The family of an 88-year-old Holocaust survivor who reportedly died after eating Boar’s Head deli meat contaminated with listeria has filed the first wrongful death lawsuit against the company.
The family of an 88-year-old Holocaust survivor who reportedly died after eating Boar’s Head deli meat contaminated with listeria has filed the first wrongful death lawsuit against the company since the nationwide outbreak.
The husband, father and Holocaust survivor purchased Boar’s Head liverwurst and other Boar’s Head products at a Harris Teeter supermarket on June 30, according to the lawsuit. “He subsequently became ill, suffering from weakness, diarrhea, fatigue, and a fever,” the family said in the lawsuit. Morgenstein became very ill, developing listeriosis, encephalitis, meningitis, and sepsis as a result of the contaminated meat, the complaint alleged.Morgenstein died after a 10-day stay in the hospital. His cause of death was listed as listeria meningoencephalitis, a deadly bacterial infection that can cause brain abscess, according to a copy of his death certificate obtained by The Post.
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