Lawyers Representing Victims of E. coli Contamination
E. coli has been linked to a
California spinach processor that has killed one person and sickened nearly 100 others. Twenty-nine people have been hospitalized, 14 of them with kidney failure. FDA officials said they had received reports of illness in 19 states.
Spinach has been removed from supermarket shelves, and consumers have tossed out the leafy green. So far only one company has been implicated, Natural Selection Foods, which distributes spinach under the Earthbound Farm and other brands. However, the government is investigating other companies too, and it is believed other brands may also be implicated.
E. coli or Escherichia coli is a common cause of foodborne illness with approximately 73,000 cases of infection and 61 deaths occurring in the United States each year. E. coli can lead to bloody diarrhea and kidney failure. Most E. coli cases are linked to eating undercooked ground beef, drinking raw milk and after swimming in or drinking sewage-contaminated water.
Bacteria in diarrheal stools of infected persons can be passed from one person to another if hygiene or handwashing habits are inadequate. This can happen with toddlers who are not toilet trained, putting family members of these children are at high risk. Over the last few years several e coli contamination has been linekd with several food and drink manufacturers, including Wendy’s, Starbucks, Odwalla, BJ’s and McDonalds.
Legal Help for Victims
If you or a loved one has been infected with E. coli you may have valuable legal rights, please fill out the form at the right for a free case evaluation by a qualified E. coli contamination attorney. Alternatively, call our toll free number: 1-800-LAW-INFO (1-800-529-4636).
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Another Kroger E. Coli Lawsuit
Jul 2, 2008
| Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Another lawsuit has been filed against the Kroger Company grocery store in response to the multi-state E. coli poisoning that sickened dozens and has been linked to ground beef purchased at Cincinnati-based Krogers. The woman, Amanda Adam of suburban New Albany, was sickened with E. coli, according to the lawsuit filed Monday against the nation's largest traditional grocery chain. Adam named Kroger and the beef supplier, which had not been named at the time of the filing, in the...
New E. coli Outbreak Emerging in Georgia
Jul 2, 2008
| Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
With two confirmed cases and approximately one dozen tests pending, public health disease investigators in Georgia are looking into an outbreak of Escherichia coli (E. coli). "This appears to be a cluster of E. coli 0157, which is one of the most commonly identified disease-causing groups of this bacteria in the United States. Public Health became involved after healthcare providers noticed a number of patients were experiencing similar symptoms," Southwest Georgia Public...
Nebraska Beef Recalls Tons of Meat Tied to Kroger E. Coli Outbreak
Jul 2, 2008
| Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Amid mounting lawsuits over a multi-state E. coli contamination, Nebraska Beef Ltd. is recalling over 265 tons of meat used in the ground beef suspected of the E. coli contaminated that caused at least 40 illnesses in Michigan and Ohio. Nebraska Beef and Kroger have received the strongest recall rating—Class I—by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). Class I recalls mean the product involved carries a high health risk.On Friday,...
Lawsuits Coming in Kroger E. Coli Outbreak
Jun 30, 2008
| Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
At least one person plans on filing a lawsuit after falling ill from eating tainted meat. Zachery Everhart become sick with E. coli in the recent and ongoing multi-state outbreak of E. coli poisoning after consuming tainted meat that generated from Kroger’s Grocery. A raw beef sample sold at Gahanna's Kroger Marketplace tested positive this week for E. coli O157:H7. Everhart’s attorney plans to file a product liability claim against Kroger and its beef...
E. Coli Tainted Kroger Ground Beef Blamed for 35 Illnesses
Jun 27, 2008
| Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
On Wednesday, the Kroger Company issued a ground beef recall, but only after several Michigan and Ohio health department announcements that E. coli outbreaks in those states were linked to its tainted beef. By that time, the E. Coli-tainted Kroger ground beef had sickened dozens. Now, it has been reported that since the recall was announced, there have been 12 additional reports of E. coli food poisoning - four more in Ohio, and another 8 in Michigan - bringing the total to at...
