Fourteen people have filed federal lawsuits against Taco Bell and Taylor Farms connected to the outbreak, which started in late June and has infected more than 12,000 people in Michigan alone. Attorney William Marler, who specializes in food safety litigation, estimated 50 to 100 lawsuits will be filed nationwide in the outbreak. Marler said it’s the largest foodborne illness outbreak since a salmonella outbreak in 1994 that was linked to ice cream. Fifteen states are included in the outbreak: Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia, Kansas, Illinois, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Arkansas, Iowa, Nebraska, New Hampshire and North Carolina. What attorneys want from the lawsuitsMost of the lawsuits filed against Taco Bell and Taylor Farms follow a similar pattern.