Pritzker / Ruohonen & Associates, P.A.

Moultrie Georgia Families Retain Pritzker / Ruohonen in E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak

Published in Physician Law Weekly, August 13th, 2008

The Minneapolis, MN food safety law firm of Pritzker / Ruohonen & Associates, P.A., has been retained by three people sickened in an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak associated with the Barbecue Pit restaurant in Moultrie, Georgia. According to the Southwest Georgia Public Health Department, disease investigators learned that the restaurant purchased meat from a new distributor that, in turn, acquired the meat from Nebraska Beef, Ltd.

At least one of the three Georgia clients developed a severe condition caused by E. coli O157:H7 known as hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). HUS results from toxins (produced by the E. coli bacteria) that affect red blood cells, the kidneys, and, in...

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Source: Physician Law Weekly (2008-08-13)

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