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The DuPage County Health Department now counts 125 confirmed victims of the shigella outbreak linked to a Subway restaurant in Lombard, Illinois, according to department spokesperson Dave Hass. The restaurant voluntarily closed on March 4, and has remained shuttered ever since. Meanwhile, multiple lawsuits have been filed against the restaurant, including Ron and Sarah
Lombard Subway Remains Closed After Shigella Outbreak
The Subway restaurant in Lombard, Illinois that is the site of a shigella outbreak that has sickened hundreds of people remains closed. In the beginning of March, the restaurant first ceased operations and closed its doors to the public, pending an investigation by the Dupage County Health Department. It is now known that sick employees
Subway Shigella outbreak: official case count update; 116 confirmed illnesses
The large outbreak of Shigella linked to the Subway restaurant in Lombard, Illinois now counts 116 confirmed (i.e. stool sample positive) cases. As reported by Eleni Demertzis of the Lombard Spectator:
The number continues to grow as more and more people are coming forward to report shigella infections after eating at a Lombard Subway.
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Subway lawsuits and food poisoning claims
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The Subway shigella outbreak in Lombard, Illinois now claims well over one hundred victims. Several lawsuits have been filed on behalf of injured people, seeking compensation for lost wages, medical expenses, and other measures of damages.
On March 9, we filed suit on behalf of Ron and Sarah Bowers, a Wheaton, Illinois couple whose son
Subway Shigella Outbreak: lawsuits, claims, and laws
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The Shigella outbreak linked to Subway sandwiches in Lombard, Illinois has sickened well over one hundred people. We represent close to 70 individuals now in the outbreak, and are continuing to receive calls from people daily who missed substantial work or required medical attention, many times both, as a result of their illnesses. And claims
Subway Shigella Outbreak: lawsuits and claims continue to increase
Illnesses in the Shigella outbreak linked to the Subway restaurant on Roosevelt Road in Lombard, Illinois continue to be counted. There are likely well over one hundred victims in the outbreak. Several lawsuits have been filed on behalf of outbreak victims. Unfiled claims continue to increase as well. Marler Clark represents 65 people in
Over 40 claims currently pending in Subway shigella outbreak
At Marler Clark, we represent foodpoisoning victims from across the country. Many of our foodpoisoning clients are people sickened with bacteria and viruses like E. coli, Salmonella, campylobacter, Hepatitis A, norovirus, and of course Shigella. As has been widely publicized, a major outbreak has occurred at the Subway restaurant on Roosevelt Road in Lombard
Lombard Subway faces 34 cases in Shigella outbreak
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The Subway restaurant located on Roosevelt Road in Lombard, Illinois is at the epicenter of a major shigella outbreak that began in late February and continued into early March. Latest reports estimate the number of confirmed cases in the outbreak at around 50, but there are surely many, many more people who have been sickened in the
Subway Shigella outbreak update: 21 confirmed cases
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As lawsuits commence, the Dupage County Health Department continues to receive reports of illness linked to the Lombard, Illinois Subway restaurant that is at the epicenter of a major shigella outbreak. Spokesperson David Hass recently stated that lab tests have confirmed 21 illnesses in the outbreak. At least seven people have been hospitalized.
We have
Shigella Subway outbreak: just a thought about your illness
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The Dupage County Health Department announced on March 4, 2010 that it "is investigating the cause of a cluster of gastrointestinal illnesses primarily among customers of a Subway restaurant located at 1009 E. Roosevelt Road in Lombard. Restaurant ownership and corporate representatives have been cooperating with health officials, and the Lombard restaurant has been closed