SAN DIEGO, May 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The national food poisoning law firm of Ron Simon & Associates, along with Gomez Trial Attorneys, has filed a third Aladdin Mediterranean Café Salmonella Lawsuit in San Diego County, California. The firm now represents more than 50 victims in this outbreak as the official number of victims has increased to at least 89 on the eve of the restaurant's re-opening. 

A copy of the lawsuit is available upon request.

The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Charles McLaughlin and Paige Bensing who consumed hummus, chicken shawarma, and beef shawarma wraps on April 26^th.  By the next day, both had become ill with the with the symptoms of salmonellosis, including diarrhea, cramping, fever, chills, abdominal pain, and headaches.  Both were compelled to seek medical attention for their illness, and continue to suffer the effects of salmonellosis.

The lawsuit comes as San Diego County health officials and others report a growing number of confirmed outbreak victims, reaching 89 on May 12^th, with all of them having reported eating at Aladdin Mediterranean Café between April 25^th and May 1^st of this year.

Ron Simon, a world-renowned food safety lawyer who represents over 50 of the victims so far, today issued the following statement: "While the investigation is ongoing, what we do know is that the food served at Aladdin was contaminated with human or animal feces.  We intend to use all the tools available to us in this litigation to get full and fair compensation for all of our clients, to find out how this outbreak happened, and to make sure that Aladdin keeps it from happening again."

Food Safety Attorneys Establish Aladdin Mediterranean Café Farms Salmonella Claim Center 

Mr. Simon and his law firm have established an Aladdin Mediterranean Café/Salmonella Claim Center to assist victims in the outbreak.  The Salmonella Claim Center can be reached toll-free at 1-888-335-4901 or by going to the firm's Website, at https://www.ronsimonassociates.com/.

About Food Safety Attorney Ron Simon

Over the last 32 years, Ron Simon and his colleagues have prosecuted thousands of food poisoning cases for victims across the United States.  His work has resulted in numerous upgrades to food safety procedures in Fortune 500 companies and in legislation designed to protect consumers from dangerous food-borne pathogens.  

Mr. Simon and his clients have been featured on NBC, ABC, CBS, CNN, FOX and virtually all other major television networks and print media.   Mr. Simon and his legal team have collected over $850,000,000 for their clients.  His firm regularly publishes articles about food safety and litigation at www.foodpoisoningnews.com which are read by viewers in over 180 countries.

Through litigation, media commentary, and his food poisoning publications, Mr. Simon relentlessly challenges food manufacturers, distributors, and restaurants to do a better job in making our food safe.  

For media inquiries or more information on the Salmonella outbreak and ongoing litigation, please contact Ron Simon directly at (713) 819-8116 or ron@rsaalaw.com.

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