September 30, 2005
Hector Duarte Jr. – All Headline News Staff Reporter
Pittsburgh, PA (AHN) – A lawsuit filed by a man who needed a liver transplant after he got hepatitis A from a Chi-Chi’s restaurant reaches a settlement for $6.25 million.
A federal judge approves a $4.1 million trust to pay for the ongoing care of Richard Miller, 58. The rest of the money will go to Miller’s wife, Linda, and their three children, to his attorneys, or to pay for medical expenses Miller already incurred.
The settlement was reached six weeks ago, but became public at a court hearing at which U.S. District Judge Terry McVerry approved the trust, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports Friday.

Miller was one of 660 people sickened by green onions he ate at the restaurant in the fall of 2003; four people died in the outbreak. Miller ate at the restaurant Oct. 12, 2003 and had a liver transplant on November 8, 2003.
Chi-Chi’s attorneys say the bankrupt chain has paid over $40 million to settle hundreds of lawsuits stemming from the outbreak.