Cargill Hamburger E. coli Lawsuits

Ground beef produced by Cargill and sold at Sam’s Club stores and other retail outlets throughout the United States was determined to be the source of an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak in September of 2007.  The company recalled approximately 845,000 pounds of frozen ground beef patties after three people in Minnesota tested positive for E. coli and an investigation by Minnesota health officials identified the Cargill hamburger patties as the source of the illnesses.

Victims of the outbreak, most of whom purchased the Cargill hamburgers at Sam’s Club stores, were identified in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Colorado, North Carolina, and Tennessee.

Marler Clark, the nation’s leading law firm representing E. coli victims, represents several families with members who became ill with E. coli infections after eating Cargill hamburgers, and has filed four lawsuits against the company.  Three of the lawsuits were filed on behalf of Minnesotans, and one was filed on behalf of Tennesseans.  All but one of the cases have been resolved.

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