Marler Clark, The Food Safety Law Firm filed a Listeria lawsuit on behalf of a Colorado man who has been hospitalized with a Listeria infection after consuming contaminated cantaloupe. There have been over 20 Listeria cases in multiple states linked to cantaloupe.
COLORADO SPRINGS – The wife of a man hospitalized after consuming contaminated cantaloupe filed suit today in El Paso County District Court.  The lawsuit names Jensen Farms Inc. and Wal-Mart as defendants.  The plaintiffs, Charles and Tammy Palmer, are represented by national foodborne illness law firm Marler Clark.

According to the complaint, Charles Palmer consumed the Listeria-contaminated cantaloupe in mid-August.  He had purchased one whole cantaloupe at the Wal-Mart store located on Razorback Road in Colorado Springs several days before.  He fell ill with symptoms of listeriosis, the illness caused by Listeria infection, including headache and fatigue, on August 30. The next morning, Mr. Palmer’s wife found him unresponsive and immediately rushed her husband to the hospital, where he has remained ever since.  He has tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes, the strain of Listeria involved in the cantaloupe outbreak. . 

“Wal-Mart, Jensen Farms, and other food companies...