Gouda Cheese E. coli Outbreak Lawsuit Filed
In the video below, Fred Pritzker, a food safety lawyer with Pritzker Olsen law firm, discusses a lawsuit the firm filed in federal court in Arizona involving the Bravo Farms Gouda cheese outbreak that has sickened people in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada and New Mexico.
Our law firm has filed a lawsuit on behalf of a family, four members of which all were sickened with E. coli O157:H7 as a result of eating Bravo Farms Dutch Style Gouda Cheese at a Costco store in Arizona. Testing has confirmed that the E. coli that sickened our clients is the same strain of E. coli O157:H7 that has been linked to the Gouda cheese E. coli outbreak involving Bravo Farms Gouda cheese sold and offered as samples at Costco stores in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada and New Mexico. This is important because we want to make sure that the cases are actually part of the outbreak.
The people in the family became extremely ill, required medical care and went through excruciating discomfort as a result of this outbreak. We have also been retained by a number of other families from this outbreak.
If you believe that you have been injured as a result of this outbreak, you should contact us right away. You can do that be calling us toll free at 1-888-377-8900 or submitting our online form for a free consultation.
Bravo Farms and Costco: E coli Attorney Video
In the video below about Bravo Farms and Costco, E. coli attorney Fred Pritzker discusses the outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections that have been preliminarily linked to Bravo Farms Dutch Style Gouda cheese, (Costco item 40654), offered for sale and in cheese sampling events at Costco stores in Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico and Nevada. If you or a loved one has been sickened, you can contact Fred Pritzker or another E. coli lawyer at Pritzker Olsen by calling 1-888-377-8900 (toll free) or submitting our online form for a free consultation.
As of November 4, 2010, 25 persons infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 have been reported from five states since mid-October. The number of ill persons identified in each state with this strain is as follows: AZ (11), CA (1), CO (8), NM (3) and NV (2). There have been 9 reported hospitalizations, 1 possible case of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), and no deaths. HUS-E coli O157:H7 is a severe illness that causes kidney failure and can also cause seizures, stroke, coma, paralysis, severe hypertension, sepsis, pancreatitis and death.
Our E. coli attorneys have years of experience and have won millions for E. coli and HUS victims throughout the United States. We welcome you to contact us for information about our past cases and how we can help you protect your rights.
Attorney Fred Pritzker regularly speaks on food poisoning litigation and food safety. He is listed in the current edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
Bravo Farms Lawsuit: E. coli Attorneys Provide Information for Victims in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, California
Our E. coli attorneys are investigating a Bravo Farms lawsuit for E. coli food poisoning that resulted in severe diarrhea, dehydration, abdominal pain and hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), which can cause kidney failure, central nervous system damage, heart problems, pancreatitis, hypertension, blindness, stroke, coma and death. Bravo Farms Dutch Style Gouda cheese, (Costco item 40654) offered for sale and in cheese sampling events at Costco Wholesale Corporation (Costco) locations is preliminarily linked with an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections.
As of Thursday, November 4, 2010, 25 persons infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 have been reported from five states since mid-October. The number of ill persons identified in each state with this strain is as follows: Arizona (11), California (1), Colorado (8), New Mexico (3) and Nevada (2). There have been 9 reported hospitalizations, 1 possible case of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), and no deaths.
Bravo Farms Lawsuit: Liability and Compensation for E. coli and HUS Victims
If your case of E. coli O157 can be linked by microbiological and epidemiological evidence to Bravo Farms cheese, you most likely have a case against the company and can sue under any of the following theories of liability:
- Negligence
- Breach of contract
- Strict liability
Before we sue a food manufacturer in these cases, we hire microbiologists and epidemiologists, gather and analyze evidence, and make sure we have built a solid case for full and adequate compensation for the E. coli victim and his or her family. Compensation can include amounts for the following:
- Medical expenses
- Lost income
- Pain and suffering
- Emotional distress
- Disability
- Loss of quality of life
- Other damages
The pain and suffering E. coli victims endure is extremely high. Our job is to make sure food manufacturers like Bravo Farms are held accountable for the pain and loss they cause.
For cases involving illness from tasting Bravo Farms cheese served as a sample at a Costco store, Costco is most likely also liable to E. coli victims and their families. For more information, please see Bravo Farms Cheese Lawsuit and Costco Lawsuit.
