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The information below regarding Listeria monocytogenes and listeriosis is provided by Pritzker | Olsen, P.A. , a law firm with extensive experience representing people sickened by listeriosis and the families of people whose deaths were caused by listeriosis.

What is Listeriosis?

Listeria BacteriaListeriosis is the disease caused by ingesting Listeria monocytogenesListeria (genus) monocytogenes (species) are foodborne bacteria.  Foods commonly associated with listeriosis are unpasteurized milk, soft cheeses, ice cream, smoked fish and raw and ready-to-eat meat and poultry products. 

Listeriosis is clinically defined when the organism is isolated from blood, cerebrospinal fluid, or an otherwise normally sterile site (e.g. placenta and fetus).  The elderly, immuno-compromised persons and pregnant women are particularly vulnerable to listeriosis.  Initial symptoms of listeriosis include nausea, vomiting, cramps, diarrhea, headache, constipation and persistent fever. 

Listeriosis frequently triggers sespticemia, pneumonia, and meningitis.  In pregnant women, listeriosis usually causes a mild, flu-like illness followed by miscarriage, stillbirth, or bacteremia and meningitis in newborns.

Although listeriosis is relatively rare, it is one of the most deadly foodborne diseases, accounting for roughly 28% of all deaths resulting from foodborne illness.

The time period between consuming food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes and the onset of listeriosis can be as long as 70 days.  This makes it extremely difficult to pinpoint the source of a listeriosis outbreak (also referred to as a Listeria monocytogenes outbreak).

Listeriosis Lawyers

Pritzker | Olsen, P.A. has a national reputation, and attorneys at the firm have been interviewed by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Lawyers USA, and other publications.  In recognition of their accomplishments, Fred Pritzker, Elliot Olsen and Eric Hageman have been named "Super Lawyers" by Law & Politics magazine. For a free consultation with a listeriosis attorney, please contact Pritzker | Olsen, P.A. toll-free at 1-888-377-8900 or submit the firm's free case consultation form.

 


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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.

 

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