Owners of Famous Anthony’s filed bankruptcy yesterday at two of their Roanoke, Va., locations after a hepatitis A outbreak originating from one of their employees killed four people and hospitalized more than 30, the Roanoke Times reported. In 90 days, the company will submit a plan outlining a payment schedule for the people who have claims against the restaurant. Seattle food law attorney Bill Marler currently represents more than two dozen people who were sickened from or died in the Famous Anthony’s outbreak last fall. An employee who worked at three locations — Grandin Road Extension, Williamson Road and Crystal Spring Avenue — tested positive for the virus. Throughout September and October, more than 50 cases were confirmed to be connected to the outbreak. The Crystal Spring location closed and the owners have filed bankruptcy on the remaining two restaurants involved.
