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MRSA Outbreak at Cooper Hospital Comes to Light Because of Lawsuit

NEW JERSEY (CBS) — Two newborns died last summer after a MRSA outbreak in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Cooper Hospital sickened 8 infants. But only now is the incident coming to light, and it’s because of a lawsuit. A nurse employed by Cooper for one month filed suit in Middlesex County last month.


Chipotle to Hire 5,000 Workers in One-Day Spree

Chipotle is setting aside its problems and going on a hiring spree. The company, which has struggled in recent months with an E. coli outbreak and a lawsuit accusing it of mistreating workers, plans to offer jobs to 5,000 people across the country on Sept. 28. A spokesman said Chipotle needs the staff as it opens more than 200 of its Mexican-style restaurants this year.


Lawsuit Filed for Those Vaccinated in Hepatitis a Outbreak

Another lawsuit has been filed against the sushi restaurants that served scallops that are the likely source of Hawaii’s hepatitis A outbreak. A class-action lawsuit was filed Tuesday on behalf of those who got vaccinated because they ate at Genki Sushi during the exposure period or had contact with someone who was sickened. Seattle-based attorney Bill Marler says the lawsuit …


Chipotle Shareholder Lawsuit Blames Executives for Failing to Prevent Widespread Illnesses

A federal lawsuit filed by shareholders of Denver-based Chipotle Mexican Grill accuses company executives of failing to establish quality-control and emergency-response measures to prevent and then stop food-borne illnesses that sickened customers across the country and proved costly to the company. The complaint filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Denver on behalf of plaintiff Sean Gubricky …