2012 Michigan Meningitis Epidemic Fatalities: Lab Leader Files a No Contest Plea for Manslaughter

Barry Cadden Enters a Not Guilty Plea to Charges of Involuntary Homicide

Federal Sentence Concurrent with Plea Agreement Terms

Co-founder of the New England Compounding Center Barry Cadden has entered a not guilty plea to charges of involuntary homicide resulting from the Michigan meningitis epidemic in 2012. Linked to tainted steroids from Cadden’s company, this pandemic claimed the lives of about 100 people in 20 states, with Michigan suffering the most. By the plea agreement, Cadden will serve his current 14 1/2-year federal sentence for fraud in addition to a concurrent 10- to 15-year prison term. Amid legal complications, such as the charges that Michigan pharmacist Glenn Chin is now facing, the plea represents a turning point in the ongoing legal drama. The lawyer for Cadden has chosen to remain silent about the case.

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The Meningitis Epidemic Court Drama Continues as Cadden Enters a Not-Guilty Plea

During legal proceedings, Cadden entered a not-guilty plea to eleven counts of involuntary manslaughter in Livingston County, Michigan. A Michigan victim’s death was at issue in every count. He was facing second-degree murder charges, which were still pending trial at the time of the plea agreement. The plea marks a crucial turning point in the legal drama surrounding the 2012 epidemic, with pharmacist Glenn Chin, another defendant, facing identical charges in Michigan. Both cases have been delayed by federal charges, appeals, and procedural snags; according to an ABC News story, Chin’s case is set for a hearing in March.

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