Two E. coli lawsuits filed against Wendy’s in UTAH - (Marler Blog)
May 6, 2008 – 6:26 pmAfter months of attempting to resolve these cases without litigation, after five days of mediation with no resolution, we filed suit against Wendys (perhaps now Arbys) in Salt Lake City Federal Court on behalf of two victims who suffered severe hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). We did settle with Wendys insurance companies several other claims of stool-culture positive victims.
As you might recall, in early August 2006, public health officials in Weber County, Utah, became aware of several people who attended a teachers conference luncheon that had contracted E. coli O121:H19. On August 2, 2006, the Weber-Morgan Health Department (WMHD) issued a News Release indicating that three people had contracted E. coli O121:H19, and that two of the individuals had developed HUS. WMHD stated that the evidence indicated that all three people contracted E. coli from the same source sometime during June 27-30 at a restaurant in the Ogden, Utah area. By […]
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