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Personal Injury & Torts

Apr. 30, 2015

Who's liable for 'superbug' outbreaks across the US?

The recent deadly "superbug" bacteria outbreak at California hospitals has raised questions about who is responsible for such outbreaks. By Brian S. Kabateck and Lina B. Melidonian


By Brian S. Kabateck and Lina B. Melidonian


The recent deadly "superbug" bacteria outbreak at Los Angeles' Ronald Reagan UCLA
Medical Center and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center has raised questions about who is responsible
for such outbreaks.


The drug-resistant bacteria spread through tainted medical scopes - known as duodenoscopes
- used in examinations, leading to fever, chi...

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