Ahmad, et al. v. Foodmaker, Inc.; Hamburger Patty Cases (Foodmaker v. Vons)

$58,000,000.00 settlement in the Jack In The Box food poisoning case on behalf of Foodmaker Corp, the parent corporation of Jack In The Box.

Facts and Background:
Represented Foodmaker, Inc. (Jack In The Box) in an action for damages to the corporation arising out of the sale of tainted meat to Foodmaker, which resulted in significant injuries and death in the Pacific Northwest. In the fifth year of intensive discovery the case settled for $58,500,000.

Plaintiff's Contentions, Allegations:
That defendant sold tainted meat to Foodmaker which in turn caused food poisoning.

Notes: See related decision Foodmaker, Inc. v. Vons Companies, Inc., et al. 32 Cal.Rptr.2d 500 (1994).

Settlement Amounts: $58,000,000.00

Attorney for client:
Michael Thorsnes with former partners Palma Hooper and Frederic Gordon

Attorney for defendant:
Greg Stone, Esq., Los Angeles, CA; Robert Trentacosta, Esq. and Jeanne S. Gallagher, Esq., San Diego, CA

Individual Defendants:
$58,000,000.00 settlement in the Jack In The Box food poisoning case on behalf of Foodmaker Corp, the parent corporation of Jack In The Box.