Pritzker Hageman food safety lawyers say the firm has filed the first lawsuit (case file No. 1:23-cv-00292-AW-MJF) in a Salmonella Sundsvall outbreak linked to Trufresh cantaloupe sold under the brand names Malichita and Rudy.
Pritzker Hageman’s legal team represents the family of a 13-month-old boy who contracted a severe salmonella infection after consuming tainted cantaloupe in a fruit platter purchased from Sam’s Club, according to a news release. The firm said the child spent several days in the hospital.
According to the FDA, the outbreak killed two people and sickened more than 117 in 34 states.
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