AgVenture Farms E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak Litigation
The Florida State Department of Health (DOH) identified 22 confirmed cases of E. coli O157:H7 and Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome in Central Florida during March, 2005. At least 35 additional cases were suspected as of April 1, 2005.
The DOH stated that exposure to AgVenture’s animals at three fairs - the Central Florida Fair in Orlando, the Florida State Fair in Tampa, and the 2005 Florida Strawberry Festival were the common link between all E. coli victims.
Marler Clark filed three individual lawsuits on behalf of people who became ill with E. coli O157:H7 after attending the Central Florida State Fair and the Florida Strawberry Festival.
More about the AgVenture Farms E. coli outbreak at the Central Florida Fair, the Florida State Fair, and Florida Strawberry Festival is available in the Case News section of the site.