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Marler Clark has published 5,671 articles about foodborne illness outbreaks and lawsuits.
April 12, 2004 • Outbreaks
April 02, 2004 • Outbreaks
Crossroads Farm Petting Zoo E. coli Outbreak Lawsuits - North Carolina (2004)
In October, 2004, approximately 106 people became ill with E. coli O157:H7 infections after visiting the North Carolina State Fair in Raleigh. The outbreak was the largest in North Carolina state history, and several children suffered Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome secondary to E. coli infection. Marler Clark represented families of children …
April 01, 2004 • Outbreaks
Sheetz and Coronet Foods Salmonella Outbreak Lawsuits - Pennsylvania, Eastern States (2004)
Marler Clark represented 137 victims of a 2004 Salmonella outbreak among patrons of Sheetz convenience stores. The outbreak was ultimately traced to contaminated tomatoes served in Sheetz' salads, sandwiches, and wraps. Public health investigators were never able to determine the source of the tomatoes. …
April 01, 2004 • Case News
Quizno’s Hepatitis A Exposure Lawsuit - Massachusetts (2004)
Marler Clark filed a class action lawsuit against Quizno's on behalf of all people who received immune globulin injections to prevent infection with hepatitis A after a Boston Quizno's employee was diagnosed with the virus. …
April 01, 2004 • Outbreaks
Maple Lawn Dairy Hepatitis A Outbreak Lawsuit - New York (2004)
In 2004, four people became ill with hepatitis A after eating at the Maple Lawn Dairy Family Restaurant in Elmira, New York. Marler Clark represented the family of a man who died after spending several months in the hospital with acute liver failure. …
April 01, 2004 • Outbreaks
Kid’s Korner Daycare E. coli Outbreak Lawsuit - Missouri (2004)
Marler Clark represented the family of a young boy who became ill with E. coli while attending the Kid's Korner daycare in Joplin, Missouri, in 2004. Several children who attended the daycare became ill with E. coli during the outbreak, which could have been perpetuated due to deficiencies conducive to …
April 01, 2004 • Outbreaks
Gate Gourmet Shigella Outbreak Lawsuits - Hawaii, Nationwide (2004)
Marler Clark represented over a dozen victims of a Shigella outbreak that was traced back to food provided by Gate Gourmet, an airline caterer, on flights departing from the Honolulu, Hawaii, airport. The investigation into the outbreak revealed several food handling and safety violations at the Gate Gourmet food preparation …
April 01, 2004 • Case News
Friendly’s Hepatitis A Exposure Lawsuit - Massachusetts (2004)
In 2004, an estimated 3,800 people received immune globulin injections to prevent hepatitis A infection after eating food prepared at the Friendly's restaurant located in Arlington, Massachusetts. Marler Clark represented hundreds of customers and employees in a class action lawsuit seeking compensation for damages related to receiving the injections. …
March 31, 2004 • Outbreaks
Carneco / Sam’s Club E. coli Outbreak Lawsuits - Wisconsin & Minnesota (2004)
Carneco Foods recalled 497,000 pounds of frozen ground beef patties after its products were identified as the source of a 2004 E. coli outbreak among Minnesota and Wisconsin residents. Marler Clark represented a 10-year-old boy who became ill with an E. coli infection after eating Carneco ground beef purchased under …
March 31, 2004 • Outbreaks
Paramount Farms Almonds Salmonella Outbreak Lawsuits - California, Nationwide (2004)
In 2004, an investigation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other state public health agencies resulted in the documentation of at least 29 patients in 12 states and Canada with matching Salmonella Enteritidis isolates dating as far back as September, 2003. All cases were determined to …
March 29, 2004 • Press Releases
New Hepatitis Litigation Site Provides Useful Resource for Victims Making Claims Against Chi-Chi's
Marler Clark launched www.hepatitislitigation.com in an effort to make the claims process easier for people who became ill with, or required immunization against, hepatitis A after eating at the Beaver Valley Mall Chi-Chi’s restaurant in late October and early November of 2003. …
March 22, 2004 • Outbreaks
Punitive Damages Claim Added to Chili's Salmonella Outbreak Lawsuits
A federal court judge allowed victims of the Salmonella outbreak that occurred at a Vernon Hills Chili’s restaurant in June 2003 to add claims for punitive damages to the four lawsuits pending against the restaurant’s owner, Brinker Restaurant Corporation. Marler Clark filed amended complaints on behalf of the firm's clients …
March 16, 2004 • Press Releases
Attorneys' Fees Donated to local High School for Scholarships
Marler Clark donated $15,000 to Joseph Case High School in Swansea, Massachusetts, for scholarships. The check was a portion of attorneys’ fees from a class-action lawsuit that was filed on behalf of people in the Swansea area who received Immune Globulin shots to prevent Hepatitis A infections during the local …
February 23, 2004 • Press Releases
Lawsuit filed against food supplier by family of Sequoias resident who died from E. coli infection
Marler Clark filed a lawsuit in San Mateo Superior Court on behalf of the family of a Sequoias resident who died after eating E. coli O157:H7-contaminated spinach at the Sequoias Portola Valley retirement facility in October, 2003. The lawsuit was filed against Sodexho, Inc., the food provider for the Sequoias’ …
February 17, 2004 • Firm News
Big Beef’s Dirty War
In this article, Denis Stearns, a partner with Marler Clark, discusses the meat industry's attachment to HACCP, which shifted much of the responsibility for carrying out testing for pathogens from the USDA to the companies themselves. …
February 03, 2004 • Press Releases
Third Food-Poisoning Lawsuit Filed Against Chili's; First to Name Restaurant Manager as Defendant
Marler Clark filed a third lawsuit against the company that owns the Vernon Hills Chili’s restaurant where hundreds of people were sickened as a result of a Salmonella outbreak that was linked to “fecal/oral contamination of multiple food items” sold there. …
January 13, 2004 • Outbreaks
Final Report: Chili's Salmonella Outbreak Linked to "Poor Judgment"
The Lake County Health Department issued its final report on the Chili’s Salmonella outbreak, declaring that “a large number of ill employees at the facility, [and] a general lack of handwashing” sickened hundreds of Chili’s customers when they consumed food contaminated with human feces. In what health officials have called …
January 12, 2004 • Press Releases
Civil Suit Filed Against Man Accused of Vehicular Homicide, Hit and Run
Marler Clark filed a lawsuit against a 29-year-old Olympia, Washington, resident who was charged with the November 2, 2003 death of a 47-year-old Kirkland, Washington, resident. The lawsuit was brought by the victim's fiancé, on behalf of their daughter. …
January 03, 2004 • Firm News
Our food-safety system falls short
Suing food suppliers and restaurants whose products make people seriously ill is Bill Marler's business -- and business is good. …
December 31, 2003 • Press Releases
Secretary Veneman: you have not put me out of business yet
In his second opinion-editorial on Mad Cow disease, Bill Marler asked Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman to put him out of business by putting safeguards in place to prevent BSE and other forms of foodborne illness from entering the nation's food supply. …
December 31, 2003 • Press Releases
Metro Transit sued over death of employee
Marler Clark filed a lawsuit was filed against King County Metro Transit on behalf of the family of a deceased Metro employee on December 23, 2004. …
December 30, 2003 • Firm News
TAINTED: The Flawed Meat Safety System
A two-part series from the Philadelphia Inquirer details the lack of security in our nation's food safety net and tells the stories of victims of foodborne illness. …
December 23, 2003 • Firm News
Food Safety Attorney, William Marler, Speaks Out on Mad Cow
Bill Marler's opinion-editorial on the first case of Mad Cow disease in the United states begins, "We as Americans have grown up believing that our food supply is the safest in the world. But the CDC estimates that over 300,000 people are hospitalized and over 5,000 die, just from eating …
December 19, 2003 • Outbreaks
Hepatitis-A Victims' Attorneys Ask Bankruptcy Court to Lift Stay
Marler Clark filed motions to lift the stay of bankruptcy in Delaware Bankruptcy Court on behalf of 58 victims of the Chi-Chi’s hepatitis A outbreak in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. …
December 17, 2003 • Outbreaks
Secondary cases of Hepatitis-A predictable, lawyer says
Bill Marler said that although the Chi-Chi's hepatitis A outbreak was traced to contaminated green onions, secondary cases of the illness would most likely be traced to household contact among families or roommates, or food prepared by an infectious individual. …
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