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Marler Clark has published 5,667 articles about foodborne illness outbreaks and lawsuits.

May 29, 2009 Case News

Lane County Fair E. coli Outbreak Lawsuits

Marler Clark’s E. coli lawyers represented many victims of an E. coli outbreak that was traced to attendance at the 2002 Lane County Fair. 82 confirmed E. coli cases were ultimately tied to the outbreak, but public health authorities were not able to trace the outbreak to a specific source …

May 29, 2009 Case News

Wendy's E. coli Outbreak Lawsuits - Oregon, 2000

Marler Clark’s E. coli lawyers represented fifteen victims of the Wendy’s E. coli outbreak in claims against the restaurant chain, including two young boys who developed HUS and will suffer life-long complications related to their E. coli infections. The claims were resolved in late 2001 and early 2002. …

May 29, 2009 Events & Speaking Engagements

Agriculture, Food, and Human Values Society (AFHVS) and Association for the Study of Food and Science (ASFS) Conference (2009)

Denis Stearns spoke at the 2009 annual joint conference of AFHVS (Agriculture, Food, and Human Values Society) and ASFS (the Association for the Study of Food and Science) at Penn State University, State College, Pennsylvania. …

May 28, 2009 Case News

Odwalla Apple Juice E. coli Outbreak Lawsuits

Marler Clark represented several children who suffered HUS and permanent kidney damage as a result of drinking E. coli-contaminated Odwalla juice in 1996. The majority of claims were resolved in early 2000 for a reported $12 million. The firm has since represented additional children injured during the outbreak in E …

May 28, 2009 Outbreaks

May 28, 2009 Case News

Jack in the Box E. coli Outbreak Lawsuits

Lawyers now at Marler Clark handled most of the litigation following the 1993 Jack in the Box E. coli O157:H7 outbreak, which resulted in individual and class-action settlements totaling more than $50 million – the largest payments ever involving food-borne illness. The most severely injured victims of the outbreak were …

May 27, 2009 Case News

ConAgra Ground Beef E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak Lawsuits

Marler Clark represented 33 individuals and families of individuals who became ill with E. coli O157:H7 infections after consuming contaminated ConAgra ground beef. The firm resolved the cases of all clients, including the family of a woman who died after suffering from an E. coli infection, and the families of …

May 27, 2009 Case News

CCC Alternative Learning Daycare E. coli Outbreak Lawsuit

Marler Clark represented the family of a small child who became ill with an E. coli O157:H7 infection while attending CCC Alternative Learning Daycare in Forth Worth, Texas, in June of 2002. The E. coli lawyers settled her claim after filing an E. coli lawsuit against the daycare. …

May 27, 2009 Case News

Bauer Meat Company E. coli Outbreak Lawsuit

Marler Clark’s E. coli lawyers represented a Danielsville Elementary School student from Madison County, Georgia, in an E. coli O157:H7 lawsuit against Bauer Meat Company of Ocala, Florida, after he became ill with an E. coli infection in 1998. The child’s illness was traced to a school lunch. …

May 27, 2009 Case News

American Foods Group and Supervalu / Cub Foods E. coli Outbreak Lawsuits

Marler Clark represented five families in E. coli lawsuits against AFT, Supervalu, and Cub Foods after they became ill with E. coli infections in 2000. The legal claims were resolved. …

May 27, 2009 Case News

R&S Meats E. coli Outbreak Lawsuits

The Marler Clark law firm represents two children in E. coli lawsuits against R&S Meats. Both children, one from New York and one from North Carolina, became ill with E. coli infections, one with HUS, after eating hamburgers made from R&S Meats ground beef. The E. coli lawsuits were filed …

May 27, 2009 Outbreaks

May 27, 2009 Case News

Country Cottage Restaurant E coli O111 Outbreak Lawsuits

Marler Clark represents over a dozen clients who became ill with E. coli O111:NM during the largest E. coli O111 outbreak in US history. Public health officials identified 341 people who were infected with E. coli after eating at the Country Cottage buffet restaurant in Locust Grove, Oklahoma, in August …

May 26, 2009 Case News

Jimmy John's E. coli Outbreak Lawsuit

The Marler Clark law firm represents several victims of an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak that was traced to a Boulder, Colorado Jimmy John's restaurant that served E. coli-contaminated sprouts. The firm filed an E. coli lawsuit against Jimmy John's on October 14, 2008. …

May 26, 2009 Case News

Ixtapa E. coli Outbreak Lawsuits

Marler Clark represented 25 people who became ill with E. coli infections during an outbreak in Washington State in mid-October of 2008. The firm filed an E. coli lawsuit against Ixtapa restaurant, which is located in Lake Stevens, Washington, on May 4, 2009 and later filed six more individual E …

May 26, 2009 Case News

Herb Depot and Autumn Olives Farm Raw Milk E. coli Outbreak Lawsuit

The Marler Clark law firm filed an E. coli lawsuit against Herb Depot, the seller of E. coli-contaminated raw goat’s milk, on July 29, 2008. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a young child who became infected with E. coli O157:H7 and subsequently developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) and …

May 26, 2009 Outbreaks

JBS Swift E. coli Outbreak Lawsuits - Nationwide (2009)

Marler Clark represented several victims of the JBS Swift E. coli O157:H7 outbreak that was announced in late June of 2009. The firm filed three lawsuits against the company. At least 23 people became ill with E. coli infection during the outbreak, which was traced back to meat cuts sold …

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May 22, 2009 Case News

Aunt Mid's Lettuce E. coli Outbreak Lawsuits

Marler Clark's E. coli lawyers filed lawsuits on behalf of Michigan State University and University of Michigan students who became ill with E. coli O157:H7 infections after eating E. coli-contaminated iceberg lettuce supplied to campus dining centers by Aunt Mid's Produce Company. The E. coli outbreak, which was traced to …

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