Filiberto’s Shigella Outbreak Litigation
Marler Clark filed a Shigella lawsuit against Filiberto’s after its San Diego restaurant located on University Avenue was traced as the source of a Shigella outbreak in late August, 2006.
On September 1, 2006, the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency (SDHHS) and the San Diego County Department of Environmental Health announced that they were working together to investigate an apparent Shigella outbreak among customers who had eaten at the University Avenue Filiberto’s. The restaurant was closed on August 31, and according to a news release issued by SDHHS , at least ten people had become ill with apparent Shigella infections after eating at Filiberto’s in late August, three of whom were hospitalized.
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Food poisoning lawsuit filed against San Diego restaurant
You can read more about the Filiberto’s Shigella outbreak on the Marler Clark-sponsored site about Shigella.
