After 18 year representing thousands of people in every Salmonella outbreak in the United States (and some abroad), finding Salmonella causing illnesses from papayas, should not be much of a surprise, since it happened in Australia in 2006 and in Singapore in 1997.  Here is a sample of Salmonella litigation over the last two decades:

            A & R Bar-be-que Salmonella Outbreak – Tennessee

            Adrift Restaurant Salmonella Outbreak – Washington

            Baker Street Restaurant Salmonella Outbreak 2010

            Beaches Sandy Bay Resort Salmonella Outbreak – Jamaica

            Black Forest Bakery Salmonella Outbreak – Michigan

            Bogey’s Restaurant / Quality Inn Salmonella Outbreak – Washington

            Brook-Lea Country Club Salmonella Outbreak – New York

            Café Santa Fe Salmonella Outbreak – Arkansas

            Caldwell Foods Alfalfa Sprouts Salmonella Outbreak – Nationwide

            Cargill Ground Beef Salmonella Newport Outbreak – Nationwide

            Casa Lopez Salmonella Outbreak – Ohio

            Caudill Alfalfa Sprouts Salmonella Outbreak – Multistate, 2009

            Chili’s Salmonella Outbreak – Illinois

            City of Alamosa Salmonella Outbreak – Colorado

            ConAgra Marie Callender’s Cheesy Chicken and Rice Salmonella Outbreak (Nationwide)

            ConAgra Peanut Butter Salmonella Outbreak – Nationwide

            ConAgra Pot Pie Salmonella Outbreak – Nationwide

            Corky & Lenny’s Salmonella Outbreak – Ohio

            Daniele International Pepper Salame/Salami – Salmonella: Nationwide

            DeFusco’s Zeppoles Salmonella Outbreak – Rhode Island

            Economart Salmonella Outbreak – North Dakota

            Family Files Salmonella Lawsuit Against Del Monte Fresh Produce

            Fern Hill Golf & Country Club Salmonella Outbreak – Michigan

            Golden Corral Salmonella Outbreak – Georgia

            Harmony Farms Salmonella Outbreak – Washington and Oregon

            Jimmy John’s & Tiny Greens Organic Farms Salmonella Outbreak – Nationwide

            KFC Salmonella Outbreak – Colorado

            Linh’s Bakery Salmonella Outbreak – Virginia

            Malt-O-Meal Salmonella Outbreak, 1998 – Nationwide

            Malt-O-Meal Salmonella Outbreak, 2008 – Maine, Minnesota

            Old South Salmonella Outbreak – South Carolina

            Orchid Island Orange Juice Salmonella Outbreak – Nationwide

            Paramount Farms Almonds Salmonella Outbreak – California, Nationwide

            Pars Cove Salmonella Outbreak at Taste of Chicago – Illinois

            Peanut Corporation of America Peanut Butter Salmonella Outbreak – Nationwide

            Quizno’s Salmonella Outbreak – Minnesota

            Salmonella Victim Files Lawsuit Against DeFusco’s Bakery

            San Antonio Taco Salmonella Outbreak – Tennessee

            Seasons on the Pond Salmonella Outbreak – Colorado

            Sheetz and Coronet Foods Salmonella Outbreak – Pennsylvania, Eastern States

            Subway Salmonella Hvittingfoss Outbreak

            Sun Orchard Salmonella Outbreak – Multistate

            Sushi King Salmonella Outbreak – Arkansas

            Susie Cantaloupe Salmonella Outbreak – Nationwide

            Taco Bell Salmonella Hartford and Baildon outbreaks, Nationwide, 2010

            Union International Foods – Spices, sauces, oils Salmonella Outbreak – Western States

            Veggie Booty Salmonella Outbreak – Nationwide

            Viva Cantaloupe Salmonella Outbreak – Nationwide

            Wal-Mart Jalapeno and Serrano Pepper Salmonella Outbreak – Nationwide

            Wal-Mart Salmonella Outbreak – Indiana

            Western Sizzlin’ Salmonella Outbreak – North Carolina

            Whitehall, Michigan Man Files Salmonella Lawsuit Against Taco Bell

            Wright County Egg Salmonella Outbreak Nationwide, 2010

            Wyndham Anatole Hotel Salmonella Outbreak – Texas

Salmonella infection occurs when the bacteria are ingested, typically from food derived from infected food-animals, but it can also occur by ingesting the feces of an infected animal or person. Food sources include raw or undercooked eggs/egg products, raw milk or raw milk products, contaminated water, meat and meat products, and poultry. Raw fruits and vegetables contaminated during slicing have been implicated in several foodborne outbreaks. We are involved in representing families of children who have suffered from this bacterium.