Reigert v. Giant Food Stores Inc.

EBY, J.,

In this case, plaintiff’s 5-year-old son ate some Lebanon bologna that plaintiff bought at a Giant Foods grocery store in Hershey, Pa., and became ill. Plaintiff took the child to Hershey Medical Center, where doctors took samples and found evidence that he was suffering from salmonella poisoning. *517Plaintiff then took a sample of the bologna to the state Department of Health, and the department’s tests revealed that the bologna was contaminated with salmonella bacteria.

Plaintiff’s son became ill on September 30, 1995. Plaintiff retained Attorney Robert Keys Jr. in October of 1995.…