ReNu with MoistureLoc Insurance Lawsuit A Loss for Bausch & Lomb
One of Bausch & Lomb’s insurers is off the hook for personal injury claims stemming from the ReNu with MoisturLoc recall.
Last week, U.S. District Judge Michael Telesca found in favor of insurer Lexington Co. ruling that each alleged injury must be treated as a separate claim. Because of this ruling, Lexington will only have to pay claims that reach a certain liability threshold.
The ReNu debacle spawned nearly 2,000 personal injury lawsuits. Settlements in those suits have costs the company more than $200 million.
Bausch & Lomb recalled ReNu with MoistureLoc from Asian markets in 2006, after it was linked to an outbreak of Fusarium keratitis, a potentially blinding eye infection. A Centers for Disease Control (CDC) report on the outbreak found that those infected with Fusarium keratitis were 20 time more likely to have used the ReNu with MoistureLoc solution.
