DENVER—A New Mexico boy who got sick after eating sirloin from JBS Swift Beef Co. has filed a lawsuit seeking unspecified damages against the Greeley, Colo.-based company.
JBS Swift has recalled 380,000 pounds of beef due to connections with outbreaks of E. coli.
Thirteen-year-old Alex Roerick and his mother, Hollie, of Albuquerque filed their lawsuit Monday in U.S. District Court in Denver.
Their lawyer, Bill Marler, said Tuesday that Alex developed hemolytic uremic (HE’-muh-LIT’-ik yoo-REE’-mik) syndrome, a type of kidney failure, after eating shish kabobs made from the meat in May. Marler’s firm also represents a California client who developed the illness after eating the meat.
A JBS Swift representative was not immediately available to comment.
