Lawsuit In California Filed by Hospitalized Cookie Dough Victim
California teen sues for injuries from E. coli after eating raw cookie dough. Personal injury attorney for victim seeks damages in lawsuit filed against Nestle.
An 18 year old girl has filed a lawsuit in San Mateo County Superior Court of California against Nestle USA after being hospitalized with E. coli allegedly contracted from eating uncooked Nestle Toll House cookie dough.
According to her personal injury attorney Bill Marler of Seattle, WA, Jillian J. Collins was hospitalized on May 26th with nausea and abdominal cramps that were later traced to the deadly E. coli bacteria soon after consuming the raw cookie dough.
Nestle USA voluntarily recalled the product after learning of investigations being led by the CDC and FDA into a possible E. coli outbreak linked to the cookie dough. Nestle warns on its packaging that the product is not to be consumed uncooked.
The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages that resulted after the E. coli victim was hospitalized for seven days in May of 2009. The victim is being represented by personal injury attorney Bill Marler of law firm Marler Clark, which specializes in representing victims of E. coli, Salmonella and other food borne illness. Marler had previously filed a lawsuit against Jack in the Box on behalf of a food poisoning victim that was settled in 1993 for $15.6 million in damages.
A copy of the complaint is available on the website of the lawyer representing the victim at http://www.marlerblog.com, which also includes information on other personal injury litigation and news related to foodborne illnesses.
Attorney in Case:
Marler Clark, Attorneys at Law L.L.P., P.S.
6600 Columbia Center
701 Fifth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104
Phone: 866-770-2032
Website: http://www.marlerclark.com