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Lawsuits Filed in Mass. over E. Coli Tainted Meat

Alicia Norman — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:54:10 +0000

A lawsuit was filed this past Tuesday after a young Massachusetts based girl and Rhone Island boy were made ill by meat tainted with E. coli bacteria. Product liability litigation, which was brought against two meat companies, namely South Shore Meats and Fairbank Farms in Plymouth Superior court, stated that both children were in the hospital but recovering.

Court documents further revealed that 11-year-old Austin Richmond of Rhode Island became ill Oct 17^th after visiting a Massachusetts youth camp and subsequently eating a hamburger there. The girl, 12-year-old Marshville resident Andrea Munro, fell sick after eating meat from Fairbank Farms.

Both companies recalled batches of meat after realizing E. coli outbreaks were occurring because of their products.

Neither company has released official statements or spoke to the press regarding the impending lawsuits.

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Widow Calls on Toyota to Pull Dangerous Floor Mats

Alicia Norman — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 07:02:52 +0000

Melodie Bohuchot, widow of Troy Johnson who died 2 years ago in a crash suspected of being caused by the Toyota floor mats, is pleading for Toyota to recall and remove them. This comes shortly after a family of four was killed because of the dangers associated with them.

To date, Toyota has informed the US Government that they are telling consumers to remove the floor mats from the driver aide and not to replace them. This is because the floor pedal may get stuck and jam the accelerator making the vehicle hard to control. They have also issued statement of warning on their official website.

39-year-old Troy Johnson was killed July 26, 2007 was hit from behind on a freeway in San Jose California by a 2007 Camry that was going in excess of 120 mph. Johnson’s car burst into flame burning the man beyond recognition. Experts later found that the hose accelerator was jammed by the Camry’s floor mat.

Toyota issued a statement of full disclosure, stating that the floor mats on the driver’s side must be removed from the 2007-2010 model year Toyota Camry, 2005-2010 Toyota Avalon, 2004-2009 Toyota Prius, 2005-2010 Tacoma, 2007-2010, Toyota Tundra, 2007-2010 Lexus ES350 and 2006-2010 Lexus IS250/IS350.

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Spinach Companies Sued by Wisconsin Woman after E. Coli Outbreak

Alicia Norman — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 03:50:36 +0000

85-year-old Jane Majeska of Fond du Lac, Wis. is suing California spinach growers and shippers after eating a tainted batch of the leafy green. The Spinach was riddled with E. Coli which killed three people and sickened 200 nationwide.

In Jane’s Majeska case, she ended up on a ventilator and feeding tube after developing hemolytic uremic syndrome from consuming Dole Spinach in August of 2006. Dole representatives declined to comment, citing that it was their policy not to discuss pending litigation with the public.

The product liability lawsuit Majeska filed this past Thursday sought an untold sum in financial damages from Dole, Natural Selection Foods, Mission Organics and Pic-n-Save.

The outbreak prompted an investigation from the U.S. Department of Agriculture who sought to improve the conditions that lead to the epidemic. Officials recently announced that the USDA was considering a new proposal that proponents say can keep bacteria-tainted greens from reaching grocery shelves.

The industry lost 80 million in sales after the outbreak.

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