New Mexico Food Poisoning Wrongful Death and Personal Injury Linked to Cantaloupe

Attorneys Fred Pritzker and Brendan Flaherty won over $6,000,000 for their clients in a Listeria food poisoning case that involved the wrongful deaths of an elderly man and unborn babies. They have a national practice and are available for a free consultation regarding a cantaloupe lawsuit.

The New Mexico Department of Health (DOH) has identified ten cases of Listeria food poisoning to date, with three of these cases resulting in Listeria wrongful death. In New Mexico, all 9 patients who have been interviewed reported eating cantaloupe prior to illness. This is epidemiological evidence that cantaloupe is the source of the outbreak.

All of the ill people in New Mexico have been hospitalized, including the three fatalities (this number may not reflect the loss of an unborn baby in a stillbirth or miscarriage). The fatal cases were: a 93-year-old man from Bernalillo County, a 61-year-old female from Curry County, and a 63-year-old man from Bernalillo County. The other hospitalized cases in New Mexico come from Bernalillo, Chaves, Otero, De Baca, Valencia and Lea counties. The ill people range in age from the 43 to 96 and include 4 men and 6 women. Illness onset ranges from August 20th to early September.

New Mexico Wrongful Death Cases from Cantaloupe Food Poisoning

When someone’s death is caused by a person, corporation, or other legal entity, the law allows the family of the decedent (the person who died) to make a claim for money damages. This is called a “wrongful death claim.” A wrongful death lawsuit is not a criminal prosecution. Only state or federal prosecutors can bring criminal charges. The sole reason for a wrongful death claim is to compensate the family for their loss.

It is important to have an experienced listeriosis lawyer that knows how much your listeriosis wrongful death claim is worth. It is also important for your listeriosis lawyer to be a top-notch negotiator because most listeriosis wrongful death cases are settled. An inexperienced lawyer may not know how much compensation to seek or how to persuade the other side to settle for a fair amount. Contact lawyers Fred Pritzker and Brendan Flaherty for a free consultation.

New Mexico Personal Injury Cases from Cantaloupe

There are 7 people who contracted Listeria infections (listeriosis) after eating cantaloupe and survived. These people deserve justice. We can help them hold the grower, distributor, retailer and possibly others accountable. Because of issues with insurance, it is best to determine all liable (legally responsible) parties.

In the most dangerous cases, an infection from Listeria monocytogenes may lead to septicemia (blood poisoning), meningitis (spinal infection and inflammation), or encephalitis (inflammation of the brain). Pregnant women are most at risk for contracting listeriosis (the illness caused by Listeria). The mother may not have serious symptoms of Listeria, but there is a high risk of the following:

miscarriage

stillbirth

The baby being born with listeriosis and becoming seriously ill or dying.

Our attorneys have won money for people in each of these high risk groups, including women who were sickened while pregnant.

Pritzker Olsen attorneys represent listeriosis outbreak victims nationwide. They have won millions for their clients in personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits against growers, distributors, retailers and restaurants. Our attorneys have had leadership positions on multistate litigation (MDL) panels. An MDL is like a class action lawsuit but only the pretrial procedures are consolidated.

Albuquerque also issued a recall of Rocky Ford cantaloupe after two people in the area died and several others were sickened. Other cities in New Mexico include Carlsbad, Clovis, Farmington, Las Cruces, Roswell and Sante Fe.

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