A proposed fund to compensate victims of a nationwide meningitis outbreak linked to a Massachusetts company that killed 64 people has been increased by about $35 million.The outbreak was blamed on a tainted steroid produced by New England Compounding Center. It sickened more than 750 people in 20 states.
A court-appointed bankruptcy trustee says a new agreement filed Wednesday calls for a fund of at least $135 million to compensate people who were injured and relatives of those who died. An earlier settlement announced in May called for a more than $100 million fund, including $50 million from the owners of the now-defunct company.
A judge must still approve the plan.
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