MILWAUKEE, Jun 15, 2008 (UPI via COMTEX) -- A meatpacker and other companies
have agreed to pay $13.5 million to the family of a 3-year-old Wisconsin girl
who died from an E. coli infection.
The settlement between Brianna Kriefall's family and Excel Corp., a subsidiary
of Cargill Inc., does not end the litigation over her death and the E. coli
outbreak, The Milwaukee Journal reported. Brianna apparently picked up the
infection almost eight years ago after eating at a Sizzler restaurant with her
family.
Sizzler Inc. and the company that operated two Sizzler franchises in the
Milwaukee area are suing Excel. The case is scheduled to go to trial this
summer.
In 2004, a judge dismissed the claims against Excel, ruling that the company was
exempt from litigation because it followed federal standards in meat handling.
An appeals court overruled the decision.
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