E.coli lawsuit: Ten adults and four children sued the Excel Corporation, a meat packing company, on Tuesday, alleging that the company's meat caused an E. coli outbreak at two Sizzler restaurants in July of 2000. An appeals court decision in May made the suit possible by overturning the lower court's ruling that Excel was exempt from suit and that its meat was not "adulterated" under the legal definition since any microorganisms could be killed by proper cooking. The restaurants' franchisee and Sizzler previously settled with twenty plaintiffs who sued over E. coli-related illness. Full story available at JS Online. The Seattle law firm of Marler Clark, which represents plaintiffs against Sizzler, has collected a full spectrum of articles on the history and treatment of the E.coli claims.
Posted by franchiselawblog at July 16, 2003 12:13 PM