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# Chipotle Customer Who Got E. Coli Asks for Free Burritos in Settlement

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## Sarah Begley


Sep 14, 2016 12:50 AM UTC

![A Chipotle Restaurant Ahead Of Earnings Data](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt25bd99fe853ee3fb/6988a5e75f570ff2d4b22824/chipotle.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=3:2)

A steak burrito is arranged for a photograph with a drink and bags of chips at a Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. restaurant in Hollywood, California, U.S., on Tuesday, July 16, 2013.

A steak burrito is arranged for a photograph with a drink and bags of chips at a Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. restaurant in Hollywood, California, U.S., on Tuesday, July 16, 2013. Patrick T. Fallon—Bloomberg / Getty Images

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[Sarah Begley](https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/)


## Sarah Begley


Sep 14, 2016 12:50 AM UTC

If this isn’t brand loyalty, nothing is: A [Chipotle](http://time.com/money/4474522/chipotle-free-food-kids-meals-september/) customer who was sickened in the E. coli outbreak last year asked for some [free burritos](http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/sickened-chipotle-customer-gets-couple-dozen-burritos-part-settlement-n647691) as part of her legal settlement with the fast food chain.

The company agreed and sent her “a couple dozen” coupons for free burritos, according to her lawyer. The overall claim is still being resolved, and the woman’s medical bills from the infection total about $40,000—but she still wants [Chipotle](http://time.com/4482128/chipotle-burrito-tweet/) burritos.

“I’ve been doing food poisoning cases since 1993,” her lawyer said, according to NBC News. “I have never had a client ask for that.”

[Chipotle](http://time.com/money/4445439/chipotle-discrimination-jury-award/) is still involved in legal proceedings over the incident, including a federal criminal probe, but at least one loyal customer will be coming back for more.

\[[_NBC News_](http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/sickened-chipotle-customer-gets-couple-dozen-burritos-part-settlement-n647691)\]

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