Case Overview
The process of tissue death and inflammation of the small intestine or colon.
What is Necrotizing enterocolitis?
A typical lifespan of these case types usually is 3-5 years.
What are Mass Torts?
Discontinuation of wages.
What are lost wages?
Children born prematurely who suffered from necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) while in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and their parents.
Who is our client base?
Photo identification required to operate a motor vehicle.
What is a Driver's License?
The defendant in the NEC case.
Who is Abbot and Mead?
This process should be followed once the IP becomes an adult.
What is Adult Child Protocol?
Discontinuation of time on this earth.
What is loss of life?
Must have been born prematurely (before 37 weeks gestational age).
What is the qualifying gestational age?
Documentation of medical history.
What are medical records?
Clients filed in this county are currently on hold.
What is the Madison County Appeal?
This process must be followed when the client has more than one child.
What is Multiple Child Protocol?
Expensed accrued after physical injury.
What are medical expenses?
This process must be completed if the IP was diagnosed with NEC 7+ days after discharge.
What is declination?
The entity who is authorized or empowered by the Licensor to issue instructions and to seek adherence to them.
What is designated authority?
While one does exist for this case in the Northern District of Illinois. We are not a part of it.
What is the NEC MDL?
Cases filed in CA and PA have an additional defendant.
What is the hospital that fed Abbott and Mead's product to the injured infants?
A synonym for physical/emotional distress.
What are emotional/physical pain and suffering?
Living IP's must be in this age range.
What is >16?
This allows us to obtain medical records on the clients behalf.
What is the HIPPA/HITECH?
Individuals who survive with NEC will suffer from ongoing health issues including short gut syndrome and cystic fibrosis; and significant neurological issues, many have died.
What are the full effects of NEC?
This resulted in an $60,000,000 award.
What is the first NEC trial in the country in St. Clair County, IL?
Discontinuation of benefits due passing of the policy holder.
What is Loss of Consortium?
IP's must have done this while in NICU.
What is ingested cow milk-based formula or fortifier prior to NEC diagnosis.
These need to be conducted within 45 days after filing for clients in Madison county and 60 days after filing in St. Clair county.
What is a PPF?