Woman dies after eating raw oysters
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Family sues restaurant over oyster death
By ELIZABETH LEE
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 09/12/07
The daughters of a woman whose death has been linked to eating raw oysters have sued Spondivits Seafood & Steaks.
The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Fulton County State Court by Stephanie Barnes and Erica Coston, contends that Spondivits was negligent in handling the oysters. It asks for unspecified damages.
Spondivits did not return phone calls Wednesday seeking comment.
Delphine Barnes, 52, had stopped in at the South Atlanta restaurant with a friend on Aug. 6, and shared a plate of raw oysters, according to the lawsuit. She died four days later of an illness triggered by Vibrio vulnificus, a bacteria found in the Gulf of Mexico in warm months that can concentrate in oysters and cause an often-fatal illness in people with damaged immune systems.
Barnes had anemia and some other health issues, but had eaten raw oysters many times without problems, said Craig Jones of Atlanta law firm Edmond & Jones, the daughters' attorney.
She had recently retired from the Fulton County Sheriff's Department, where she was a deputy. Her daughters also work for the sheriff's office.
Barnes experienced stomach pains, headaches and fatigue in the days after eating the oysters. On Aug. 10, she was too weak to get out of bed. An ambulance took her to South Fulton Medical Center and she died early that evening, a few hours after arriving at the hospital.
"This lady wasn't in perfect health. She had problems that were perfectly manageable and she was 52 years old," Jones said.
"She's a responsible person who lived by the rules, and this happens."
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ajc.com > Metro > Atlanta
Family sues restaurant over oyster death
By ELIZABETH LEE
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 09/12/07
The daughters of a woman whose death has been linked to eating raw oysters have sued Spondivits Seafood & Steaks.
The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Fulton County State Court by Stephanie Barnes and Erica Coston, contends that Spondivits was negligent in handling the oysters. It asks for unspecified damages.
Spondivits did not return phone calls Wednesday seeking comment.
Delphine Barnes, 52, had stopped in at the South Atlanta restaurant with a friend on Aug. 6, and shared a plate of raw oysters, according to the lawsuit. She died four days later of an illness triggered by Vibrio vulnificus, a bacteria found in the Gulf of Mexico in warm months that can concentrate in oysters and cause an often-fatal illness in people with damaged immune systems.
Barnes had anemia and some other health issues, but had eaten raw oysters many times without problems, said Craig Jones of Atlanta law firm Edmond & Jones, the daughters' attorney.
She had recently retired from the Fulton County Sheriff's Department, where she was a deputy. Her daughters also work for the sheriff's office.
Barnes experienced stomach pains, headaches and fatigue in the days after eating the oysters. On Aug. 10, she was too weak to get out of bed. An ambulance took her to South Fulton Medical Center and she died early that evening, a few hours after arriving at the hospital.
"This lady wasn't in perfect health. She had problems that were perfectly manageable and she was 52 years old," Jones said.
"She's a responsible person who lived by the rules, and this happens."
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MONEY MONEY MONEY !!! 0 -
I love raw oysters!
They say you are takeing a risk by eating them, but DAMN they are good with a drop of tobasco![:D]0 -
its common knowledge that there is a big risk in eating raw oysters.
i like em rockafeller style0 -
mmmmm.....filter feeders[xx(][xx(] 0 -
Gag! No way would I EVER eat a raw oyster. OR a cooked one![:0]
JM[V]0 -
Mountain oysters are much safer. 0 -
That depends on whether the are in the shuck or not!!!
REMEMBER THE ALAMO--REMEMBER GOLIAD!!!0 -
quote:Originally posted by jimdeere
Mountain oysters are much safer.
Yep, with beer batter ... and plenty of beer. [:D]0 -
Washington cold water oysters (imho) are still the best. [:p] 0 -
quote:Originally posted by FrancF
Washington cold water oysters (imho) are still the best. [:p]
I like them farmed muscles ,and the "Gueduks"(sp) .U had them FRANCE?
Jeff0 -
boyedll, are you eating them raw oysters down there in the Big Easy?
Better watch out!0 -
quote:Originally posted by fishkiller41
quote:Originally posted by FrancF
Washington cold water oysters (imho) are still the best. [:p]
I like them farmed muscles ,and the "Gueduks"(sp) .U had them FRANCE?
Jeff
"Gueduks" Dug one up for my first wife (She had never seen one before[:D]) All I said was, Hey honey! Look! he likes you![:D][:D][:D]
(For those that have never seen one, it looks like a giant horse C*ck) and they are great eating!)
BTW it's Frank with a C-[;)][:)]
Forgot to add, Dad had a small 1/2 acre of oyster beds up on the Puget Sound in the front of his house. Give me a bucket of steamers mussels, Clams, etc and I am in heaven![:p]0 -
quote:Originally posted by FrancF
quote:Originally posted by fishkiller41
quote:Originally posted by FrancF
Washington cold water oysters (imho) are still the best. [:p]
I like them farmed muscles ,and the "Gueduks"(sp) .U had them FRANCE?
Jeff
"Gueduks" Dug one up for my first wife (She had never seen one before[:D]) All I said was, Hey honey! Look! he likes you![:D][:D][:D]
(For those that have never seen one, it looks like a giant horse C*ck) and they are great eating!)
BTW it's Frank with a C-[;)][:)]
Forgot to add, Dad had a small 1/2 acre of oyster beds up on the Puget Sound in the front of his house. Give me a bucket of steamers mussels, Clams, etc and I am in heaven![:p]
ya'll been watching Dirty Jobs haven't you???? [:)][:)]0
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