New York E. coli Lawsuit

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Lettuce E. coli Seven people in New York have contracted E. coli O145 infections in an outbreak that has been linked to Freshway Foods lettuce. Two of the cases are confirmed and three are probable. Students at Daemen College in Amherst, New York, and students at Roy C. Ketcham High School, John Jay High School, Wappingers Junior High School and Van Wyck Middle School, all in Wappingers Falls, New York, have been sickened in this outbreak. People in Michigan and Ohio have also been sickened, and we have information suggesting that the outbreak may widen.

Three people sickened in this outbreak have developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). Our law firm is representing one. The other two are students in Wappinger Falls--a 15-year-old and a 17-year-old.

Our law firm has been contacted by victims of this outbreak. A Freshway Foods lawsuit would most likely include claims against the grower and the place where the lettuce was purchased.

Confirmed cases are persons with:

(1) E. coli O145 infection, or E. coli infection with O Group pending, AND
(2) an illness onset on or after March 1, 2010, AND
(3) a DNA fingerprint matching the outbreak strain; AND
(4) an epidemiologic link to the outbreak.

Probable cases are persons with an epidemiologic link to the outbreak and

(1) E. coli O145 infection with an illness onset on or after March 1, 2010 regardless of DNA fingerprint pattern, AND/OR
(2) hemolytic-uremic syndrome; AND/OR
(3) a laboratory isolate positive for Shiga toxin 2 [stx2] or isolate positive for Shiga toxin, but toxin type is unknown or pending.

Freshway Foods Lettuce E coli

Three outbreak victims have developed a type of kidney failure known as hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS).

The bacteria responsible for this outbreak, E coli O145, are referred to as Shiga toxin-producing E. coli, or STEC. STECs have been associated with human illness, including bloody diarrhea and a potentially fatal kidney condition called hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS). STEC bacteria are grouped by serotypes (e.g., O157 or O145). The STEC serotype found most commonly in U.S. patients is E. coli O157. Other E. coli serotypes in the STEC group, including O145, are sometimes called “non-O157 STECs.” Currently, there are limited public health surveillance data on the occurrence of non-O157 STECs, including E. coli O145, therefore E.coli O145 may go unreported. Because it is more difficult to identify than E. coli O157, many clinical laboratories do not test for non-O157 STEC infection.

Multiple lines of evidence have implicated shredded romaine lettuce from a Freshway Foods processing facility as a source of infection in this outbreak. This evidence includes the identification of E. coli O145 from an unopened package of shredded romaine lettuce obtained from the facility. DNA testing to confirm the link to ill persons is pending at this time. Freshway Foods has issued a recall of lettuce produced at their facility as a result of the evidence obtained to date. Read about the Freshway Foods recall.

Pritzker Olsen law firm has gained a national reputation in the area of E. coli litigation. Attorney Fred Pritzker has been interviewed by the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and other publications. In recognition of his accomplishments, he was selected by other attorneys for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America. Attorneys Fred Pritzker, Elliot Olsen and Eric Hageman have been named "Super Lawyers" by their state's Law & Politics magazine. For a free consultation about an E. coli lawsuit, please call toll-free at 1-888-377-8900 or submit the firm’s online consultation form.

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