Man suffers permanent brain damage after allegedly eating contaminated oysters at steakhouse

A Marine Corps veteran and retired Illinois firefighter has been hospitalized for more than a year with permanent brain injuries allegedly caused by eating raw oysters. Joe Belgio allegedly went into cardiac arrest, fell into a months-long coma and suffered permanent brain damage after eating contaminated oysters at Gi

A retired firefighter claims oysters at a steakhouse caused him brain damage.

A man remains hospitalized more than a year after suffering catastrophic health complications that his attorneys allege were caused by contaminated raw oysters.

Joseph Belgio, 44, suffers from ‘severe cognitive deficits’ and will need ‘lifelong, around-the-clock care,’ his lawyer says