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Class-Action Lawsuit Filed Following Hepatis A Outbreak Linked to Milan McDonald's
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (AP) -- An attorney who specializes in food safety has filed a lawsuit against McDonald's Corp. following a hepatitis A outbreak in northwestern Illinois.

The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in Rock Island County Circuit Court on behalf of Cody Patterson, a 33-year-old from Milan.

The lawsuit claims a McDonald's in Milan allowed one or more employees to work while infected and that Patterson ate there during that time.

Seattle attorney Bill Marler represents Patterson and is seeking class action status for the action. Marler says the lawsuit is a way to compensate people for the time, wage losses and expense of getting preventive treatment.

A spokeswoman for Oak Brook-based McDonald's says she's seeking comment from company officials.

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