E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak Litigation
E. coli O157:H7 was identified for the first time at the CDC in 1975, but it was not until seven years later, in 1982, that E. coli O157:H7 was conclusively determined to be a cause of enteric disease. Following outbreaks of foodborne illness that involved several cases of bloody diarrhea, E. coli O157:H7 was firmly associated with hemorrhagic colitis.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimated in 1999 that 73,000 cases of E. coli O157:H7 occur each year in the United States. Approximately 2,000 people are hospitalized, and 60 people die as a direct result of E. coli O157:H7 infections and complications. The majority of infections are thought to be foodborne-related, although E. coli O157:H7 accounts for less than 1% of all foodborne illness.
E. coli O157:H7 bacteria are believed to mostly live in the intestines of cattle but have also been found in the intestines of chickens, deer, sheep, goats, and pigs. E. coli O157:H7 does not make the animals that carry it ill; the animals are merely the reservoir for the bacteria.
While the majority of foodborne illness outbreaks associated with E. coli O157:H7 have involved ground beef, such outbreaks have also involved unpasteurized apple and orange juice, unpasteurized milk, alfalfa sprouts, and water. An outbreak can also be caused by person-to-person transmission of the bacteria in homes and in settings like daycare centers, hospitals, and nursing homes. We are involved in representing families of children who have suffered from this bacterium.
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- AgVenture Farms Petting Zoo E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak Litigation - Florida
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- Bauer Meat E. coli Litigation - Georgia
- BJ’s Wholesale Club E. coli Litigation - New York and New Jersey
- Captain’s Galley Seafood Restaurant E. coli Outbreak - North Carolina
- Cargill E. coli Outbreak - Nationwide
- Carneco / Sam’s Club E. coli Outbreak - Wisconsin & Michigan
- CCC Alternative Learning Daycare E. coli Outbreak - Texas
- China Buffet E. coli Outbreak - Minnesota
- ConAgra Ground Beef E. coli Outbreak - Nationwide
- Crossroads Farm Petting Zoo E. coli Outbreak - North Carolina
- Dee Creek Farm E. coli Outbreak - Washington & Oregon
- Dole Lettuce E. coli Outbreak - Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Oregon
- Dole Spinach E. coli Outbreak - Nationwide
- E. Coli Outbreak - 7 states
- Emmpak E. coli Outbreak - Wisconsin
- Excel E. coli Outbreak - Georgia
- Finley Elementary School E. coli Outbreak - Washington
- Fresno Meat Market E. coli Outbreak - California
- Georgia E. Coli Illnesses Linked to Nebraska Beef Recall
- Georgia Lawsuit Filed in National E. coli Outbreak
- Gold Coast Produce E. coli Outbreak - California
- Golden Corral E. coli Outbreak - Nebraska
- Habaneros E. coli Outbreak - Missouri
- Jack in the Box E. coli Outbreak - Western States
- Karl Ehmer Meats E. coli Outbreak – New Jersey
- KFC E. coli Outbreak - Ohio
- Kid’s Korner Daycare E. coli Outbreak - Missouri
- Kindercare E. coli Outbreak - California
- King Garden Restaurant E. coli Outbreak - Ohio
- Lane County Fair E. coli Outbreak - Oregon
- Nebraska Beef E. coli Litigation - Minnesota
- Odwalla E. coli Outbreak - Western States
- Olive Garden E. coli Outbreak - Oregon
- Organic Pastures E. coli Outbreak - California
- Parsley E. coli Outbreak - Washington & Oregon
- Peninsula Village E. coli Outbreak - Tennessee
- PM Beef Holdings, Lunds & Byerly’s E. coli Outbreak
- Robeson Schools E. coli Outbreak - North Carolina
- Rochester Meat Company E. coli Outbreak - Wisconsin, California
- Sizzler E. coli Outbreak - Wisconsin
- Sodexho Spinach E. coli Outbreak - California
- Spokane Produce E. coli Outbreak - Washington, Oregon, Idaho
- Stop & Shop E. coli Case - New Hampshire
- Taco John’s E. coli Outbreak – Iowa and Minnesota
- Topps and Price Chopper E. coli Case - New York
- Topps Meats E. coli Outbreak - Nationwide
- Totino’s and Jeno’s Pizza E. coli Outbreak
- United Food Group E. coli Outbreak - Western States
- Victim of Taco Bell E. coli Outbreak Sues Yum Brands
- Washington County Fair E. coli Outbreak - New York
- Wendy’s E. coli Outbreak - Oregon
- Wendy’s E. coli Outbreak - Utah
- White Water Water Park E. coli Outbreak