November 2, 2018
In the sun-drenched fields of Yuma, Arizona, a deadly E.coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce is casting a long shadow as the leafy greens growing season gets underway. Together, California and Arizona produce about 95 percent of lettuce grown in the U.S. They divide the year seasonally. Each November,…
April 25, 2018
The E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce grown in Yuma, AZ now includes 84 people in 19 states half of whom have been hospitalized, nine with a form of kidney failure called hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), according to the…
May 5, 2017
Several lawsuits have been filed against The SoyNut Butter Company on behalf of people sickened in an E. coli food poisoning outbreak linked to I.M. Healthy SoyNut Butter products. Many of the 32 people sickened were children who were exposed to…
April 21, 2017
Our law firm has filed an I.M. Healthy lawsuit for a child who contracted E. coli O157:H7 and hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS kidney failure) after exposure to an I.M. Healthy product distributed by The SoyNut Butter Company. This is an…
April 9, 2017
Our law firm has filed a lawsuit for a child sickened in the I.M. Healthy E. coli outbreak. Only a few days after exposure to an I.M. Healthy SoyNut Butter product at a daycare, our young client, M.R., developed a life…
March 23, 2017
Our national food safety law firm has filed a lawsuit against The SoyNut Butter Company on behalf of M.R., a young child, and his parents, residents of Coconino County, Arizona. Attorneys Brendan Flaherty and Ryan Osterholm (1-888-377-8900) filed the suit on March…
March 21, 2017
Our E. coli lawyers have filed a lawsuit against The SoyNut Butter Company for a child whose kidneys failed after eating an I.M. Healthy SoyNut Butter product at a daycare. Our young client is one of at least 7 children who…
March 3, 2017
You may have the right to sue the SoyNut Butter Company for E. coli if your illness can be linked to one of the company’s I.M. Healthy brand products. If your child was sickened, you may have the right to sue…
November 23, 2016
Attorneys Fred Pritzker, Brendan Flaherty and Lindsay Lien Rinholem won a $7.55 million verdict on behalf of a 10-year-old child who contracted an E. coli O157:H7 infection from animals on a pumpkin farm. The child (E.H.) developed a kind of…
November 18, 2016
In the December 2016 issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have published a paper studying pigeons as a reservoir for VT2f-producing E. coli bacteria that can cause hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). Scientists at several…
August 18, 2016
Our law firm is investigating an E. coli and HUS outbreak that has sickened several people in Washington County, Oregon. Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is a complication that causes kidney failure, which then can lead to additional severe illness, including…
August 3, 2016
An E. coli outbreak linked to ground beef produced by PT Farm of North Haverhill, NH has sickened 14 people in four states, hospitalizing four of them, according to a USDA recall announcement. PT Farm recalled 8800 pounds of beef because…