ReNu Lawsuits are filed to recover damages for Plaintiff's personal injuries arising out of the Defendant Bausch & Lomb's failures in the design, manufacture and sale of a contact lens care product known as Baush & Lomb ReNu with MoistureLoc Multi-Purpose Solution. Plaintiffs who were injured by this product are seeking to prove that ReNu with MoistureLoc was defectively designed and tested, resulting in a substantially increased risk of developing serious fungal infections of the cornea in users of the product. Plaintiffs believe that the facts will show that the warnings on ReNu were insufficient on the product from the date it was first marketed. In addition, the plaintiffs have alleged that as of November 2005, the Defendant, Bausch & Lomb, knew that ReNu with MositureLoc had caused fungal infections resulting in serious injuries in foreign countries where their product was sold.
Worse yet, despite that knowledge, it is believed that Bausch and Lomb intentionally continued to distribute the product in the United States without warning users of the danger associated with the product. It remains to be seen whether plaintiffs can prove such reckless disregard that these actions will warrant punitive damages. As a result of the use of ReNu with MoistureLoc, many people developed a severe fungal infection requiring extensive treatment. Because plaintiffs injury occurred after Bausch & Lomb knew of the infections in other countries where the product was distributed but took no action in the United States, Plaintiff seeks both compensatory and punitive damages for defendant's reckless disregard for the safety of its customers.
