Illinois Clinic Files Breach of Contract Complaint for Undelivered N-95 Masks
April 29, 2021
A lawsuit filed in Los Angeles, California by Springfield Clinic LLP asserted that Primex Clinical Laboratories Inc. lapsed on its promise to provide 1 million 3M-brand N95 masks to the practice, despite the parties’ binding agreement. Wednesday’s complaint is set against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, which allegedly prompted Springfield to purchase personal protective equipment (PPE), including masks, to protect its staff and patients while continuing to provide care.
Springfield is an Illinois-based “multi-specialty physician practice with medical offices throughout central Illinois that has been providing health care to the people in its community since the 1940s.” According to the complaint, Primex is a clinical laboratory based in Van Nuys, California that has supply chain access to PPE, namely 3M equipment.