Dive Summary:
- The brother of a man who reportedly died due to complications with E. coli present in ground beef has filed a lawsuit against several leading meat producers.
- The outbreak, which happened back in 2009, affected about 25 people in 17 different states, a fairly wide-reaching outbreak.
- Beef Products Inc. and Tyson Fresh Meats are among the defendants, all of which claim the lawsuit "lacks merit."
From the article:
The lawsuit blames his death on an E. coli 0157: H7 infection that affected 25 people in 17 states.
The plaintiff's lawyers, Minnesota attorney Joseph Flynn and the Seattle-based firm Marler Clark, LLP, assert various causes of action against the defendants, including strict liability, breach of warranty, negligence and negligence per se.
BPI representatives told The New York Daily News that the complaint "lacks merit".
