Lettuce E. coli lawsuit to be filed tomorrow
Tomorrow morning, we will file a lawsuit on behalf of Kelly and Matthew Cobb. Kelly was one of at least ten people infected with E. coli O157:H7 in May 2008 after eating contaminated lettuce. Kelly ultimately developed hemolytic uremic syndrome as a result of her infection, and she had to be hospitalized for two weeks. Of course, a big part of Kelly's story is that her husband, Matt, was fighting with the marines in Iraq at the time she became ill, leaving Kelly home alone to care for their two children.
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The lawsuit tomorrow will be filed against multiple entities, all of whom played a role in manufacturing the lettuce that made Kelly sick. The companies, all from California, are as follows: Church Brothers, LLC; Premium Fresh Farms, LLC; True Leaf Farms, LLC; Andrew Smith Company; and Paul's Pak, Inc.
My daughter contracted Blastocystosis which is from a Blastocystis protazoan infection. I believe the culprit was a bag of pre-packaged Romaine lettuce. She's been hospitalized at the Children's hospital at a prominent university in the area we live. She's seen specialist at three different hospitals. She's still experience intestinal bleeding. Species Subtypes of Blastocystis are pathogenic and can be linked to eating leafy greens. The name under which the lettuce is sold is prominent. It's from Salinas California. She got ill a few days after eating it, presenting with bloody stools all of a sudden. We filed a claim with the company and a case with the FDA. The FDA came to my house and spent a few hours taking medical records, school menus, checking my pantry and refrigerator. The FDA agent was transferred and our case was lost and never investigated. The produce company says they don't consider Blastocystis a disease. Google it and you'll find it is in genetically predisposed people. My 9 year old was perfectly healthy up until the point she got ill. We are still dealing with symptoms and prominent physicians are baffled. No one will help us.