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(AP) - An Albert Lea woman and her son
are the latest to file a lawsuit against Taco John's after they
became ill from food tainted with E. coli.

      The lawsuit was the first of its kind in Minnesota. At least 33
state residents became ill in November and December after eating at
Taco John's restaurants.

      Seattle-based attorney William D. Marler has filed two other
lawsuits in Iowa.

      The E. coli outbreak last year sickened about 81 people who had
eaten at Taco John's restaurants in Minnesota and Iowa in November
and December. Among those sickened, 26 were hospitalized. There
were no deaths.

      Health officials have said contaminated California-grown lettuce
was the possible source of the E. coli.

      A Taco John's spokesman says he could not comment on the lawsuit
since the company had not been formally served with it. 

He says the
company's focus at the moment is trying to determine exactly how
its customers were sickened.

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An Albert Lea woman and her son
are the latest to file a lawsuit against Taco John's after they
became ill from food tainted with E. coli.


Minnesota family files E. coli lawsuit against Taco John's

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