Maple Lawn Dairy Hepatitis A Litigation
In early October, 2004, a number of hepatitis A cases were linked to consumption of food from the Maple Lawn Dairy Family Restaurant in Elmira, New York. Food contaminated by an ill food handler working at the Maple Lawn Dairy was determined to be the source of infection.
Don Rockwell ate at the Maple Lawn Dairy on October 3, 2004, and subsequently became ill with a hepatitis A infection. Mr. Rockwell was hospitalized at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, NY for four months. He died on March 13, 2005, after suffering from acute hepatitis A, liver failure, and several secondary infections. Mr. Rockwell’s medical bills exceeded $1 million.
Marler Clark represented the estate of Mr. Rockwell and his two minor children in litigation against the Maple Lawn Dairy.
More about the Maple Lawn Dairy hepatitis A outbreak is available in the Case News section of the site.