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E. coli Legal Cases
Second Lincoln parent files suit in E. coli contamination
A second Lincoln family is suing a Massachusetts business that is accused of supplying burger meat tainted with E. coli bacteria during a Lincoln Middle School trip after which several students and staff became sick.
Lincoln resident Barry Santos is the plaintiff on behalf of his daughter Lynn Santos. Lynn and other Lincoln sixth graders…
A Dancer’s Struggle with E. coli 0157:H7 from a Hamburger
"I ask myself every day, ‘Why me?’ and ‘Why from a hamburger?’
Michael Moss does an amazing job of exposing the underbelly of how our meat is produced in the United States.
E. coli O157:H7 is a deadly bacteria that nearly took Stephanie Smith’s life. Every day is a struggle for her now due to…
Jane Majeska vs Dole, Natural Selection Foods, Mission Organics and Pic-n-Save
The 2006 outbreak of E. coli tied to spinach sickened more than 205 people nationwide, many gravely. More than 31 developed Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS) and five lost their lives.
One of the most critically ill was Jane Majeska of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, an 85-year old woman whose fight to stay alive in the …
JBS Swift & Company Sued In Federal Court By Wisconsin Family
Three Family Members Sickened in Wisconsin, One Gravely.
A Wisconsin family sickened in the JBS Swift Beef Company outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 will file suit against the company Wednesday. The lawsuit will be brought by the Seattle-based foodborne illness law firm Marler Clark in the Federal Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin. This…
12-Year Old HUS Victim Rebecca Gosla Reaches Settlement With United Foods
A confidential settlement was reached July 30th on behalf of twelve-year-old Rebecca Gosla, who was sickened in a 2007 E. coli O157:H7 outbreak linked to contaminated ground beef that were manufactured by United Foods. Rebecca’s illness stands apart from most E. coli O157:H7 infections, even for children who develop hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS).
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First Lawsuit Filed Against JBS Swift Beef By 14-Year Old Boy Visiting Colorado
The first lawsuit stemming from the current E. coli O157:H7 (E. coli) recall by JBS Swift Beef Company of Greeley, Colorado that has been linked to 23 E. coli illnesses in California, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York and Wisconsin was filed today on behalf of an Albuquerque-area child who…
Second Lawsuit Filed, This One In Colorado, As E. Coli Cookie Outbreak Spreads Across Country
We borrow this from the Marler Blog, where it was filed earlier today:
An E. coli lawsuit was filed today on behalf of a Denver-area child who became gravely ill with E. coli O157:H7 after eating refrigerated Nestle Toll House cookie dough. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of the family of Madison Sedbrook …
Marler Clark And O’Reilly Collins File First Lawsuit Against Nestle’s In National E. coli 0157:H7 Outbreak
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Grimmway Farms Sues Over Loss Of Its Carrot Crop To Neighbor’s Sheep
Fernando and Yvonne Iturriria are neighbors of Grimmway Farms outside Bakersfield, CA. They raise sheep next door to Grimmway Farms, which grows carrots.
After the sheep recently got into the carrots, Grimmway Farms destroyed 75 acres out of concern that sheep droppings might have left the carrots contaminated with E. coli or some other food-borne…