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Marler Clark Files E. coli Suit Against China Buffet

November 20, 2001

ALEXANDRIA, Minn., Nov 20, 2001 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Marler Clark, the Seattle law firm known nationally for representing victims of food borne illnesses has filed suit against the China Buffet restaurant in Alexandria, Minnesota on behalf of 69-year old Iva Hayes, a local resident.

"Mrs. Hayes was severely stricken by the E. coli O157:H7 bacteria she ingested with a food item at the China Buffet. She incurred over $400,000 in medical bills and was hospitalized for months. She is one of the sickest people I have ever seen survive this dangerous and deadly bacteria," says her attorney William Marler.

Continue reading Marler Clark Files E. coli Suit Against China Buffet on the Marler Clark website.

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