Outbreaks
McDonald's Hepatitis A Outbreak
In March of 1998, the Skagit County Health Department (SCHD) received a number of reports that residents had been diagnosed with hepatitis A and began an investigation into what appeared to be a hepatitis A outbreak. During its investigation into the outbreak’s source, SCHD determined that the outbreak had occurred among patrons of the McDonald’s restaurant located on Riverside Drive in Mt. Vernon, Washington, who had eaten at the restaurant in mid-February, 1998. Through its investigation, SCHD learned that an assistant manager at the McDonald’s had worked while infected with hepatitis A and had contaminated food.Marler Clark represented a woman who became severely ill with hepatitis A after eating food prepared at the Mount Vernon McDonald’s restaurant and was hospitalized several times as a result of her infection in a claim against McDonald’s. Her claim was resolved in 2000.
Outbreak Updates
- Hepatitis outbreak leads to new R.I. scholarship
- Marler Clark Donates $25,000 to Rock Island-Milan Education Foundation for Science Scholarship
- Hepatitis settlement pending in Rock Island County
- Milan McDonalds customer sick with Hepatitis A wants apology and medical bills paid
- Kappa woman sues McDonald's over hepatitis A outbreak
- Third suit filed against Milan McDonald’s
- Number of Hepatitis A cases now at 30
- Hepatitis A reporting: No fault on RI County’s part, sheriff's officials say
- McDonald's sued over hepatitis A outbreak
- RI County Health Department: Still-sick McDonald’s worker handled food
- Class Action Lawsuit Filed In Hepatitis A Outbreak
- McDonald's Patron Sues After Hepatitis Outbreak
- Hepatitis A risk for Milan, Ill. fast food patrons
- Business returns to normal after hepatitis A outbreak
- Rock Island County to set up hepatitis A vaccination clinic Monday, Tuesday
