Our law firm has been contacted by people who were diagnosed with Salmonella food poisoning (salmonellosis) after allegedly eating at Fig & Olive, a restaurant in Center City in Washington D.C.
Our Salmonella lawyers are investigating this outbreak and are providing free consultations. Three of the illnesses occurred over Labor Day weekend. Some of the people sickened have been hospitalized.
Salmonella outbreaks associated with restaurants are often caused by contaminated food, but they can also be caused by a food handler with salmonellosis or contaminated water. When food is the source, it is usually produce. In many outbreaks, the source is not found. Whether the source is found or not, people sickened in the outbreak generally have personal injury claims against the restaurant.
There is a national Salmonella Poona outbreak linked to cucumbers, but this does not mean cucumbers were the source of the illnesses associated with Fig & Olive. The Salmonella attorneys at our national food safety law firm have filed a lawsuit against Red Lobster and Andrew & Williamson Fresh Produce on behalf of a child sickened in the cucumber outbreak.
According to the CDC, at least 342 people in 30 states have been sickened in the Salmonella Poona outbreak. Again, we do not have evidence that the Fig & Olive bought, otherwise received or served any cucumbers recalled for possible Salmonella contamination. We are just providing this information because the nationwide outbreak is an example of how produce can cause widespread illness.
Our legal team has also filed a lawsuit against Chipotle for alleged Salmonella. In that case, our client is part of an outbreak of Salmonella Newport infections in Minnesota associated with eating at one of 17 Chipotle restaurants in Minnesota. We have just started our investigation into these illnesses.
People have been contacting us to find out if we are filing a class-action suit. We are filing individual suits because these cases involve injuries that are unique to each person sickened, making them inappropriate for a class action. If you are confused by this, ask an attorney about it when you call.