Over the last few weeks as 35 states and the CDC have continued to count the cucumber Salmonella illnesses and deaths, we have filed 12 lawsuits in California, Arizona, Utah, Minnesota, Kansas and Texas. Here are the links:
ALLEGRANZA Lori – CALIFORNIA – SAN DIEGO CITY SUPERIOR COURT
BARBER Elisabeth – AZ FEDERAL COURT
BUSICO Rebecca – UTAH FEDERAL COURT
DVERGSTEN Kathy – MN FEDERAL COURT
MILLS Meghann – UTAH FEDERAL COURT
PAINTER Janette – UTAH FEDERAL COURT
RIOS Monica – KANSAS FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT
STOWE Lois – TEXAS STATE DISTRICT COURT
WALKER and ARCHAMBEAULT – AZ FEDERAL COURT
As of October 5, 2015, 732 people infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella Poona have been reported from 35 states. The number of ill people reported from each state is as follows: Alabama (1), Alaska (14), Arizona (114), Arkansas (11), California (192), Colorado (18), Hawaii (1), Idaho (24), Illinois (9), Indiana (3), Iowa (6), Kansas (2), Kentucky (1), Louisiana (5), Maryland (1), Minnesota (37), Missouri (11), Montana (14), Nebraska (6), Nevada (14), New Mexico (31), New York (6), North Dakota (6), Ohio (2), Oklahoma (12), Oregon (20), Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina (9), South Dakota (3), Texas (34), Utah (53), Virginia (1), Washington (22), Wisconsin (40), and Wyoming (7).
Among people for whom information is available, illnesses started on dates ranging from July 3, 2015 to September 25, 2015. Ill people range in age from less than 1 year to 99, with a median age of 17. Fifty percent of ill people are children younger than 18 years. Fifty-five percent of ill people are female. Among 536 people with available information, 150 (28%) report being hospitalized. Four deaths have been reported from Arizona (1), California (1), Oklahoma (1), and Texas (1).
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