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Marler Clark has published 5,668 articles about foodborne illness outbreaks and lawsuits.
June 22, 2001 • Press Releases
Supreme Court Orders DSHS to Pay Attorney Fees
The Washington Supreme Court ordered DSHS to pay attorney fees to Kathleen O’Connor for its refusal to allow her access to public records she was entitled to under the State’s public records act. Ms. O’Connor had sought the public records for use in a lawsuit that she filed against DSHS …
June 20, 2001 • Press Releases
Marler Clark Announces Settlement of Lawsuits Against Importer of Cantaloupe Linked to Salmonella
A settlement was reached in a case against Shipley Sales Service, of Nogales, AZ, involving two individuals who contracted Salmonella in May 2001 after consuming contaminated cantaloupe. …
June 15, 2001 • Press Releases
Food Safety Lawyer Again Calls for Country of Origin Labeling for Fruits
Bill Marler again called for country of origin labeling for imported fruits, after over fifty cases of Salmonella poisoning were associated with Susie brand cantaloupe in California, Minnesota, Nevada, Oregon, Texas and Washington. …
June 11, 2001 • Press Releases
Suit Filed in Salmonella-Tainted Cantaloupe Illness
A lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California on behalf of a 15 month-old California boy. The boy contracted a rare strain of salmonellosis, Salmonella poona, after eating cantaloupe tainted with the bacterium. An investigation by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) traced the …
June 09, 2001 • Case News
China Buffet E. coli Outbreak
Marler Clark's E. coli attorneys represented a woman who became ill with an E. coli infection and nearly died during a 2001 E. coli outbreak in Minnesota. The firm’s attorneys were able to link her illness to an E. coli outbreak among customers of the China Buffet restaurant in Alexandria …
June 07, 2001 • Firm News
The Bug That Ate The Burger
Los Angeles Times writer Emily Green interviewed Bill Marler about his law practice in 2001 - nearly a decade after he began representing victims of E. coli outbreaks. Her article, "The Bug That Ate The Burger," focuses on the Jack in the Box E. coli outbreak and food safety changes …
June 06, 2001 • Press Releases
Another E. coli Lawsuit Filed Against Sizzler
Marler Clark filed another E. coli lawsuit against Sizzler USA and E & B ManagementIn. In addition to Sizzler, named as defendants in the complaint were the restaurant’s three insurance companies: Federal Insurance, Secura Insurance, and Reliance Insurance. …
May 17, 2001 • Press Releases
A call for country of origin labeling on fruits and vegetables
Bill Marler argued that a death and dozens of reports of illness in the Western United States that were linked to Salmonella-contaminated cantaloupe could have been avoided if such imported fresh fruits were labeled to indicate their country of origin. …
May 10, 2001 • Outbreaks
Shigella outbreak results in lawsuit against Mount Vernon Royal Fork Restaurant
Marler Clark filed a lawsuit on behalf of a Mount Vernon, Washington, woman who became ill with a Shigella infection after eating at the Royal Fork Restaurant located at 2300 Freeway Drive in Mount Vernon on January 11, 2001. At least 11 people were infected with Shigella after eating at …
April 26, 2001 • Outbreaks
Lawsuit seeks damages for Salmonella victims
The Henrico County Health Department closed Linh’s Bakery and Deli after food made there sickened nearly 250 people. The health department traced the outbreak to raw eggs in a sandwich spread prepared at the Bakery and Deli. …
April 06, 2001 • Outbreaks
E. coli Attorney Marler Calls for States to End School Poisonings
Bill Marler asked legislators to take a stand on school lunch safety after an E. coli outbreak at Finley Elementary School was traced to school lunch. …
April 02, 2001 • Outbreaks
Robeson Schools E. coli Outbreak Litigation - North Carolina (2001)
Marler Clark represented 34 children who became ill with E. coli infections after consuming homemade butter served to students during a classroom demonstration at Prospect Elementary School in Robeson County, North Carolina, in the fall of 2001. …
April 02, 2001 • Outbreaks
Viva Cantaloupe Salmonella Outbreak Lawsuit - Washington, California (2001)
In 2001, a Salmonella outbreak among residents of several states was traced to the consumption of contaminated cantaloupe produced by a Mexican grower and imported by Shipley Sales Service of Nogales, Arizona. Marler Clark represented victims of the outbreak in claims against the importer. …
April 01, 2001 • Outbreaks
Royal Fork Shigella Outbreak Lawsuits - Washington (2001)
Marler Clark represented victims of a 2002 Shigella outbreak that was traced to the Royal Fork restaurant in Mt. Vernon, Washington. The outbreak's source was an infected food worker who did not practice proper hygiene. …
April 01, 2001 • Outbreaks
Finley Elementary School E. coli Outbreak Lawsuit - Washington (2001)
In 2001, an E. coli outbreak among students at Finley Elementary School in Finley, Washington, was investigated by Washington Department of Health and Benton-Franklin Health Department investigators who determined that eleven children were part of the outbreak and that the source of the outbreak was under-cooked ground beef served in …
April 01, 2001 • Outbreaks
Excel E. coli Outbreak Lawsuit - Georgia (2001)
Marler Clark represented a young boy who was hospitalized for four days after eating a ground beef patty produced by Excel and purchased from a Georgia Sam's Club in 2001. Three other Georgia children also tested positive for E. coli, and Excel recalled 190,811 pounds of ground beef and pork …
March 31, 2001 • Outbreaks
D’Angelo’s Deli Hepatitis A Outbreak Lawsuits - Massachusetts (2001)
In 2001, Marler Clark was retained by 15 people who contracted hepatitis A after eating food prepared at D'Angelo's Deli in Swansea, Massachusetts. The hepatitis A outbreak was traced back to a food worker who practiced improper hygiene while preparing food. In addition to those who became ill, Marler Clark …
March 31, 2001 • Outbreaks
China Buffet E. coli Outbreak Lawsuit - Minnesota (2001)
In 2001, the Minnesota Department of Health identified a China Buffet restaurant in Alexandria as the source of an E. coli outbreak. Five people were hospitalized during the outbreak. Marler Clark represented a woman who developed hemolytic uremic syndrome and was in the hospital for several months. …
March 16, 2001 • Outbreaks
The Path(ogen) to Success
Tom Duffy interviewed Bill Marler about nearly a decade of foodborne iillness litigation, with a focus on E. coli outbreaks and what food poisoning cases have meant for his business. …
March 15, 2001 • Firm News
Activist Law Firm Lobbying for Hepatitis-A Vaccination Program
Food manufacturers and restaurants should voluntarily vaccinate their employees against hepatitis-A, according to attorneys from the Seattle-based law firm of Marler Clark following a recent hepatitis-A outbreak in Orlando, Fla. …
March 07, 2001 • Publications
The Inside Story: How 11 Schoolkids Got $4.75 Million in E. coli Lawsuit
“Once you [are hit with] a lawsuit, and it has been proven that your product was the source of the bacteria, there's not a whole lot you can do. Hopefully, your company has plenty of insurance because these cases are not cheap.”--Attorney William Marler, of Marler Clark …
February 01, 2001 • Press Releases
Jury Returns Verdict in Finley E. coli Trial
A Benton County jury found the Finley School District to be 100-percent responsible for the E. coli infections contracted by 11 children after the children ate taco meat contaminated with E. coli. …
December 09, 2000 • Press Releases
E. coli-stricken Navy family files lawsuit against meat packer
A young Navy family represented by Marler Clark filed a lawsuit against the AFG, a Wisconsin meat supplier, for making them sick after they ate E. coli-tainted meat purchased from a Cub Foods store in Waukegan, IL. The suit was filed in Federal District Court in Wisconsin. …
December 06, 2000 • Recalls
Recalls of Tainted Meat Not Working, Attorney Says
Bill Marler called on the USDA to implement a new, more efficient, recall process for contaminated ground beef and other meat products. …
December 05, 2000 • Outbreaks
American Food Group Should Pay E. coli Victims' Medical Bills
Bill Marler called on American Foods Groups, Inc., the Green Bay, Wisconsin meat supplier implicated in a Minnesota E. coli outbreak, to pay medical bills of those in the upper Midwest who were stricken with E. coli infections, saying, "American Foods should do the responsible thing for those already injured …
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