McDonald’s Hit With First Customer E. Coli Infection Lawsuit (1)

McDonald’s Corp. was accused of product liability, negligence, and breach of implied warranties in a lawsuit filed in Illinois Circuit Court Wednesday after a Colorado resident tested positive for E. coli.

It was the first lawsuit filed against the fast food giant since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a food safety alert about an E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s quarter pounders, Ron Simon, the lawyer for plaintiff Eric Stelly, said in an email.

On Oct. 4 Stelly purchased food from his local McDonald’s in Greeley, Colo., according to the complaint. Two days later, he began experiencing ...