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Marler Clark has published 5,668 articles about foodborne illness outbreaks and lawsuits.
November 20, 2003 • Outbreaks
Salmonella outbreak at Albuquerque nursing home leaves one resident dead
A Salmonella outbreak at the Albuquerque Manor nursing home sickened at least eighteen residents during the week of November 10, 2003. One resident, an 80-year-old woman, died after experiencing symptoms of Salmonella infection. The outbreak marked the third publicized incidence of foodborne illness at a nursing home or assisted living …
November 19, 2003 • Outbreaks
Outbreak: Chi-Chi's should have seen it coming and heeded warning signs, attorney says
Bill Marler responded to the FDA announcement that green onions were the source of the hepatitis A outbreak linked to the Beaver Valley Mall Chi-Chi’s restaurant, saying Chi-Chi’s should have been more vigilant in its food safety efforts. The FDA announcement came after health officials determined that green onions served …
November 18, 2003 • Outbreaks
Attorney for hepatitis victims cautions against assuming green onions are source of hepatitis
Bill Marler cautioned consumers against attributing the outbreak of hepatitis A in Pennsylvania to consumption of green onions. Marler again called on Chi Chi’s to pay damages to those 8,000 people exposed to, and 500 people infected with, hepatitis A after eating at the restaurant’s Beaver Valley Mall location in …
November 12, 2003 • Press Releases
Two more lawsuits filed against Chi-Chi's in Hepatitis Case
Marler Clark filed two more lawsuits against Chi Chi’s on behalf of hepatitis victims today in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County. The lawsuits were filed on behalf of individuals who ate at the Beaver Valley Mall Chi Chi’s restaurant. The lawsuits sought damages related to the plaintiffs' …
November 11, 2003 • Outbreaks
Attorney for Hepatitis Victims Responds to Chi-Chi's Press Conference Announcement
Bill Marler called on Chi-Chi’s to compensate victims of the hepatitis A outbreak traced to the Beaver Valley Mall Chi-Chi's restaurant and to repay the Pennsylvania Department of Health for the costs of administering IgG shots and investigating the outbreak. His request was made after Chi Chi’s announced in a …
November 11, 2003 • Outbreaks
E. coli Attorney Calls for Increased Precautions at Fairs
An outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 at the Fort Bend County Fair in Texas sickened over 15 people, and sent children to the hospital with Hemolytic Uremic Sndrome, which causes kidney damage. Animals carrying the E. coli bacteria are the most likely source of infection. …
November 11, 2003 • Outbreaks
Salmonella Outbreak - Poison in our Schools?
An outbreak at Kodiak Christian School in Kodiak, Alaska, sickened nearly 50 students and hospitalized several. Health officials investigated the outbreak to determine whether Salmonella or another foodborne pathogen was present in the school lunch on Halloween. …
November 07, 2003 • Press Releases
Lawsuit filed against Chi-Chi's on behalf of hepatitis-A victims
Marler Clark filed a lawsuit on behalf of a Pittsburgh-area family, all of whom contracted hepatitis-A after eating at the Beaver Valley Chi-Chi’s. The lawsuit was filed in Beaver County Superior Court against Chi-Chi's. …
November 06, 2003 • Outbreaks
About-Salmonella website is resource for victims of outbreak linked to Escondido Restaurant
Marler Clark re-launched its sponsored site about Salmonella in a new, easier to navigate format at the same time North County Environmental Health officials traced a Salmonella outbreak to the Elias restaurant in Escondido, California. At least twelve patrons tested positive for Salmonellosis after eating at the restaurant. …
November 03, 2003 • Press Releases
Marler Clark launches improved E. coli websites
Marler Clark launched redesigned websites in an effort to make information on E. coli O157:H7, the deadly foodborne pathogen, more easily accessible for Internet users. “When a family member becomes ill with an E. coli infection, people want to know all they can about what is making that person sick …
October 31, 2003 • Press Releases
Marler Clark files second E. coli lawsuit
Marler Clark filed a second lawsuit against Gold Coast Produce and Family Tree Produce. The suit was filed in Orange County Superior Court on behalf of a freshman at California State University-Fullerton who became ill with an E. coli infection after eating a salad at Pat & Oscar's. …
October 17, 2003 • Outbreaks
E. coli outbreak at nursing home puts seniors at severe risk
An E. coli O157:H7 outbreak at a Portola Valley retirement center sickened at least seventeen residents and seven staff members. Health officials focused their investigation on food served at the facility and the food handling practices of foodservice workers employed there. …
October 15, 2003 • Press Releases
E. coli Lawsuit Filed
Marler Clark filed a lawsuit on behalf of a sixteen-year-old Carlsbad, California, girl who was hospitalized with a severe E. coli O157:H7 infection after consuming contaminated lettuce at Pat & Oscar’s. The lawsuit was filed against Gold Coast Produce and Family Tree Produce in San Diego County Superior Court …
October 09, 2003 • Outbreaks
Food Safety Advocates Speak Out about E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak
The San Diego County Health Department announced that commercial bagged lettuce mix was the source of sixteen cases of potential E. coli O157:H7 in San Diego, and four cases in Orange County. The product was used in salads at Pat & Oscar’s restaurants, as well as in school lunches in …
October 08, 2003 • Outbreaks
E. coli attorney calls on FDA to increase funding to make produce safe
Health officials suspect a recent outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 at four Pat & Oscars restaurants in San Diego to be linked to pre-mixed packaged lettuce served in salads at the restaurants. This finding has prompted William Marler, the Seattle attorney widely known for his representation of victims of foodborne …
October 01, 2003 • Outbreaks
Salmonella outbreak linked to contaminated Egg Salad
Oregon County Health Departments and the State of Oregon Department of Human Services epidemiologically linked an outbreak of Salmonella typhimurium to contaminated egg salad served in bulk and in egg salad sandwiches served at Oregon Safeway delis. Health officials worked with Safeway and Chef Solutions, the manufacturer of the contaminated …
September 18, 2003 • Outbreaks
Outbreak victims file lawsuit against Golden Corral
Marler Clark filed a lawsuit on behalf of a four-year-old Atlanta child and her grandmother, both of whom became seriously ill after eating at the Golden Corral restaurant in Kennesaw, Georgia. Health officials confirmed the restaurant as the source of the outbreak after Salmonella bacteria was found in a drain …
September 15, 2003 • Press Releases
Supreme Court Ruling Upholds Court of Appeals decision allowing Wisconsin citizens to sue when injured
The Wisconsin Supreme Court issued a ruling that upheld an earlier Court of Appeals decision holding that meat supplier Excel can be found liable under state law for supplying adulterated meat to Milwaukee Sizzler restaurants. Lawsuits filed against Excel had alleged that the meat Excel sold caused a widespread outbreak …
September 11, 2003 • Outbreaks
Victims of Salmonella poisoning deserve compensation
Health officials traced an outbreak of Salmonella serotype berta to the Golden Corral restaurant on Barrett Parkway in Kennesaw, Georgia. There were nearly 20 confirmed cases and one death tied to the outbreak. …
September 10, 2003 • Firm News
Poison in our Schools?
This Opinion-Editorial, written by Bill Marler, discusses vulnerabilities of the National School Lunch Program. …
September 09, 2003 • Outbreaks
E. coli outbreak linked to mall restaurant
An E. coli O157:H7 outbreak was linked to Habanero’s Mexican Restaurant at St. Clair Square, a regional mall in Southwest Illinois. Five people tested positive for E. coli O157:H7 since eating at Habanero’s on August 23 or 24, according to a statement issued by the St. Clair Health Department. Victims …
September 03, 2003 • Outbreaks
Washington Supreme Court Decision Upholds $4.6 Million Jury Award for School E. coli Outbreak
The Washington Supreme Court declined to review a 2002 Court of Appeals decision upholding a $4.6 million award to eleven children injured in a 1998 E. coli O157:H7 outbreak that was linked to undercooked taco meat served as part of a school lunch at Finley Elementary School. The School District …
August 18, 2003 • Press Releases
Salmonella victim files lawsuit against Seasons at the Pond Restaurant
Marler Clark filed a lawsuit against the Seasons at the Pond restaurant, located at 425 Lincoln Avenue in Steamboat Springs. The restaurant was the source of a Salmonella outbreak that sickened dozens of people in December and January, 2003. …
July 30, 2003 • Firm News
Company is indicted over meat
The general manager of an Orangeburg, S.C., food distributor that has bid on public school contracts across South Carolina, including in Aiken County, was indicted this month on federal meat inspection violations that could see his business fined as much as $500,000. …
July 18, 2003 • Press Releases
Lawsuit filed against Redmond restaurant
A lawsuit was filed on behalf of a Redmond, Washington resident who became ill with a foodborne illness in August, 2002, after eating at the Redmond Todai Restaurant. …
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