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McDonald’s hit with lawsuit after Colorado man sickened in E. coli outbreak

10/24/2024

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2024.10.24 15:01

By Diana Novak Jones

(Reuters) – A Colorado man has filed what appears to be the first lawsuit against McDonald’s (NYSE:) over an E. coli outbreak linked to Quarter Pounder burgers that has killed one person and sickened nearly 50 others.

The lawsuit, filed in Circuit Court in Cook County, Illinois on Wednesday, alleges that Eric Stelly ate food from a Greeley, Colorado McDonald’s on Oct. 4 and tested positive for E. coli a few days later. Colorado health officials later told Stelly that his E. coli was connected to the McDonald’s outbreak, the lawsuit said.

© Reuters. A McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburger is seen in an illustration picture taken in New York City, U.S., October 24, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

The lawsuit, which seeks more than $50,000 in damages, claims McDonald’s was negligent in its handling and care of the food.

Representatives of McDonald’s, which is headquartered in Chicago, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

10/24/2024

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