Lawsuit Filed Over Contaminated Eggs

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Friday, 17 September 2010 16:41

Chicago, Illinois, September 2010 — This week The Law Group, Ltd, filed the first nationwide class action lawsuit, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in Chicago, against Wright County Egg and Hillandale Farms, both located in Iowa, a month following the largest recall of contaminated eggs in recent history. Class members include all purchasers of eggs from Wright County Egg and Hillandale Farms from April 9, 2010 to August 21. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reports that at least 550 million eggs have been recalled so far. Purchasers are seeking reimbursement. The lawsuit seeks recoveries on behalf of all consumers who died or were injured from salmonella enteriditis contaminated eggs. The FDA reports that the salmonella infected eggs has sickened nearly 2,000 people. “According to the recently enacted Egg Safety Rule, for every case reported, there may be 38 cases that go unreported,” said Chicago attorney Kenneth B. Moll. “Therefore, there may be over 76,000 class members seeking recovery for death and serious injuries from salmonella enteriditis contaminated eggs,” he said. The lawsuit also seeks to establish a medical monitoring program for class members who were injured or at risk for future injuries. According to Moll, “Infections from salmonella enteriditis can spread into the bloodstream, then to other areas of the body, such as the bone marrow or the meningeal linings of the brain. The infections can lead to severe and fatal injuries, including endocarditis. In addition, class members who recovered from salmonellosis may later develop recurring joint pain, reactive arthritis, and Reiter’s syndrome.” The lawsuit accuses both farms of numerous egregious safety violations including the failure to comply with federal and state laws, including the Egg Safety rule, which effectively created an environment allowing salmonella enteriditis to infect producing hens. According to Attorney Moll, “immediately following the filing of the lawsuit, we will seek, on behalf of all class members, an order from the court to conduct an immediate inspection, survey, photography, videotaping, testing, and sampling of the premises on both farms.” Attorney Moll has represented claimants in several high profile product liability cases including Tobacco, Firestone, Ford, the dietary supplement, Metabolife, the drugs Vioxx, Bextra, Baycol, and the 2000 Sara Lee Litigation which involved hundreds of individuals injured after eating Sara Lee’s Ball Park Frank hotdogs contaminated with the bacteria strain, Listeria monocytogenes. To view a list of the eggs affected by the recall, visit the firm’s website, at www.thelawgroupltd.com. SOURCE: The Law Group, Ltd. < Prev   Next >