Vicki
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May 30, 2012, 11:41 a.m. EDT
Dog Food Salmonella Lawsuit Filed by Pritzker Olsen Attorneys on Behalf of Infant Who Was Hospitalized
MINNEAPOLIS, May 30, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- National food safety law firm Pritzker Olsen has filed what is believed to be the first lawsuit against Diamond Pet Food Processors and Costco Wholesale Corp. in connection with the dog food Salmonella Infantis outbreak that has sickened at least 15 people in nine states, including Alabama, Connecticut, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. The suit (case number 3:12-CV-03127-JAP-LHG) was filed this week in U.S. District Court in New Jersey on behalf of an infant who was hospitalized for three days after contracting a dangerous infection from the outbreak strain of Salmonella. The baby's father is the law firm's client.
The baby developed severe diarrhea, fever and loss of appetite on April 11. When he was taken to a local clinic in Freehold, N.J., a doctor advised the family to take him to the emergency room at St. Peter's University Hospital, where he was admitted and treated for salmonellosis.
According to the complaint, the bacteria cultured from the infant proved to the same rare genetic subtype of Salmonella Infantis found in other human subjects of the outbreak and in samples of contaminated dog food recalled by South Carolina-based Diamond Pet Food. Many of the recalled products carried the Kirkland name -- Costco's private-label store brand made by Diamond. According to the suit, the baby's father had been purchasing Kirkland Signature Super Premium Healthy Weight Dog Formulated with Chicken & Vegetables for the family dogs. It was one of the varieties that would be recalled by Diamond.
"This child suffered severe pain and a host of painful medical procedures due to a collapse of food safety protections,'' said Attorney Elliot Olsen of the Pritzker firm. "Both of these companies knew or should have known that these products were contaminated with pathogens.''
According to the suit, FDA inspectors found Diamond's manufacturing plant in Gaston, S.C., to be in violation of several food safety codes during a visit to the facility last month. The inspection report cited poorly maintained equipment and containers and utensils that were difficult or impossible to clean. The CDC has said that the bacteria spread when people came into contact with the contaminated pet food or with an animal that ate the food.
Pet food Salmonella outbreak victims and their families can contact salmonella attorneys Elliot Olsen and Brendan Flaherty by calling their law firm, PritzkerOlsen, P.A., at 1-888-377-8900 (toll free). Pritzker Olsen is a nationally recognized food safety law firm, one of the few in the nation practicing extensively in the area of foodborne illness litigation. The firm has collected millions for food poisoning outbreak victims. The firm represents Salmonella victims throughout the United States and has offices at Plaza Seven, Suite 2950, 45 South Seventh Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402.
SOURCE: Pritzker Olsen
Pritzker Olsen
Elliot Olsen, 612-338-0202 or 1-888-377-8900
elliot@pritzkerlaw.com
or
Brendan Flaherty, 612-338-0202 or 1-888-377-8900
brendan@pritzkerlaw.com
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/do...alf-of-infant-who-was-hospitalized-2012-05-30
Dog Food Salmonella Lawsuit Filed by Pritzker Olsen Attorneys on Behalf of Infant Who Was Hospitalized
MINNEAPOLIS, May 30, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- National food safety law firm Pritzker Olsen has filed what is believed to be the first lawsuit against Diamond Pet Food Processors and Costco Wholesale Corp. in connection with the dog food Salmonella Infantis outbreak that has sickened at least 15 people in nine states, including Alabama, Connecticut, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. The suit (case number 3:12-CV-03127-JAP-LHG) was filed this week in U.S. District Court in New Jersey on behalf of an infant who was hospitalized for three days after contracting a dangerous infection from the outbreak strain of Salmonella. The baby's father is the law firm's client.
The baby developed severe diarrhea, fever and loss of appetite on April 11. When he was taken to a local clinic in Freehold, N.J., a doctor advised the family to take him to the emergency room at St. Peter's University Hospital, where he was admitted and treated for salmonellosis.
According to the complaint, the bacteria cultured from the infant proved to the same rare genetic subtype of Salmonella Infantis found in other human subjects of the outbreak and in samples of contaminated dog food recalled by South Carolina-based Diamond Pet Food. Many of the recalled products carried the Kirkland name -- Costco's private-label store brand made by Diamond. According to the suit, the baby's father had been purchasing Kirkland Signature Super Premium Healthy Weight Dog Formulated with Chicken & Vegetables for the family dogs. It was one of the varieties that would be recalled by Diamond.
"This child suffered severe pain and a host of painful medical procedures due to a collapse of food safety protections,'' said Attorney Elliot Olsen of the Pritzker firm. "Both of these companies knew or should have known that these products were contaminated with pathogens.''
According to the suit, FDA inspectors found Diamond's manufacturing plant in Gaston, S.C., to be in violation of several food safety codes during a visit to the facility last month. The inspection report cited poorly maintained equipment and containers and utensils that were difficult or impossible to clean. The CDC has said that the bacteria spread when people came into contact with the contaminated pet food or with an animal that ate the food.
Pet food Salmonella outbreak victims and their families can contact salmonella attorneys Elliot Olsen and Brendan Flaherty by calling their law firm, PritzkerOlsen, P.A., at 1-888-377-8900 (toll free). Pritzker Olsen is a nationally recognized food safety law firm, one of the few in the nation practicing extensively in the area of foodborne illness litigation. The firm has collected millions for food poisoning outbreak victims. The firm represents Salmonella victims throughout the United States and has offices at Plaza Seven, Suite 2950, 45 South Seventh Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402.
SOURCE: Pritzker Olsen
Pritzker Olsen
Elliot Olsen, 612-338-0202 or 1-888-377-8900
elliot@pritzkerlaw.com
or
Brendan Flaherty, 612-338-0202 or 1-888-377-8900
brendan@pritzkerlaw.com
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/do...alf-of-infant-who-was-hospitalized-2012-05-30