Attorney Fred Pritzker and his Bad Bug Law Team are investigating an E. coli outbreak linked to the Burma Superstar restaurant on Clement Street in San Francisco, CA. To date 14 people have reported illness, according to the San Francisco Department of Public Health. Of those sickened in the outbreak, nine of them ate at Burma Superstar on August 16 or 17, 2013.
A restaurant can be sued for E. coli food poisoning when there is sufficient evidence associating the restaurant with the illness. When a statistically significant number of outbreak victims ate at a certain restaurant before becoming ill, that can be sufficient evidence to sue for compensation, even if E. coli bacteria are not found in the restaurant during the outbreak investigation.
“Many food poisoning outbreaks are caused by produce, which is often eaten or tossed out before health officials are aware of an associated outbreak,” said Fred, a national food safety lawyer. “The courts have recognized the need for food poisoning victims and their families to have a recourse in these cases. Restaurants need to be held accountable for illnesses caused by their food.” Fred and his team can be contacted for a FREE consultation here.
According to Fred, cases of E. coli not directly linked to a restaurnat may be secondary infections, cases where an infected person transmits the illness. These outbreak victims also have a claim against the restaurant for money damages. “What we are looking for is the route of transmission and who is responsible,” said Fred. “if restaurant food makes one person sick, who then makes another person sick, both people have claims against the restaurant.”
