3 Minnesotans sue Red Cow after they were sickened with E. coli
Popular Twin Cities burger chain Red Cow is being sued by three customers who alleged it served undercooked hamburgers tainted with E. coli, resulting in their hospitalizations during an outbreak of the bacteria late last year.
A lawsuit has been filed in Hennepin County District Court on behalf of Melissa Rosenbaum, Sheri-Ann McGruder and Tyler Magnuson. Along with Red Cow, it names Wolverine Packing Co. and Double Black Diamond, Inc. as defendants.
Wolverine Packing is Red Cow's meat distributor and Double Black Diamond prepares and sells the product, according to the lawsuit. It follows outbreak in November, when at least 20 E. coli cases were reported to the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), with people saying they consumed burgers from various Twin Cities restaurants.
The suits accuses the three companies of negligence, accusing Red Cow and Wolverine Packing specifically of showing a "disregard for the health and safety of the public."Michigan-based Wolverine Packing Co. recalled more than 167,000 pounds of ground beef at the behest of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) after MDH linked more than a dozen E. coli illnesses to burgers served at Red Cow locations and the downtown Minneapolis restaurant Hen House Eatery.
According to the lawsuit, all three plaintiffs spent a lengthy amount of time in hospitals after they were infected.
Rosenbaum was hospitalized for about three weeks after she consumed the allegedly undercooked burger at a Red Cow Minneapolis location. She has been unable to resume her work as an attorney, she says, and has applied for long-term disability as she developed hemolytic uremic syndrome. It led to severe issues with her kidneys and multiple blood transfusions, the suit states.
McGruder was also hospitalized multiple times, after she consumed the meat at the Red Cow St. Paul restaurant. She developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), "a severe, potentially life-threatening complication." McGruder returned for multiple follow-up appointments and eventually was sent to another hospital after she showed signs of hypertension as a result of the infection.
Magnuson, who also contracted the illness at the St. Paul restaurant, made several trips to the hospital and was eventually diagnosed with colitis.
Damages are being sought by each plaintiff in excess of $50,000, according to the lawsuit.
Bring Me The News has reached out to Red Cow for comment.
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