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Kenosha family files lawsuit after salmonella outbreak

A Kenosha mother is suing the grocery store that sold tainted meat
A Kenosha mother is suing the grocery store that sold tainted meat
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Kenosha family files lawsuit after salmonella outbreak
A Kenosha family is taking action after eating tainted meat.Health officials said the family is now among 29 confirmed cases. The source of the outbreak has been tied to a Kenosha grocery store.VIDEO: Kenosha family files lawsuit over salmonellaWISN 12 News reporter Max Seigle spoke with the woman who filed a lawsuit, saying her three children had to be hospitalized.Melissa Vela said her family is cooking a lot more of their meals after a salmonella outbreak."Nausea, diarrhea, fever, vomiting, couldn't keep the kids hydrated. All three of them were actually put in the hospital because of it,” Vela said.On May 9, the family bought pork carnitas from Supermercado Los Corrales grocery store in Kenosha.Vela's two 13-year-old boys and 9-year-girl got sick, as did her husband."I've basically been the only one taking care of them and running around,” Vela said.This week, the family filed a lawsuit to get compensation for their personal and financial pain."Just for one being hospitalized it was a pretty high number, sitting there about $11,000-$12,000 just for one,” Vela said.The lawsuit called the product sold by the grocery store "defective and unreasonably dangerous."It claims the store had "a duty to properly supervise, train and monitor its employees" and it "failed to do so and was therefore negligent."“It almost scares me to go to other restaurants, not knowing know what you're getting and who's cooking your food now,” Vela said.The Vela family said the trauma from all this hasn't gone away, so they'll be shopping more carefully and cooking at home.The Velas' attorney is in Seattle. He told WISN 12 News he's also representing other families in Kenosha and Illinois.The store representative told WISN 12 News, "We are saddened that a lawsuit was filed so quickly, but we plan to work very closely with those who were affected to resolve their concerns." 

A Kenosha family is taking action after eating tainted meat.

Health officials said the family is now among 29 confirmed cases. The source of the outbreak has been tied to a Kenosha grocery store.

VIDEO: Kenosha family files lawsuit over salmonella

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WISN 12 News reporter Max Seigle spoke with the woman who filed a lawsuit, saying her three children had to be hospitalized.

Melissa Vela said her family is cooking a lot more of their meals after a salmonella outbreak.

"Nausea, diarrhea, fever, vomiting, couldn't keep the kids hydrated. All three of them were actually put in the hospital because of it,” Vela said.

On May 9, the family bought pork carnitas from Supermercado Los Corrales grocery store in Kenosha.

Vela's two 13-year-old boys and 9-year-girl got sick, as did her husband.

"I've basically been the only one taking care of them and running around,” Vela said.

This week, the family filed a lawsuit to get compensation for their personal and financial pain.

"Just for one being hospitalized it was a pretty high number, sitting there about $11,000-$12,000 just for one,” Vela said.

The lawsuit called the product sold by the grocery store "defective and unreasonably dangerous."

It claims the store had "a duty to properly supervise, train and monitor its employees" and it "failed to do so and was therefore negligent."

“It almost scares me to go to other restaurants, not knowing know what you're getting and who's cooking your food now,” Vela said.

The Vela family said the trauma from all this hasn't gone away, so they'll be shopping more carefully and cooking at home.

The Velas' attorney is in Seattle. He told WISN 12 News he's also representing other families in Kenosha and Illinois.

The store representative told WISN 12 News, "We are saddened that a lawsuit was filed so quickly, but we plan to work very closely with those who were affected to resolve their concerns."