This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...

Civil Litigation

Nov. 26, 2024

Lawsuit filed against Bakersfield carrot producer following E. coli outbreak

Attorneys for man in Sonoma County say their client suffered serious complications after assuming the affected carrots.

A lawsuit claims that the world's largest carrot producer is responsible for a nationwide E. coli outbreak. The contaminated organic carrots, sold nationwide under various brands at major retailers such as Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, Costco, and Target, have since been removed from store shelves.

The lawsuit was filed Friday in Sonoma County Superior Court on behalf of a California man who, his attorneys said, was hospitalized after eating the contaminated carrots.

...

To continue reading, please subscribe.
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!

Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)

Already a subscriber?

Sign up for Daily Journal emails