Heavy metal band Attila lead singer Chris Fronzak has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Portland, Oregon against Moon Marine USA Corp. of Cupertino, California over salmonella poisoning allegedly contracted from contaminated tuna.

News sources have reported that at least 258 people across 24 states have been sickened by tuna contaminated with salmonella Bareilly and salmonella Nchanga, two rare strains of salmonella that has caused at least 32 people to be hospitalized. More Attila Lead Singer Sues over Salmonella Sushi

141 people across 20 states and the District of Columbia have now been sickened by a salmonella outbreak linked to sushi. The first lawsuit stemming from the outbreak has been filed against seafood importer Moon Marine U.S.A. Corp of Cupertino, California. Plaintiffs Amy Karfonta, 22, and Amber Azzolina, both of Wisconsin, allege they contracted a rare type of salmonella poisoning, called Salmonella Bareilly, after eating spicy tuna rolls from a local sushi restaurant. Both plaintiffs had to be hospitalized and both are still recovering from the salmonella poisoning.

According to an attorney for the plaintiffs, the strain of salmonella has been traced back to a product called “Nakaochi Scrape” which consists of backmeat shaved from the bones of fish. 29 tons of scrape was sold by Moon Marine, and distributed across the country. The scrape was also mixed into 60,000 pounds of raw ground yellowfin tuna, for which there has been a recall. More First Sushi Lawsuit Filed over Salmonella Outbreak

According to a settlement report filed with the court, a deal was reached between the family of a woman who allegedly died after eating tainted ground beef and Shaw’s supermarket in Seabrook and distributors Fairbank Farms of New York and Greater Omaha Packing Co of Nebraska. The terms of the settlement were not disclosed.

The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court on behalf of the estate of Carolyn Black by her daughter Lori Precourt after Black became sick with “symptoms consistent with E. coli infection,” and was hospitalized. According to the suit, Black died at the age of 70, “as a result of respiratory failure, multisystem failure and hemolytic uremic syndrome/thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura.” Black consumed the tainted beef on October 1, 2009 and died October 30. More Settlement Reached in Tainted Beef Death

A lawsuit filed by Oklahoma resident Leah Smith against Taco Bell alleging that the Mexican-style fast food made her sick has been transferred to federal court under U.S. District Judge Joe Heaton.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that 68 people were infected by a salmonella outbreak linked to a “Mexican-style fast-food restaurant chain,” while the Oklahoma State Department of Health’s Acute Disease Service revealed the chain to be Taco Bell. More Taco Bell Salmonella Lawsuit Goes to Federal Court

U.S. District Judge Mark Bennett in Iowa has rejected a lawsuit that challenged an FDA ban of interstate unpasteurized milk shipments. The lawsuit was filed by the Farm to Consumer Legal Defense Fund, a nonprofit agency based in Falls Church, Virginia with nearly 2,000 members across 49 states. The group promotes farm to consumer direct goods sales, and members include individuals from North Carolina, Georgia, Iowa, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina, including consumers, dairy farmers, and co-op members.

According to the lawsuit, regulations that prohibit the sale of raw milk across state boundaries are unconstitutional, and violate travel freedoms and the rights of families to decide what they consume. More Raw Milk Expansion Lawsuit Rejected by Federal Court

The family of Frank Castelli has filed a lawsuit in Rhode Island Superior Court against Defusco’s Bakery, Inc; Tony’s Colonial Food, Inc; Arnold W. Buono Companies, Inc d/b/a Buono’s Italian Bakery; and John Doe Corporation alleging strict liability, breach of warranty, and negligence over the death of Castelli.

According to WPRI, Castelli’s son bought “bakery products from Defusco’s Bakery, Inc. and/or Tony’s Colonial Food, Inc to be consumed by his father, Plaintiff, Frank Castelli.” Castelli, who was 84 at the time, developed flu like symptoms and died not long after. More Bakeries Sued over Salmonella Tainted Zeppole

Michigan State University student Alexsandra Shalayko is filing a lawsuit in Ingham County Circuit Court against Jimmy John’s sandwich restaurant alleging she contracted E.coli from tainted raw clover sprouts on her Turkey Tom sandwich on February 4.

According to the lawsuit, Shalayko began to experience painful gastrointestinal symptoms within 72 hours of eating the sandwich, and was taken to the emergency room on February 10. A CT scan showed she was suffering from severe inflammation of her large intestine, and positive E.coli test results confirmed she was infected. She was admitted to the hospital. More Jimmy John’s Sued by MSU Student over E.coli

Del Monte Fresh Produce has withdrawn its threat to file a lawsuit against William Keene, Oregon’s senior epidemiologist, and Oregon Public Health for their actions during the salmonella outbreak in cantaloupe last year.

In early 2011, Del Monte Fresh Produce recalled close to 60,000 cantaloupes imported from Guatemala. The FDA posted the recall on its website saying the cantaloupe could be contaminated with the strain of salmonella involved in the outbreak. By mid-year, the FDA imposed an import alert, stopping the sale of the melons until they were determined to be safe. More Del Monte Fresh Produce Withdraws Threat to Sue Oregon Public Health

Theodore and Rosie Brown have filed a negligence lawsuit against an Aldi food store in Chicago as well as Frontera Produce, Ltd, Jensen Farms, Inc., and Primuslabs after Theodore allegedly contracted listeria from tainted cantaloupe.

According to the lawsuit, the couple bought cantaloupe on September 15, 2011 from the Aldi store located on 95^th Street. Brown soon became sick with nausea, fever, vomiting, aches, cramping, and fatigue. He was taken to the emergency room the following day and was admitted to the Advocate Trinity Hospital for listeria. More Chicago Aldi’s Sued over Listeria Tainted Cantaloupe

Heather Tuttle, 27, has filed the first of possibly many lawsuits against sandwich chain Jimmy John’s alleging the company sold “unreasonably dangerous” foods which made Tuttle and 11 others in Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Arkansas, and Wisconsin, sick with E.coli.

The outbreak has been linked to raw clover sprouts served at the sandwich store, and occurred from Dec 25, 2011 to January 15, 2012. Two of those who contracted E. coli were hospitalized. There have been no reported deaths from the outbreak. More First Lawsuit Filed in Jimmy John’s E.coli Outbreak