Ex-Pharmacist Faces Rare Murder Trial in Meningitis Outbreak

Litigation attorney Steven Block was quoted in a Law360article analyzing murder charges against former pharmacist Glenn Chin stemming from a deadly fungal meningitis outbreak. Mr. Block stated that although the case is serious, the likelihood of the government pursuing similar charges against healthcare providers is low, noting Chin's conduct involved a history of alleged misconduct instead of a series of small mistakes.

"I don't think the takeaway here is that the government is likely to bring murder charges against a healthcare provider who simply made an error," he explained. "What you have here is an alleged pattern of dangerous conduct and efforts to conceal it."

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