As Dan Fitzpatrick reported for his Pittsburgh Post-Gazette story, Hepatitis waning, but costs continue to climb, the Chi Chi’s hepatitis A outbreak in Beaver County is causing serious money problems for local families and businesses.
There is not one local business “where I cannot think of a person affected,” said Beaver County Chamber of
In an article Chi-Chi’s litigation hinges on company’s insurance, the Associated Press reported yesterday about the lawsuits my firm is handling in the hepatitis A outbreak which has so far claimed three lives and made at least 600 people ill. The source of the outbreak has been traced to Mexican grown green onions, but
As the Associated Press reported, Chi-Chi’s faces 5 lawsuits over hepatitis, and more lawsuits are likely to follow. The outbreak has killed three people and sickened more than 600. The challenge we face in getting these victims compensated is partially that the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, so all claims against the company
As the Spokesman Review reported in its article Regents freeze new enrollments, in response to reduced state funding, Washington State University and University of Washington have decided to freeze the number of new freshmen and transfer students accepted effective immediately.
”All you do is start cramming more kids in larger classes and teaching with
Some good news for those sickened by Chi Chi’s hepatitis A outbreak: attorneys for the company have asked the bankruptcy court for permission to pay up to $20,000 to each victim for medical expenses, lost wages and related costs.
“We received approval from the U.S Bankruptcy Court to proceed with a plan to begin to
At least 575 people have gotten sick, and at least three people have died in connection with Chi Chi’s hepatitis A outbreak, the source of which has eluded officials. Evidence is pointing to green onions as the outbreak’s source, as most of the cases were traced back to the mild salsa served in
Pennsylvania health officials reported Tuesday that there are at least 300 confirmed cases of hepatitis A linked to the Beaver County Chi Chi’s outbreak. Not all were from the Pittsburgh area. Other confirmed cases were from Ohio (31), West Virginia (8), Florida (1), and South Carolina (1).
Today I asked Chi Chi’s to pay damages to the nearly 300 people infected with hepatitis-A after eating at the restaurant’s Beaver Valley Mall location in October and early November. I am representing nearly 40 people sickened and exposed in the outbreak and have already filed one lawsuit against Chi Chi’s.
It is time
