Jeffery and Marie Allen of Fort Collins have filed a lawsuit on behalf of their 5-year-old son against the Old Town Fort Collins La Luz Mexican Grill.

The Colorado District Court civil complaint submitted on Aug. 31 alleges the child contracted salmonella after consuming a chicken quesadilla, salsa and chips at the 200 Walnut St. restaurant on Aug. 9.

The family is seeking to be reimbursed for medical expenses, lost wages and attorney fees. A hearing date was not scheduled as of Friday afternoon.

The documents allege the child began experiencing salmonella symptoms — including severe vomiting, bloody diarrhea, stomach cramps, fever, fatigue and headaches — on Aug. 11. He received professional medical treatment from Aug. 13 through Aug. 21 and was hospitalized overnight from Aug. 14 through Aug. 16.

As of Thursday, Larimer County spokesperson Katie O'Donnell had reported 29 confirmed salmonella cases of La Luz patrons. O'Donnell said officials haven’t been able to determine the exact cause of the outbreak. State health department officials are assisting in the investigation.

La Luz voluntarily shut down on Aug. 21 after the Larimer County Health Department determined a salmonella outbreak had occurred. The restaurant was given the green light to reopen on Thursday. As of Friday afternoon, it had not reopened.

La Luz management declined to comment about the lawsuit in an email sent to the Coloradoan on Friday.

Other La Luz-branded locations at 140 E. Boardwalk Drive in Fort Collins and 1518 Madison Ave. in Loveland have different owners and are unaffected by the salmonella outbreak.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that salmonella causes more than 1 million illnesses, 23,000 hospitalizations and 450 deaths in the United States every year.

Old Town La Luz owner Peter Shultz apologized to patrons in a statement sent to the Coloradoan and posted on the restaurant's Facebook page.

“We are currently taking various measures to ensure ongoing food safety,” Shultz said in the statement. “We send our apologies to the people and their families who were recently impacted by food-borne illness as well as our loyal customers.

“We are working tirelessly with the Larimer County Health Department to pinpoint the cause of these illnesses and ensure no one else is affected.”

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