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 Gibsons Steakhouse & Bar in Oak Brook Illinois on June 30, 2025, according to a lawsuit obtained by ABC 7 Chicago.
Read more at: https://nypost.com/2026/08/11/us-news/marine-vet-retired-firefighter-joe-belgio-suffers-permanent-brain-damage-after-allegedly-eating-contaminated-oysters-at-illinois-steakhouse/
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