body. The only defense we have is prevention." To read more about this deadly infection, please click here. To read a related article, please click here.