As Joe Mandak of the Associated Press reported today, Chi Chi’s hepatitis claims may go to mediation. As the AP reported, I have been working for two months to come up with a solution for people who want to get their claims settled. My firm represents 67 people who intend to sue Chi-Chi’s.
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A few months ago, the nation’s worst outbreak of hepatitis A killed three people and sickened 660 others in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. More than 9,000 frightened people flocked to hospitals for tests and inoculations. Now that Chi-Chi’s has reopened its doors, loyal customers are happily returning.
But as the “Hepatitis Claims?” billboard on Route 60
Yesterday, Joe Mandak of the Associated Press reported in his story Hepatitis plaintiffs want judge to OK lawsuits against Chi-Chi’s, that we have asked the bankruptcy judge to lift the automatic stay to sue the restaurant chain. Lifting the stay will be our first step in accessing the $51 million in liability insurance held
About 50 people have submitted paperwork so far to recover medical costs and lost wages related to the hepatitis A outbreak at the Beaver Valley Mall Chi-Chi’s. Many of them have already been issued checks, generally for less than $3,000 each. Any claim higher than $3,000 requires review from either insurance companies or the bankruptcy
As James McNair of the Cincinnati Enquirer reported in his article Castellini named in hepatitis suit, my firm has filed a lawsuit on behalf of Richard and Linda in Pittsburg against Castellini Co., because the green onions connected with the recent Chi Chi’s hepatitis A outbreak may have passed through the company’s warehouse.
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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
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
