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Personal Injury and Wrongful Death

E. coli HUS

Our lawyers win money for E. coli HUS victims.
We hold companies accountable.

We believe the best way to deter companies from selling food contaminated with E. coli is to make them pay when they do. We also believe that E. coli HUS victims should be compensated for all medical expenses, pain and suffering, lost wages and other damages to them and their families. This should always include amounts for future expenses, losses and pain.

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E. coli HUS Video

In the video below, food safety attorney Fred Pritzker dicusses E. coli and hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). Mr. Pritzker represents E. coli HUS victims throughout the United States.

E. coli HUS Information

E. coli O157 causes 90% or more of the cases of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS).  In light of this, the CDC urges health professionals to get a culture for E. coli O157 from all HUS patients. 

If E. coli O157 is found in the culture, the CDC recommends avoiding treatment with antibiotics.  In several E. coli outbreaks, people who received antibiotics had a higher risk of kidney failure or death. 

HUS generally occurs around the eighth day after an E. coli infection presents as diarrhea.  Generally, fifteen percent of children under ten who contract an E. coli infection developed HUS.  In recent E. coli outbreaks, the percentage of adults who developed HUS from an E. coli infection varied greatly, but children remain at the greatest risk of developing HUS.

HUS is often associated with E. coli-related bloody diarrhea, but only about 70% of HUS cases are preceded by bloody diarrhea.  Anyone with severe gastrointestinal illness accompanied by watery or bloody diarrhea, especially in children, the elderly and those with compromised immune systems, should get medical attention. 

In some cases, by the time a patient seeks medical attention for the HUS, the E. coli culture will be negative because the E. coli has passed through the patient’s system.  The CDC recommends doing a rectal swab on admission for any patient suspected of having HUS in addition to getting stool samples.

Our Recent E coli HUS Cases

E. coli in Stawberries Causes Oregon Outbreak
Strawberries E. coliStrawberries from Jaquith Strawberry Farm located in Newberg, Oregon have been associated with an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak in Oregon. Ten people were sickened, and one of them died. Read about a Jaquith Strawberry Farm lawsuit.

Bravo Farms Cheese Lawsuit for E. coli and HUS
Gouda Cheese RecallOur attorneys have filed a Costco and Bravo Farms lawsuit for E. coli and HUS personal injury. The E. coli outbreak has sickened people in Arizona, Colorado, California, New Mexico and Nevada. For more information: Gouda Cheese Recall Attorneys.

Fralo's Art of Pizza E coli Outbreak - Contaminated Water Supply
Our attorneys are representing people sickened at Fralo's Art of Pizza, located at Interstate 10 and Boerne Stage Road. According to the the San Antonio Metro Health Department the restaurants water was contaminated with E. coli.

E. coli O145 HUS from Freshway Foods Lettuce
Lettuce E. coliAttorney Fred Pritzker has been retained to represent an E. coli HUS victim who was sickened by romaine lettuce processed by Freshway Foods and served on campus. Our client is one of over 20 people sickened in the Freshway Foods lettuce E. coli outbreak in Michigan, Ohio, New York and Tennessee.

E. coli HUS from Steak Served at a Restaurant
Steak E coliAttorney Fred Pritzker has been retained by an 18 year-old woman from Ashtabula, Ohio who suffered E. coli O157:H7 poisoning and hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) linked to contaminated steak recalled by National Steak and Poultry, an Owasso, Oklahoma meat processor. The young woman was hospitalized for weeks and almost died. She was on dialysis for months and now suffers from decreased kidney function and hypertension.

E. coli O157 and HUS from Well Water
E. coli TestingAttorney Elliot Olsen reached a confidential settlement for a two-year-old E. coli-HUS victim who was sickened by well water contaminated with  E. Coli O157.  The well served as the water supply to the rural home her family rented. 

Petting Zoo Llama E. coli HUS
Minnesota Petting Zoo E. coliOur law firm has been retained to represent a 3-year-old child who contracted an E. coli infection after visiting an apple orchard/petting zoo in Minnesota. The child developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS).

HUS-TTP Lawsuit
Ground Beef E. coliOur lawyers filed suit against The Barbecue Pit, Inc. restaurant, Nebraska Beef, Ltd. and H & L Distributors on behalf of a woman who contracted an E. coli infection after eating contaminated ground beef later recalled by Nebraska Beef. She developed HUS-TTP and almost died.

Complications of E. coli HUS

Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is sometimes referred to as hemolytic uremic poisoning.  This moniker is apt given that most cases of HUS are the result of E. coli poisoning, which is often contracted via food or water.  If you or your child has been diagnosed with E. coli and/or HUS, the E. coli lawyers at PritzkerOlsen, P.A. are available for a free consultation regarding an E. coli lawsuit.  To contact the firm, call toll-free at 1-888-377-8900 or submit the online consultation form. Attorney Fred Pritzker is listed in the current edition of The Best Lawyers in America.

Children under the age of 10 are at greatest risk for developing HUS from an E. coli infection. Read our information on children and HUS kidney failure and our answer to: My child has HUS and needs dialysis treatment. Can I get help with the medical bills?

Keywords: E coli HUS, kidney failure, renal failure, ecoli, kidney damage, dialysis, food lawyer, E coli hemolytic uremic syndrome, TTP-HUS, E. coli O157, HUS poisoning, HUS illness, hemolytic anemia, ecoli 0157.

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