Suit Filed after California Woman Dies from Tainted Cucumbers
A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed on behalf of a San Diego woman who died after eating Salmonella-tainted cucumbers.
KNSD-TV reported that 99-yearold Mildred Hendricks died Aug. 17 after eating the cucumbers and contracting the illness. A second person in Texas also died after eating the cucumbers.
A lawsuit was filed in Arizona by two Maricopa County residents.
The lawsuit, filed Monday, names the produce company as a defendant.
According to the Centers for Disease Control, more than 340 people from 30 states have been sickened by the tainted cucumbers.