Personal Injury Law

Ten Year Old Girl's Family Sues Cargill Over E. coli Illness

By Bill Marler, Esq.

I had a nice talk with Chris Serres of the Minnesota Star Tribune today about the lawsuit I filed with Paul Downes in Minneapolis today.

The suit is on behalf of the parents of a 10-year-old girl from Mahtomedi, who became seriously ill after allegedly consuming E. coli-tainted beef patties.  They filed a multimillion dollar lawsuit Tuesday against Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation after trying to resolve the case first.  In the suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis, Art and Leah Hemmingson say their daughter, Ruth, was hospitalized for nearly a month last year with life-threatening complications associated with an E. coli infection.  She will probably need a kidney transplant or dialysis to survive, they said.  The couple is seeking more than $4.3 million for past and future medical expenses, as well as unspecified damages for pain and suffering. . . .  So far, the family has incurred more than $300,000 in medical expenses, and future medical costs associated with likely complications from Ruth's kidney injury, including dialysis and a kidney transplant, could top $4 million.

Full post as published by Marler Blog on December 24, 2008 (boomark / email).