MARLER BLOG: Student sickened by E. coli-tained lettuce files suit - (Marler Blog)
August 19, 2008 – 8:37 pmBlog Release:
A victim of the June 2008 lettuce E. coli outbreak in Thurston and Pierce counties filed suit today in the Superior Court of Washington, King County. Heather Whybrew of Federal Way, Washington was a student at Pacific Lutheran University in Parkland when she was infected with E. coli O157:H7. The lawsuit was filed against Northwest Fruit and Produce Inc and John Does, Growers, Shippers and Suppliers by attorney William Marler and Marler Clark, a Seattle law firm dedicated to representing victims of foodborne illness.
Ten people were sickened in the outbreak, which was traced to bagged, commercial romaine lettuce manufactured and distributed by Northwest Produce to food service locations including Pacific Lutheran University (PLU). Ms. Whybrew fell ill on May 16, after taking all of her meals at PLU. She experienced cramping, nausea, and diarrhea, which became bloody the next day. In extreme pain, she went to the school health […]
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