Suit Filed in California over Hepatitis A Outbreak Linked to Frozen Organic Fruit

A California resident has filed a strict liability lawsuit against a food retailer
and the Oregon-based company that produced a frozen organic fruit mix
allegedly implicated in a widespread Hepatitis A outbreak. Brackenridge v.
Townsend Farms Corp., No. BC510633 (Cal. Super. Ct., Los Angeles Cty., filed
June 3, 2013). According to the complaint, Lynda Brackenridge contracted
the disease after purchasing the frozen fruit blend and remains hospitalized
in isolation and in guarded condition. Seeking past and future economic and
non-economic damages in excess of $25,000, court costs and interest, the
plaintiff also alleges negligence and breach of implied warranties.