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Jaquith Strawberry Farm Lawsuit

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E. coli in Strawberries An Oregon E. coli O157 outbreak has been associated with eating strawberries from Jaquith Strawberry Farm in Newberg, Oregon. At least 10 people were sickened, and one of them died.

"Generally, in cases like this we file a lawsuit against the grower and any other companies that handled the fruit before it was eaten by the E. coli victim," said food poioning attorney Fred Pritzker. "Some growers are not adequately insured. Victims and their families should not be the ones to bear the financial burden of Salmonella contamination."

Of the ten confirmed cases, four have been hospitalized, and one elderly woman in Washington County died from kidney failure associated with E. coli O157:H7 infection. E. coli kidney failure is caused by hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) and/or thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP). Six other people in northwest Oregon also have recently developed an E. coli O157:H7 infection and appear to be part of this outbreak.

There were 12 females and four males among the cases, and their ages ranged from 4 to 85. They fell ill between July 10 and July 29.

Jaquith has recalled its certain of its strawberries. None of the following have been implicated in this outbreak:

• Berries other than strawberries;
• Strawberries sold since Aug. 1;
• Strawberries sold south of Benton County or east of Multnomah County;
• Strawberries sold in supermarkets;
• Strawberries picked at Jaquith Strawberry Farm’s U-pick field.

When a potential outbreak is investigated, public health officials ask a slate of questions of those who have been sickened, family members and health care providers. The questions are to find common exposures and “trace back” to the source.

“If someone gets sick, we ask questions about everything from what they’ve eaten, to whether they’ve been to common gatherings, to whether they’ve been swimming in a particular place, and then out of this we try to find commonalities,” he said. “The commonality among these cases has been strawberries at roadside stands and farmers’ markets supplied by this one farm last month.”

Pritzker Olsen attorneys have appeared on CBS News, Fox News and numerous local stations. Fred Pritzker is listed in The Best Lawyers in America. To contact Pritzker Olsen law firm about an Jaquith Strawberry Farm E. coli lawsuit, please call toll-free at 1-888-377-8900 or submit the firm's free case consultation form. Attorneys at PritzkerOlsen, P.A. practice exclusively in the areas of personal injury and wrongful death. They work on a continguency basis, so our law firm is not paid unless you win.

This outbreak affects Northwest Oregon. Major cities in that area include Portland, Salem and Eugene.

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