December 2006

KDKA TV reports that a child from Mercer, Pennsylvania has died, likely of hemolytic uremic syndrome caused by E. coli O157:H7.

The State Health Department has confirmed that a young child from the area has died from E. coli. The state is investigating the death and has alerted local hospitals to be on the

A second lawsuit has been filed against Taco John’s on behalf of a victim of the recent E. coli O157:H7 outbreak that was traced to contaminated lettuce served at Taco John’s restaurants in Iowa and Minnesota.

The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Waterloo resident Karen Hibben-Levi. Ms. Hibben-Levi is represented by Seattle attorneys Marler-Clark