Lane, Oregon - County Fair E. coli Litigation
Marler Clark represented many of the 82 people, most of them young children, who were sickened by E. coli O157:H7 at the Lane County Fair in Eugene, Oregon, in the summer of 2002.
The Lane County outbreak was the largest E. coli O157:H7 outbreak in Oregon State history. Of the 82 victims, nearly two-thirds were children younger than age six. Twelve developed Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome. Many of them had not directly touched any animals, but health investigators established a genetic link between the E. coli among the victims and the livestock at the fair. Officials identified E. coli bacteria on or near air circulation ducts, leading them to believe the toxins were spread through the air.
More about the Lane County Fair E. coli O157:H7 outbreak is available in the Case News section of the site.