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A Malden, Massachusetts resident has filed a Boston injury lawsuit over the Salmonella Bareilly infection she says was caused by eating raw tuna. The woman is one of over 300 people whose food poisoning has been linked to the “Nakaochi Scrape” tuna. More than two dozen of the incidents are said to have occurred in this state. People in at least 26 states have been affected.

In her Boston food poisoning complaint, the plaintiff says that she fell ill two days after eating a spicy tuna role at Thelonious Monkfish, a Cambridge restaurant. The sushi contained the raw fish product that was made and sold by Moon Marine, who is the Massachusetts products liability lawsuit’s defendant. Her symptoms, including gastroenteritis, cramping, vomiting, and diarrhea, became so severe that she eventually sought medical care at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Since developing Salmonella Bareilly last month the plaintiff has had several stool samples, which continue to show her testing positive for the bacteria taken. As a result, she is still unable to legally go back to work.

Symptoms of Salmonella (these signs usually show up 12 to 72 hours after infection):
• Fever • Diarrhea • Abdominal cramps

Should serious complications arise, the infection may spread to the blood stream and other parts of the body and this can fatal. Pregnant women, elderly seniors, babies, and others with impaired immune systems are at higher risk of suffering serious health complications from Salmonella.

Food Poisoning
According to the US Department of Health and Human Services, one out of six persons will become afflicted with food poisoning each year. Spoiled food items or the contamination of the food during preparation and/or packaging can cause food poisoning.

Investigation of Multistate Outbreak of Salmonella Bareilly and Salmonella Nchanga Infections Associated with Nakaochi Scrape AA or AAA Frozen Raw Tuna from India, FDA, May 17, 2012

Salmonella, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Another plaintiff is suing for personal injuries from a transvaginal mesh device. Stacey Pangborn claims she developed prolapse and incontinence and experienced serious pain in her pelvis, abdomen, and vagina after the device failed. The defendants of her defective medical device lawsuit are Johnson & Johnson and Ethicon.

If you are a woman in Massachusetts that has suffered health complications or injuries because of a transvaginal mesh device, our Boston injury lawyers want to hear from you. Already as far back as 2008, the Food And Drug Administration reported that it had received over 1,000 reports of adverse incidents involving transvaginal mesh procedures between 2005 and 2007 alone. Last year, the FDA issued an update that “serious complications” related to the procedure are “not rare” and the use of the mesh device to treat Pelvic Organ Prolapse or Stress Urinary Incontinence doesn’t appear to necessarily up the chances of a better outcome than if someone were to choose the more traditional procedures that don’t require a mesh implant.

The medical device is inserted in the pelvic area to provide support should a woman’s organs fall, drop, bulge, or protrude into the vaginal wall after childbirth or pregnancy, or from other reasons. Mesh can be also used to repair protrusions of the bladder, vagina, uterus, bowel, rectum, or urethra, as well as treat urinary incontinence.