Oct 24 (Reuters) - A Colorado man has filed what appears

to be the first lawsuit against McDonald's over an E. coli

outbreak linked to Quarter Pounder burgers that has killed one

person and sickened nearly 50 others.

The lawsuit, filed in Circuit Court in Cook County, Illinois

on Wednesday, alleges that Eric Stelly ate food from a Greeley,

Colorado McDonald's on Oct. 4 and tested positive for E. coli a

few days later. Colorado health officials later told Stelly that

his E. coli was connected to the McDonald's outbreak, the

lawsuit said.

The lawsuit, which seeks more than $50,000 in damages,

claims McDonald's was negligent in its handling and care of the

food.

Representatives of McDonald's, which is headquartered in

Chicago, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.