Oklahoma Food
Poisoning Lawsuits Likely Following E. Coli Outbreak
September 11th, 2008 •
Source of Article: http://www.aboutlawsuits.com/oklahoma-food-poisoning-lawsuits-likely-1008/
Over 200 people have suffered food poisoning as a result of a recent Oklahoma
E. coli outbreak after eating at one restaurant, and a number of these
people have consulted with food
poisoning attorneys about filing a lawsuit to seek compensation for their
injuries.
The Oklahoma State Department of Health has indicated that all of the
victims ate at the Country Cottage restaurant in Locus Grove around the middle
of August, but the exact cause of the illnesses has not yet been identified.
E. coli
food poisoning is often caused by negligence during the manufacturing or
preparation of food. It can cause severe abdominal cramps, diarrhea and
vomiting.
Although most healthy adults recover fully within a few weeks, children,
seniors and those with weak immune systems could suffer more severe injury.
About 25% of the reported cases in the
Health investigators indicated this week that they found no harmful bacteria
on kitchen surfaces, buffet counters and 17 other surfaces sampled on August
28. However, most of the people affected by the E. coli outbreak ate at the
restaurant between August 15 and August 17.
None of the victims have filed an E.
coli food poisoning lawsuit yet as a result of the
Adapted
from materials provided by Society for General Microbiology, via EurekAlert!, a service of AAAS.
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