Civil Plaintiff
California Agrees to a $4 Million Settlement Over an E.coli Outbreak
Court records indicate that the state board that runs the Del Mar Fairgrounds will pay at least $4 million to settle a lawsuit brought by families affected by the 2019 E.coli outbreak that killed one child and caused severe illness in several others.
In March, Superior Court Judge Keri Katz approved settlements with families whose young children became ill after visiting the San Diego County Fair, testing positive for shiga toxin-producing E. coli infections.
A total of $1.3 million in settlements are listed in court documents, including $1 million to Cristiano Lopez — then a 2-year-old — who was diagnosed with a deadly condition called hemolytic uremic syndrome that put him in the hospital for 12 days while he underwent dialysis.
