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Listeria, Listeriosis and Miscarriage
The following information on Listeria, listeriosis and miscarriage is provided by the law firm of Pritzker | Olsen, P.A., a leading food safety litigation law firm. The firm has successfully represented women who suffered miscarriages after contracting Listeria infections (listeriosis). Contact the firm to learn more about these cases and for a free consultation regarding your case. To contact the firm, please call toll-free at 1-888-377-8900 or submit the firm’s free case consultation form.
Listeriosis contracted by a pregnant woman can lead to miscarriage, stillbirth and severe illness (often leading to death) in a newborn. It is usually infection with Listeria in the first trimester of pregnancy that leads to miscarriage.
According to the CDC, pregnant women are about 20 times more likely than other healthy adults to get listeriosis. (Read about Listeria and pregnancy.) In the past, it was thought that the reason for this was hormonal changes during pregnancy that affected the mother’s immune system, making her more susceptible to listeriosis.
Recent studies conducted by researchers at Berkeley now point to the placenta as playing a roll in the increased risk for listeriosis in pregnant women:
Listeria monocytogenes (the bacteria that causes listeriosis) can invade the placenta, where - protected from the body's immune system - they proliferate rapidly before pouring out to infect
organs such as the liver and spleen. The illness they cause, listeriosis, often results in miscarriage or infection of the unborn baby.
The study is the first to trace such a pathway of infection, and it dashes the widely-held assumption that immune-system changes during pregnancy are to blame for elevated Listeria infection rates.
"The reason the mother is more susceptible is not necessarily because her immune system is compromised, but because the bacteria that got into her placenta are infecting her," said Anna Bakardjiev, the study's lead author and a postdoctoral researcher with Daniel Portnoy, professor of biochemistry and molecular
biology at UC Berkeley. "The miscarriages that result from these infections may be a natural defense mechanism to dispel this
source of infection."
If you have suffered a miscarriage after eating food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes or have questions about listeriosis and miscarriage, please contact our law firm for a free consultation with Fred Pritzker. He has gained a national reputation and has been interviewed by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, other publications and television stations. In recognition of his accomplishments, he has been named a “Super Lawyer” by Law & Politics magazine. He is also listed in The Best Lawyers in America.
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Non-O157 E. coli (Non-O157 STEC)
Non-O157 E. coli can cause serious injury and death, and yet ground beef contaminated with these strains of E. coli are not considered adulterated under federal law. The six most common strains of non-O157 E. coli include E. coli O26, E. coli O45, E. coli O103, E. coli O111, E. coli O121 and E. coli O145.
Steak E. coli Outbreak
Our E. coli lawyers are investigating cases of E. coli O157 that have been linked to steak served at restaurants in California, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah and Washington.
Fairbank Farms Beef Recall Lawsuit
Fairbank Farms ground beef products have been associated with E. coli cases in California, Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Vermont.
Petting Zoo Llama E. coli HUS
Our 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).
E. coli Wrongful Death Settlement
We have recently settled a number of E. coli cases involving victims of various E. coli outbreaks, including a wrongful death claim.
Recent Foodborne Outbreaks
- Taco John's Lawsuit: Taco Johns food poisoning lawsuit information.
- Taco Bell Lawsuit: Information about a Taco Bell food poisoning lawsuit.
- Chipotle Lawsuit: Update on Chipotle food poisoning case and Chipotle lawsuit FAQ.
- Subway Salmonellosis Lawsuit: 34 people were sickened, and 14 of those were hospitalized, all in Illinios.
- Hartmann Dairy E coli Lawsuit Lawyer - 5 people, 4 of them children, contracted E. coli, and one of those developed HUS.
- Freshway Foods lettuce lawsuit - We are representing one of the people who developed hemolytic uremic syndrome.
- Pasture Maid Creamery Campylobacter: Our lawyers are representing a man who was paralyzed with Guillain-Barre syndrome.
- Peppa's E. coli Lawsuit - An E. coli outbreak in Hawaii associated with the restaurant.
- Daniele Salami Lawsuit: Daniele salami (salame) has been linked to a Salmonella Montevideo outbreak.
- Steak E. coli Outbreak: Over 20 people were sickened by blade-tenderized, non-intact steak.
- Fairbank Farms Lawsuit: A multistate E. coli outbreak has been linked to Fairbank Farms hamburger.
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