Papaya Lawsuit: Salmonella Outbreak in Illinois, Texas, Georgia, Nebraska and Other States
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Pritzker Olsen is a national Salmonella law firm for victims of the Salmonella Agona outbreak who ate contaminated papayas and want to file a lawsuit against Agromod Produce, Inc. of Texas, the distributor of recalled papayas. Compensation for victims who file a papaya lawsuit may include amounts for any of the following:
- Hospital bills and other medical expenses
- Lost income
- Pain and suffering
- Emotional distress
- Disability
- Loss of quality of life
- Other damages.
A Salmonella lawsuit should seek full and fair compensation. This includes amounts for expected future medical expenses, losses and pain. The value of each case depends on the facts. Our advantage as experienced Salmonella lawyers is that we know what cases are worth, and we have successfully negotiated with many of the insurance companies that insure food manufacturers, distributors and restaurants. Money to pay the Salmonella claims usually comes from the insurance company.
Papaya Salmonella Outbreak Associated with Agromod Produce
A multistate outbreak of Salmonella Agona infections has been linked to whole, fresh imported papayas. Public health investigators are using DNA “fingerprints” of Salmonella bacteria obtained through diagnostic testing with pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, or PFGE, to identify cases of illness that may be part of this outbreak.
A total of 99 individuals infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Agona have been reported from 23 states between January 1 and July 22, 2011. The number of ill persons identified in each state with the outbreak strain is as follows: Arkansas (1), Arizona (3), California (7), Colorado (1), Georgia (8), Illinois (17), Louisiana (2), Massachusetts (1), Minnesota (3), Missouri (3), Nebraska (2), Nevada (1), New Jersey (1), New Mexico (3), New York (7), Ohio (1), Oklahoma (1), Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee (1), Texas (25), Virginia (2), Washington (5), and Wisconsin (2).
Among persons for whom information is available, illnesses began on or after January 17, 2011. Ill persons range in age from less than 1 year old to 91 years old, and the median age is 19 years old. Forty-one percent of patients are younger than 5 years old. Sixty percent are female. Eleven persons reported travel to Mexico in the week before they became ill. Ten patients were hospitalized.
Eight of the ten people hospitalized in this outbreak were from Illinois. Nine additional people in Illinois were sickened but where not hospitalized (these people may still have claims against Agromod and others). The count in Illinois is as follows:
- Chicago – 5 cases
- Cook County – 4 cases
- DuPage County – 4 cases
- Kane County – 1 case
- Lake County – 1 case
- Will County – 1 case
- Winnebago County – 1 case.
