Wendy's E. coli Lawsuit

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Wendy’s Lettuce Linked to E. Coli Outbreaks

E. coli Lettuce An E. coli O157:H7 outbreak has been associated with lettuce served at a Wendy's restartant in Fredericton some time before October 27, 2009. At least four people contracted E. coli infections.

This is not the only E. coli outbreak associated with a fast food chain that foodborne illness attorney Fred Pritzker has seen. In summer 2006, an outbreak of E. coli O121:H19 infected four people in North Ogden, Utah. Like the recent outbreak in Canada, it was associated with E. coli in lettuce from a Wendy’s restaurant. A toddler developed E. coli HUS and suffered kidney failure and other serious health problems.

Wendy's E. coli Lawsuit: Restaurant Liabilty

Restaurants are strictly liable for any illnesses cause by their food. This means that restaurants are responsible to compensate people who are sickened by their food even if the food was contaminated with E. coli when the restaurant purchased it.

Liability for a restaurant like Wendy's can be established even if the food that caused the E. coli infection is not available to test for E. coli. With lettuce E. coli outbreaks, the connection between the lettuce and the E. coli infections is generally proven with epidemiological evidence, which includes evidence that all or most of the people sickened in the outbreak ate lettuce at the restaurant a few days before the symptoms of E. coli poisoning presented.

In some lettuce E. coli outbreaks, a sample of lettuce does test positive for the outbreak-strain of E. coli. In these cases, "damages" (how much the victims should be compensated) is the most contentious issue.

Our law firm has helped many people recover compensation from restuarants that served food contaminated with E. coli and other deadly pathogens.

To contact an E. coli lawyer at Pritzker Olsen, please call 1-888-377-8900 (toll free), email Attorney Fred Pritzker or submit our online free consultation form.

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