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Hospitality Industry Health Risks: Oklahoma Restaurant Chain Faces Multiple Lawsuits After "Salmonella Outbreak"; 68 People Confirmed Infected By Centers For Disease Control (CDC)

 “..(the Plaintiff)..sued the restaurant in February, claiming that she was sick  for two weeks after eating at Taco Bell. She’s seeking more than $75,000 in  damages…”

The Centers for Disease Control said that 68 people — including 16 in Oklahoma  — were infected with salmonella after eating at a “Mexican-style fast-food  restaurant chain.”

Taco Bell is facing a second lawsuit after a Shawnee family said their child  contracted salmonella in Oklahoma. The family said their 9-year-old got sick from eating at the restaurant.  The child spent three days in a hospital with a 105-degree fever, according to  the lawsuit.

A lawsuit filed by a Norman woman who claimed she contracted salmonella  after eating at Taco Bell was transferred to federal court.

In a court filing, Taco Bell denied it was liable for Smith’s illness.  The company asked a federal judge to dismiss it from the lawsuit.
Read more: http://www.koco.com/health/30917551/detail.html#ixzz1t4R5gjdr

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