3-year-old California girl hospitalized with acute kidney failure after eating at Costa Mesa spot amid E. coli outbreak, lawsuit claims
A 3-year-old girl is hospitalized with acute kidney failure after allegedly eating contaminated beef at The Kebab Shop in Costa Mesa, according to a lawsuit.Summary
A Southern California family has filed a lawsuit alleging that their 3-year-old daughter developed acute kidney failure after consuming beef kofta at The Kebab Shop in Costa Mesa. The complaint, filed in Orange County Superior Court, states that the child suffered from bloody diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting before being hospitalized for 17 days. The lawsuit comes as federal health officials investigate a broader E. coli outbreak linked to beef kofta sold at Kebab Shop locations across California between March 27 and April 30. The California Department of Public Health has identified nine illnesses connected to the outbreak, including six children, five of whom were hospitalized. Health investigators traced the illnesses to grilled beef kofta sold at both Northern and Southern California locations of the Mediterranean chain. The lawsuit names both The Kebab Shop and supplier Olympia Foods as defendants, accusing them of strict products liability, negligence, and breach of implied warranties. The Kebab Shop has severed ties with Olympia Foods following the outbreak investigation, stating that the product was voluntarily removed nationwide on May 18. Attorneys estimate the family could face "hundreds of thousands of dollars in hospital bills."
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