Judge Tells NECC Don't Destroy, Tamper With Anything, Consolidates Lawsuits

A federal judge has ruled any criminal case against a Framingham specialty pharmacy New England Compounding Center (NECC) would have priority over the numerous civil suits.

A federal judge has ruled any criminal case against a Framingham specialty pharmacy New England Compounding Center (NECC) would have priority over the numerous civil suits. The most recent numbers have 36 people dead and more than 510 infected with meningitis linked to NECC. U.S. District Judge Dennis Saylor ordered those associated with the Framingham pharmacy linked to the national fungal meningitis outbreak not to tamper with or attempt to destroy anything within the company’s walls — or even stored on personal cellphones and home computers, reported the Boston Herald. The judge also rejected arguments by attorneys for the pharmacy, its owners and an affiliate company to delay the start of civil proceedings until a panel of judges in …

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