Elliot Olsen, an attorney at Pritzker | Ruohonen, has filed a lawsuit against an operator of a Taco John’s restaurant in Iowa on behalf of a woman who contracted an E. coli infection after eating food from the restaurant in November of 2006.
“These illnesses represent yet another breakdown in a system which seems incapable of protecting the public from contaminated food,” stated Mr. Olsen. “We believe there are other victims out there who have not yet come forward.”
The Waterloo Cedar-Falls Courier reported on the lawsuit:
Represented by attorney Elliot Olsen of Minneapolis, Bellis filed her suit against CMT Inc., which operates the Taco John's restaurant at 6210 University Ave., in Black Hawk County District Court earlier this month.Two other suits against Taco John's were filed in federal court in December 2006 and have since been settled.
According to court records, Bellis had two soft-shell tacos with lettuce at the Cedar Falls store Nov. 30.
On Dec. 4, she had abdominal cramps, which progressed to bloody diarrhea, vomiting and extreme dehydration. She spent two day in the hospital after an emergency room visit, records state.
Workers at the Black Hawk County Health Department determined she had tested positive E. coli bacteria and concluded she became sick as a result of her Taco John's meal.
CMT is based in South Dakota and operates Taco John's in Cedar Falls.
Officials said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said the E. coli strain was traced to growers in California, and some 81 people in Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin were infected.
In Black Hawk County, 33 people became ill with E. coli infections, and 14 were hospitalized.
To contact Elliot Olsen, please call toll-free at 1-888-377-8900, email Elliot, or submit the firm's free case consultation form. Read more about the Iowa E. coli outbreak linked to Taco John's on our website.
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