Family of Deceased Toddler in Houston Suing Triad Over Defective Products

Two-year-old Harrison Kothari was recovering well after surgery to remove a benign cyst in the area of his spinal cord and brain last fall when he suddenly developed a serious infection the day before he was to be discharged from the hospital. Now Shanoop and Sandra Kothari, parents of the toddler, are suing Triad Group of Hartland, Wisconsin. It was found that the alcohol wipes being used to care for Harrison were tainted with Bacillus cereus; the toddler succumbed to acute bacterial meningitis.

For over a month following the death of their little boy, the Kothari's had no idea as to why or how their son contracted meningitis. A few weeks later a relative of the Kothari's learned that tens of millions of pads and swabs were being recalled after reading a notice posted online. According to the relative, Triad Group was the supplier. This notice was posted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Harrison was being treated at Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston. After learning about the tainted wipes and swabs, officials at the hospital confirmed that Triad was the supplier of the alcohol prep products they used. Knowing that their son contracted a very rare bacteria and that the swatches that were used on Harrison several times a day were tainted, the Kothari's then knew what had happened.

The Kothari's filed a lawsuit seeking damages for the loss of their little boy's life, charging Triad Group with gross negligence. Christopher Kelly, and FDA spokesman, said that Triad, a 35-year-old firm, did everything correctly by notifying government authorities about the huge recall.

Bacillus cereus is a bacteria that is occasionally linked to food poisoning. Sandra Kothari does not want other parents to go through what she and her husband have gone through. She stated that "People buy alcohol pads and they last a long time in the bathroom. They're sitting there now".

It is a sad situation when a 2-year-old toddler loses his life to tainted alcohol pads.

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