The recent listeriosis outbreak connected to a Dole processing plant in Springfield, has caused more than a dozen illnesses, according to health officials. Now, an Ohio woman, Constance Georgostathis, has filed a lawsuit against the Dole Fresh Vegetables company after claiming listeria-tainted salad put her mother, Kiki Christofield, in a coma.
According to a news release from Georgostathis' attorney, Georgostathis bought the salad from a Kroger on late January. On Jan. 23, Christofield began to feel sick and by Jan. 26 she reportedly was experiencing extreme head and neck pain, confusion and altered mental state. She entered a comatose state on Jan. 31 at Bethesda North Hospital near Cincinnati.
The attorney says 18 people in the United States and 11 in Canada have reportedly contracted listeria from this outbreak. Four have died, the attorney said.
The attorney's news release did not indicate the damages sought.
Source: abc22now.com
