In their article State death tied to E. coli Outbreak linked to spinach, Jesse Garza and Kawanza Newson report on the first fatality linked to the spinach outbreak. As was reported in the article:

Bill Marler of the Seattle-based law firm Marler Clark said he is representing four cases of victims of the latest outbreak, including a Milwaukee family whose two children were hospitalized with the syndrome. In that case, a 6-year-old boy was released from the hospital Thursday. His sister remains hospitalized, Marler said.