The first products liability lawsuit was filed against JBS Swift & Company after last month’s E.coli meat contamination. This product liability lawsuit was filed on behalf of a 16-month-old boy who was hospitalized after eating the meat his mother bought at a Costco.
An E.coli outbreak was linked to Colorado meat-packer JBS Swift & Company for beef it sent to 13 states on April 21 and 22, 2009.
Meat contaminated with E.coli has led to injury in at least four states.
Our San Diego firm’s personal injury lawyers know mistakes can be made and some products can be tainted with harmful bacteria, but those same producers should issue a recall as soon as possible to prevent product liability related injuries.
On June 19, 2009, the child was rushed to an emergency room with severe stomach pains. The child spent almost three weeks in the hospital and suffered liver failure. As a result of the contaminated meat, his kidneys are functioning at only 30 percent of normal.
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) confirmed at least 23 people in nine states have gotten sick with a strain of E.coli with a particular fingerprint of the virus and required medical treatment for their illness. According to the lawsuit, the child’s E.coli matched that fingerprint.
Swift announced a voluntary recall on June 24th, after the CDC found a link between the company’s meat and illnesses caused by the virus.
The San Diego personal injury attorneys at our firm believe all food companies should make contaminant-free products. Unfortunately, we still live in a world where we can becoming sick from what we eat. As a result, precautions need to be taken at every stage from the manufacturer to your kitchen to prevent injury or wrongful death from harmful food-born bacteria.
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About Michael PinesMichael Pines is a former insurance company attorney who specializes in car accident injury. While he was an insurance attorney, he learned from behind the scenes on how insurance companies work and how they decided to pay injured people. Now that he works against insurance companies, Michael's inside knowledge has resulted in significant benefits to his clients injured in car accidents.
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