By Joe Gould
Staff Write
A second Tennessee soldier stricken with fungal meningitis has filed a lawsuit in connection
Staff Write
A second Tennessee soldier stricken with fungal meningitis has filed a lawsuit in connection
with a tainted steroid.
The lawsuit says Maj. Adam C. Ziegler, an Iraq and Afghanistan combat veteran assigned
The lawsuit says Maj. Adam C. Ziegler, an Iraq and Afghanistan combat veteran assigned
to a special operations unit, alleges he received the tainted steroid while being treated for
a hip injury at a clinic in Nashville.
The lawsuit says Ziegler, 33, of Woodlawn, Tenn., “became very ill” and was hospitalized
The lawsuit says Ziegler, 33, of Woodlawn, Tenn., “became very ill” and was hospitalized
for 19 days last October with a painfulfungal infection of his joints, bones and muscles.
“Major Ziegler is still being treated with anti-fungal medications and there is a possibility that he will be required to take these medications for the rest of his life,” says the 52-page complaint, filed Sept. 11 in U.S. District Court in Nashville.
“Major Ziegler continues to suffer pain and nerve damage in his feet and legs,” it says.
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“Major Ziegler is still being treated with anti-fungal medications and there is a possibility that he will be required to take these medications for the rest of his life,” says the 52-page complaint, filed Sept. 11 in U.S. District Court in Nashville.
“Major Ziegler continues to suffer pain and nerve damage in his feet and legs,” it says.
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