BOULAHANIS v. PREVO'S MARKET

Docket Nos. 197343, 197344.

583 N.W.2d 509 (1998)

230 Mich. App. 131

Karen BOULAHANIS and George Boulahanis, Individually and as Next Fried of Bridgit Boulahanis, Kara Boulahanis, and Brian Boulahanis, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. PREVO'S FAMILY MARKET, INC., IBP, Inc., and Spartan Stores, Inc., Defendants-Appellees. Janis SOWERBY, Personal representative of the Estate of Scott Michael Hinkley, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PREVO'S FAMILY MARKET, INC., IBP, Inc., and Spartan Stores, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Michigan.

Decided June 2, 1998, at 9:00 a.m.

Released for Publication September 10, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher Pencak, Warren, Sommers, Schwartz, Silver & Schwartz, P.C. by Patrick Burkett, of Counsel, Southfield, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Smith, Haughey, Rice & Roegge by Lance R. Mather, Grand Rapids, for Prevo's Family Market, Inc.

Cross Wrock, P.C. by Jack O. Kalmink, Detroit, for IBP, Inc.

Charles H. Worsfold, Grand Rapids, for Spartan Stores, Inc.

Before MacKENZIE, P.J., and HOLBROOK, and SAAD, JJ.


MacKENZIE, Presiding Judge.

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Nature of the Case and Background

These consolidated cases involve breach of implied warranty and negligence claims that plaintiffs brought after consuming ground beef contaminated with Escherichia Coli 0157:H7 (E.Coli), a pathogen found in the fecal matter of cattle that can be spread when it is intermixed with ground meat products. The contaminated meat was produced by defendant IBP, Inc., distributed by defendant...

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