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S & S Foods - Goshen Boy Scout Camp E. coli Outbreak Lawsuit

An outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 in July and August, 2008 at a Boy Scout camp in Goshen Virginia was traced to contaminated hamburger meat. More than 84 people who attended the camp between July 20 and August 2 were infected; at least 8 were hospitalized. Investigations found that hamburger meat produced and distributed by S & S Foods LLC of Azusa, California contained E. coli O157:H7 that was a genetic match to the illnesses. As a result, S & S recalled 153,630 pounds of frozen ground beef products.

Marler Clark represented two boy scouts sickened in the outbreak. Both claims have been resolved.

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