Family ¹ðÁʤ¹¤ës Wendy's for $20million after their daughter, 11, was left fighting for her life with ¸·¤·¤¤ E.coli ´¶À÷ ¤Ë°ú¤­Â³¤¤¤Æ meal of hamburger, nuggets and fries at 'filthy' µÞ®¤Ê¡¿ÊüÆ¢¤Ê food restaurant

  • Aspen Lamfers, 11, enjoyed a hamburger, chicken nuggets and fries at a Wendy's in Jenison, Michigan, ¤Ë°ú¤­Â³¤¤¤Æ softball practice on August 1, 2022
  • But she fell ill just three days later and ¿ÇÃǤ¹¤ëd with hemolytic uremic syndrome which develops from E. coli and can be Ã×̿Ū¤Ê
  • She ¶ì¤·¤àd brain, ¿Õ¡ and ç¹Â¡ »¼º and was Æþ±¡¤µ¤»¤ëd for more than four weeks where she had seizures, left Ì£Êý¤¹¤ë paralysis and Í׵᤹¤ëd Æ©ÀÏ

An 11-year-old girl nearly died after she developed a life-¶¼¤¹ing ɵ¤ from E. coli ¤Ë°ú¤­Â³¤¤¤Æ a meal at a 'dirty' Wendy's restaurant in Michigan.?

Aspen Lamfers enjoyed a hamburger, chicken nuggets and fries at a Wendy's in?Jenison ¤Ë°ú¤­Â³¤¤¤Æ softball practice on August 1, 2022.?

But she fell ill just three days later and was ¿ÇÃǤ¹¤ëd with hemolytic uremic syndrome that develops from E. coli and can be Ã×̿Ū¤Ê.

The young girl ¶ì¤·¤àd brain, ¿Õ¡ and ç¹Â¡ »¼º and was Æþ±¡¤µ¤»¤ëd for more than four weeks after she experienced seizures and left Ì£Êý¤¹¤ë paralysis. She also Í׵᤹¤ëd Æ©ÀÏ.

Her family recently ¤È¤¸¹þ¤ß¡¿Äó½Ð¤¹¤ëd a Áʾ٠against?Meritage ´¿ÂÔ Group, which owns the Wendy's, on April 1 and is Áܤ·½Ð¤¹ing $20million in »³²Çå½þ¶â as the restaurant?Lamfers ate at was ÀßΩ¤¹¤ë to have?½ÅÍ×¤Ê Michigan Food ˡΧ °ãÈ¿s that summer.?

An 11-year-old 
girl nearly died after she developed a life-threatening disease from E. coli following a meal at a 'dirty' Wendy's restaurant in Michigan

An 11-year-old girl nearly died after she developed a life-¶¼¤¹ing ɵ¤ from E. coli ¤Ë°ú¤­Â³¤¤¤Æ a meal at a 'dirty' Wendy's restaurant in Michigan

Aspen Lamfers suffered brain, kidney and pancreas damage and was hospitalized for more than four weeks and experienced seizures and left side paralysis

Aspen Lamfers ¶ì¤·¤àd brain, ¿Õ¡ and ç¹Â¡ »¼º and was Æþ±¡¤µ¤»¤ëd for more than four weeks and experienced seizures and left Ì£Êý¤¹¤ë paralysis?

Her family filed a lawsuit against Meritage Hospitality Group, which owns Wendy's, on April 1 and is seeking $20million in damages as the restaurant Lamfers ate at was found to have significant Michigan Food Law violations that summer

Her family ¤È¤¸¹þ¤ß¡¿Äó½Ð¤¹¤ëd a Áʾ٠against Meritage ´¿ÂÔ Group, which owns Wendy's, on April 1 and is Áܤ·½Ð¤¹ing $20million in »³²Çå½þ¶â as the restaurant Lamfers ate at was ÀßΩ¤¹¤ë to have ½ÅÍ×¤Ê Michigan Food ˡΧ °ãÈ¿s that summer

Lamfers was feeling sick and had symptoms ´Þ¤àing nausea,?diarrhea and a fever - that are ¤¢¤ê¤Õ¤ì¤¿ with E. coli - three days after eating at the Wendy's.?

She was then taken to hospital on August 7, 2022, and taken to a pediatric ½¸ÃæŪ¤Ê care ÉôÂâ at Corewell Health¡Çs Helen DeVos Children¡Çs Hospital.

The young girl then needed Æ©ÀÏ ¼£ÎÅ as her ¿Õ¡s were in ¹Ô¤¦¡¿³«ºÅ¤¹¤ë¡¿Ãʳ¬ 3 ¼ºÇÔ and the ´¶À÷ attacked her ç¹Â¡, which meant she needed an?insulin drip.?

Lamfers then ¶ì¤·¤àd brain »¼º that ¸¶°ø¡Ê¤È¤Ê¤ë¡Ëd paralysis on her left Ì£Êý¤¹¤ë, ¾×·âd he r ¸«Ä̤· and led to hallucinations.?

Her ¾ò·ï only began to ²þÁ±¤¹¤ë after two weeks and she was moved to a rehabilitation hospital on September 1 before ¸ºß µö¤¹d home on September 9.?

She then continued with physical, speech, occupational and language therapy. Her family has now ¤È¤¸¹þ¤ß¡¿Äó½Ð¤¹¤ëd a Áʾ٠against the restaurant company and is looking to recoup °åÎŤΠÎÁ¶âs.

'As a result of her STEC ´¶À÷, Aspen has »Ù¤¨¤ëd ±Êµ×¤Î ½ý³²s and life-changing °åÎŤΠ¾ò·ïs,' the ¹çˡŪ¤Ê ¤È¤¸¹þ¤ß¡¿Äó½Ð¤¹¤ëing ÌÀ¸À¤¹¤ë¡¿¸øɽ¤¹¤ës.?

It ¸«Àѡʤë¡Ës that $500,000 was used for past °åÎŤΠˡ°Æs, they will ÇØÉ餤¹þ¤à $1.6million in ̤Íè °åÎŤΠexpenses and will lose around $5million in ̤Íè ¼ýÆþ capacity.?

The family's lawyer, Thomas Worsfold, said °åÎŤΠstaff 'almost ÀßΩ¤¹¤ë it to be a ´ñÀØ she À¸¤­»Ä¤ëd'.?

'She was that ¤Î¶á¤¯¤Ë to dying. Her parents try to balance ¸ºß thankful that Aspen is doing ƱÍÍ¤Ë as she is now, with all of the challenges she still ľÌ̤¹¤ës,' he told MLive.com.?

'If you look at those health department Êó¹ð¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë¡¿²±Â¬s and just the hygiene and food safety practices by ½¾¶È°÷s in that restaurant, you¡Çre almost Êݾڡʿ͡Ëd there to be cross ±øÀ÷.'??

He said Meritage did not want to ²ò·è¤¹¤ë the »öÎã¡¿´µ¼Ô before litigation and it now has 28 days to Åú¤¨¤ë¡¿±þ¤¸¤ë to the ÁʾÙ.?

The Wendy's restaurant that?Lamfers visited had received two bad health ºº»¡s that ÀßΩ¤¹¤ë?½ÅÍ×¤Ê Michigan Food ˡΧ °ãÈ¿s in that same summer.?

There was ÀßΩ¤¹¤ë to be moldy and spoiled food, incorrect ¼êÅϤ¹ hygiene, food Ãߤ¨¤ë¡¿Å¹d at ´í¸±¤Ê µ¤²¹s and a dirty Ãߤ¨¤ë¡¿Å¹ 'at an ²áÅ٤Πend of the spectrum',?Ottawa ·´ health µ­Ï¿¡¤µ­Ï¿Åª¤Ê¡¿µ­Ï¿¤¹¤ës ÌÀ¸À¤¹¤ë¡¿¸øɽ¤¹¤ë.?

The ºº»¡ on July 27, 2022 ÀßΩ¤¹¤ë 17 health and food code °ãÈ¿s against the restaurant which ´Þ¤àd sanitizing ²òÅú which was too diluted be ¸ú²ÌŪ¤Ê, undated produce and cutting boards left dirty from the previous day.

'ͽÄê to ²áÅ٤Π°ãÈ¿s, ½¾¶È°÷s not trained on ´°Á´¤Ë¤¹¤ëing food safety ´Ø·¸¤Î¤¢¤ë »Å»ös such as date ¾ìÆâ¼è°ú°÷¡¿³ô²Á, wash/rinse/sanitizing food ÀÜ¿¨¤¹¤ë surfaces, and discarding food that is no longer °ÂÁ´¤Ê and is adulterated,' the Êó¹ð¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë¡¿²±Â¬ ÌÀ¸À¤¹¤ë¡¿¸øɽ¤¹¤ëd.

Lamfers was feeling sick and had symptoms including nausea, diarrhea and a fever - that are common with E. coli - three days after eating at the Wendy's

Lamfers was feeling sick and had symptoms ´Þ¤àing nausea, diarrhea and a fever - that are ¤¢¤ê¤Õ¤ì¤¿ with E. coli - three days after eating at the Wendy's

The Wendy's restaurant that Lamfers visited had received two bad health inspections which found significant Michigan Food Law violations in that same summer

The Wendy's restaurant that Lamfers visited had received two bad health ºº»¡s which ÀßΩ¤¹¤ë ½ÅÍ×¤Ê Michigan Food ˡΧ °ãÈ¿s in that same summer

'¤­¤ì¤¤¤Ë¤¹¤ë not occurring at the ÀßΩ at a frequency to ÊÝ¾Ú¡Ê¿Í¡Ë any cleanliness for staff and guests.'

The restaurant was °ì»þŪ¤Ë ¤Î¶á¤¯¤Ëd to re-train staff on food and safety and ¤ò¼è¤ê°ú¤­¤¹¤ë ÌäÂ꡿ȯ¹Ô¤¹¤ës ºÇ¹âĬ¤Î¾ìÌÌd in the Êó¹ð¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë¡¿²±Â¬.?

It was then ºÆ³«¤¹¤ëd on August 1, 2022 and was serving ¸ÜµÒs ´Þ¤àing?Lamfers. Around the same time, the?University of Michigan Health West Hospital ¶²¤é¤¯ Êó¹ð¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë¡¿²±Â¬d an Áý²Ã¤¹¤ë in Æþ±¡ from E. coli.

The?Lamfers family Áʾ٠¡Ê¿ÍÌ¿¤Ê¤É¤ò¡ËÃ¥¤¦¡¤¼çÄ¥¤¹¤ës the hospital ÀßΩ¤¹¤ë a link between the ´¶À÷s and the Wendy's restaurant.?

The next health ºº»¡ at the Ãߤ¨¤ë¡¿Å¹ ÀßΩ¤¹¤ë 12 more °ãÈ¿s ´Þ¤àing ÂÅÅö¤Ç¤Ê¤¤ ¼êÅϤ¹ washing, staff not changing gloves after ±øÀ÷ and raw beef Ãߤ¨¤ë¡¿Å¹d at at ÀøºßŪ¤Ë ´í¸±¤Ê µ¤²¹s.

'After ¸ºß ·Ù¹ð¤¹¤ëd they ´°Á´¤Ë ̵»ë¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ëd it and continued ¾¦Çä¡¿»Å»ö as usual and that¡ Çs what got Aspen sick,' ÊÛ¸î»Î¡¿ÂåÍý¿Í¡¿¸¡»ö Worsfold said.

'My heart just breaks for Aspen and her parents.

'This is ±Êµ×¤Î brain »¼º and she¡Çs Âн褹¤ëing with and ¼è°ú¡¤¶¨Äêing with it, but it¡Çs just the loss of ²ÄǽÀ­¤Î¤¢¤ë - it¡Çs heartbreaking, it¡Çs ÇËÌÇŪ¤Ê.'

The Wendy's Ãߤ¨¤ë¡¿Å¹ in Jenison has °ÕÌ£¤¢¤ê¤²¤Ë ²þÁ±¤¹¤ëd in its ºÇ¿·¤Î review with just two °ãÈ¿s which were ÄûÀµ¤¹¤ëd on-¾ì½ê¡¿°ÌÃÖ.

There are five Michigan ÁʾÙs against Meritage linked with illness from E.coli in the summer of 2022 ͽÄê to lettuce.

A ¹­ÊóôÅö¼Ô for the company said: 'We take the health and safety of our ¸ÜµÒs very Ëܵ¤¤Ç.

'We ÈÝÄꤹ¤ë any °­»ö¤òƯ¤¯¤³¤È or ¼ºÇÔ of our food safety practices in these »öÎã¡¿´µ¼Ôs. We cannot ¶¡µë¤¹¤ë ¤½¤Î¾å¤Î comment in light of the open litigation.'

DailyMail.com has ÀÜ¿¨¤¹¤ëd Meritage for comment.