Taco Bell E. coli Outbreak: Pennsylvania

The following information on the Taco Bell E. coli outbreak in Pennsylvania will be updated as Pritzker | Ruohonen gets new information. Pritzker | Ruohonen has a national reputation in the area of food poisoning litigation, including E. coli lawsuits. The firm recently recovered a $6,425,000 settlement for victims of an outbreak that sickened people in Pennsylvania and surrounding states. If you or your child has been infected with E. coli after eating at a Pennsylvania Taco Bell, contact lawyer Fred Pritzker for a free consultation. With the source of the outbreak remaining elusive, victims should know that they have grounds for a lawsuit against Taco Bell even if health officials never pinpoint the food product that made people sick. For answers to questions regarding evidence, liability and damages, please see Taco Bell E. coli Lawsuit FAQ.

Pennsylvania Department of Health Update of the E. coli Outbreak Linked to Taco Bell Restaurants

December 15, 2006 – The Pennsylvania Department of Health is conducting a public health investigation into the current multi-state outbreak of E.coli involving Taco Bell restaurants in collaboration with other local health departments and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Below is the current case count for the Commonwealth. As December 14, 2006, the PADOH has reported 9 confirmed and 5 probable cases to the CDC. Other suspect cases are still under investigation pending laboratory confirmation to match the strain identified in these cases to the strain identified in New Jersey.

County	Confirmed Cases	Possible Cases	Total
Berks	2	2	4
Delaware	1	0	1
Lebanon	0	1	1
Montgomery	4	1	5
Philadelphia	2	0	2
York	0	1	1
Total	9	5	14

Taco Bell E. coli Outbreak in Pennsylvania: Lawyer and Lawsuit Information
Pritzker | Ruohonen has extensive E. coli lawsuit experience and has recovered millions for victims of food poisoning. If you contracted an E. coli infection after eating at a New York Taco Bell, contact a lawyer at Pritzker | Rhuohonen for a free consultation regarding your legal rights and remedies. Please call toll-free at 1-888-377-8900, e-mail Fred Pritzker at info@pritzkerlaw.com or use the firm’s online-consultation form. You may be entitled to compensation for medical expenses, lost income, pain and suffering, emotional distress and other damages.

E. coli cases are usually strict liability cases, meaning you do not have to prove the contaminated food made you sick with evidence such as leftover food. Genetic fingerprinting connecting the strain of E. coli that made you sick to the outbreak is generally enough to prove "causation." If you have an E. coli infection, you may have a case against Yum! Brands Inc. (the owner of Taco Bell), the individual owner of the Taco Bell restaurant where you ate if the owner is a franchisee, the distributor of any contaminated food, the processor of any contaminated food and others.

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