Louisiana Mourns Two Listeria Deaths
A Louisiana woman stricken by Listeria shortly after Jensen Farms of Colorado recalled millions of Rocky Ford cantaloupes has died at the age of 81. Tests have confirmed that her death in a Shreveport hospital was caused by the same identical strain of Listeria that infected Jensen cantaloupes.
"We are deeply saddened by the loss of another Louisiana resident that might be due to Listeria," said Dr. Jimmy Guidry, Louisiana State Health Officer. The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals is still investigating the Listeria-linked death last weekend from Baton Rouge to determine whether the strain of Listeria she had could be connected to recalled cantaloupe.
The announcement came one day after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed 21 cantaloupe Listeria outbreak deaths in 11 other states. The tally for illnesses in the outbreak is 109 in 24 states. The there has been at least one miscarriage.
National food safety lawyer Fred Pritzker is once again representing families left behind in fatal cases of listeriosis. In the country's last major Listeria outbreak in 2002, Pritzker was lead counsel in the litigation of a number of cases. Firm lawyers have collected millions on behalf of Listeriosis victims, including the largest individual recoveries ever obtained: $3,500,000 for a family who lost unborn twins and $2,700,000 for the family of an 81-year-old man who died after spending more than 300 days in the hospital.
Free case consultations in the current cantaloupe Listeria outbreak can be conducted by phoning 1-888-377-8900 (Toll Free) or leave your contact information and a lawyer will call you.
