A Seminole County mother who said raw milk from a Central Florida dairy made her family violently ill and cost her a pregnancy has quietly dropped her lawsuit, according to new court filings.
The case, which alleged that unpasteurized milk triggered a cascade of illness starting with the family’s toddler and ending with the loss of a fetus, was voluntarily dismissed yesterday. The court record does not say why the lawsuit was pulled or whether any private agreement was reached.
According to ClickOrlando, the plaintiff is Rachel Maddox of Seminole County. Her suit named Keely Farms Dairy and Wild Hare Natural Market in Longwood as defendants. The station reported that Maddox bought the raw milk at the Longwood store in June 2025 and that the bottle came from Keely Farms in New Smyrna Beach. WKMG noted Maddox told reporters she contracted Campylobacter while caring for her sick child.
What the Complaint Lays Out
The civil complaint describes a weeks-long ordeal of emergency-room visits, repeat hospitalizations and mounting lab results. It details how the family’s toddler was repeatedly taken to the hospital, with tests showing both E. coli and Campylobacter, and how Maddox later became seriously ill herself…