CW Sprouts/Caudill Seed Salmonella Lawsuits
An outbreak of Salmonella Saintpaul was identified in February 2009, when cases began to appear in Nebraska. In March, cases with an indistinguishable genetic fingerprint were identified in South Dakota, Iowa, and Kansas. Health department authorities were able to link the illnesses to sprouts produced by CW Sprouts and distributed to retail outlets such as grocery stores and restaurants under the brand name Sunsprouts. 121 people were sickened.
In April, 2009, what was believed to be a second outbreak of Salmonella Saintpaul in sprouts spread through six states (Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Utah, and West Virginia); however, public health officials determined that this resurgence in Salmonella cases linked to sprouts was not a second outbreak, but rather a continuation of the original outbreak, and on May 1, the Caudill Seed Company withdrew certain batches of alfalfa seed imported from Italy.
By May 8, 2009, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had identified 235 individuals who had become ill with Salmonella Saintpaul infections during the outbreak.
Marler Clark’s Salmonella lawyers have filed three lawsuits on behalf of victims of the outbreak, the latest including the Caudill Seed Company of Kentucky.
PRESS RELEASES
May 6, 2009 - Sprout Seed Manufacturer Named in Amended Lawsuit Filed by Marler Clark
April 30, 2009 - Salmonella Lawsuit Filed Amid Continuing Outbreak Linked to Sprouts
April 6, 2009 - Second Lawsuit Filed in Sprouts Salmonella Outbreak
March 31, 2009 - First Lawsuit in Salmonella-Tainted Sprout Outbreak Filed by Marler Clark
