Oysters suspected as jury awards couple $6.7 million in Tampa food poisoning
TAMPA — A jury awarded a couple $6.7 million after they got sick from eating seafood at a Tampa restaurant. The verdict came in May, years after the husband’s illness led to a rare disorder that causes paralysis and nerve damage.
Angel Martinez and his wife Maria Elena Martinez had eaten 10 times earlier at Lobster Haven, 12807 W Hillsborough Ave., when they sat down Dec. 21, 2013, for their usual — two three-pound lobsters and a dozen Bluepoint oysters, according to court records.
The couple declined to comment for this story, as did Lobster Haven owner Daniel Hall.
Attorneys for the couple said the illness was likely caused by the oysters.
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