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A lawsuit has been filed against Kumo Japanese Steakhouse in Stony Brook over a foodborne illness incident.

The suit comes after 28 people became sick at the sushi restaurant over the weekend.

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Lawyers say Kumo served cooked rice that had been stored at room temperature for too long, resulting in people getting sick.

MORE: 'It was traumatic.' Suffolk says Kumo Japanese Steakhouse rice sickened 28; restaurant receives 15 violations

Several people were taken to the hospital for emergency medical treatment.

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