Health & Fitness
Woman Sues McDonald's In Cook County, Says She Got Sick From Quarter Pounder Amid E. Coli Outbreak
One Cook County lawsuit was filed by a Nebraska woman who said an E. coli infection left her hospitalized last month.
October 25, 2024
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Popular fast-food restaurants are holding the onions after the vegetable was identified as the likely source of the E. coli outbreak among Quarter Pounder hamburgers at McDonald's.
Find out what's happening in Chicagofor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Some of those who got sick after eating the Quarter Pounder are also going after the Chicago-based company in court. The fast-food giant is quickly getting hit with a mountain of lawsuits—including at least two this week in Cook County Circuit Court.
Dozens more lawsuits are expected.
