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Marler Clark has published 5,671 articles about foodborne illness outbreaks and lawsuits.
May 20, 2023 • Outbreaks
A quick look at the 2018 Hepatitis A outbreak
Litigation proceeded in a Virginia state court against Tropical Smoothie and the strawberry supply chain. 134 people with Hepatitis A were reported from nine states, including: Arkansas (1), California (1), Maryland (12), New York (3), North Carolina (1), Oregon (1), Virginia (107), West Virginia (7), and Wisconsin (1). 52 ill people were hospitalized but no deaths occurred. …
May 19, 2023 • Firm News
Marler Clark donates an additional $50,000 to the Dave Theno Fellowship
Marler Clark, the nation's food safety law firm, has donated $50,000 to the Dave Theno Food Safety Fellowship, a partnership between Stop Foodborne Illness and Michigan State University's Online Food Safety Program. The fellowship was created in 2017 to enable young food scientists to work closely with Stop Foodborne Illness …
May 05, 2023 • Events & Speaking Engagements
Center for Produce Safety Conference (2023)
Bill Marler was invited to attend the Center for Produce Safety Conference and participate on a symposium panel that discussed the science of food safety. A diverse audience attended the symposium, which included individuals in government, industry, and academia. …
April 09, 2023 • Firm News
March 31, 2023 • Case News
How does fresh produce spread cyclospora?
Cyclospora is spread when people ingest water or food contaminated with infected stool. For example, exposure to contaminated water among farm workers may have been the original source of the parasite in raspberry-associated outbreaks in North America. …
March 31, 2023 • Case News
How Campylobacter in poultry spreads so quickly
Most Campylobacter infections in humans are caused by the consumption of contaminated food or water. The infective dose — that is, the number of bacteria that must be ingested to cause illness — is relatively small. Ingestion of as few as 500 organisms, an amount that can be found in …
March 31, 2023 • Case News
Three quick facts about norovirus
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that norovirus causes nearly 21 million cases of acute gastroenteritis annually, making it the leading cause of gastroenteritis in adults in the U.S. Of the viruses, only the common cold is reported more often than a norovirus infection — also referred …
March 31, 2023 • Case News
The link between botulism and botox: What to know
Botox is a drug made from a toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. It's the same toxin that causes a life-threatening type of food poisoning called botulism. …
March 26, 2023 •
Salmonella outbreak linked to oysters
The Florida Department of Health (DOH) and the state health departments of Georgia and Alabama have detected a Salmonella outbreak associated with the consumption of raw oysters harvested from shellfish harvesting area FL-3012 in Cedar Key, Florida. To date, there have been eight cases linked to this outbreak within Florida …
March 26, 2023 • Outbreaks
Listeria linked to yogurt prompts recall
Clio Snacks of Piscataway, New Jersey, is voluntarily recalling 581 cases of its Strawberry Granola & Greek Yogurt Parfait Bar due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems …
March 26, 2023 •
E. coli recall linked to Elkhart Valley Packing
Elkhorn Valley Packing, a Harper, Kan. establishment, is recalling approximately 3,436 pounds of boneless beef chuck product that may be contaminated with Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) O103, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The boneless beef chuck items were packed on Feb …
March 26, 2023 • Outbreaks
Hepatitis A outbreak linked to strawberries
The CDC, state public health and regulatory officials, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration are investigating an outbreak of Hepatitis A linked to frozen organic strawberries imported from certain farms located in Baja California, Mexico, by a common supplier. Frozen organic strawberries may be sold to a variety of …
March 14, 2023 • Case News
The ultimate guide to E. coli diagnosis and treatment
The colitis caused by E. coli O157:H7 is characterized by severe abdominal cramps, diarrhea that typically turns bloody within 24 hours, and sometimes fever. The incubation period — the time from exposure to the onset of symptoms — in outbreaks is usually reported as three to four days but may …
March 14, 2023 • Case News
The link between Listeria and deli meats and cheeses
Listeria bacteria are found widely in the environment in soil, including in decaying vegetation and water, and may be part of the fecal flora of many mammals, including healthy human adults. …
March 14, 2023 • Case News
Salmonella 101: Understanding the bacteria and its effects
Salmonella is a bacterium that causes one of the most common enteric (intestinal) infections in the United States: Salmonellosis. Today, the number of known strains of Salmonella totals over two thousand. …
March 14, 2023 • Case News
The importance of food safety in today’s world
An estimated 600 million — almost one in 10 people around the world — fall ill after eating contaminated food and 420,000 die every year, resulting in the loss of 33 million healthy life years. …
February 26, 2023 • Firm News
Seattle Times: Seattle food-safety attorney Bill Marler does not eat these foods – do you?
Seattle Times: Seattle food-safety attorney Bill Marler does not eat these foods – do you? …
February 26, 2023 • Firm News
Seattle Times: 30 years after the deadly E. coli outbreak, a Seattle attorney still fights for food safety
Bill Marler never expected to build a career out of bad food. But 30 years later, he’s still at it. From salmonella-tainted cantaloupe to listeria-laced lunchmeat, Marler Clark — which bills itself as The Food Safety Law Firm — has represented victims of every major foodborne illness outbreak in the United States. …
January 31, 2023 • Events & Speaking Engagements
Food Law Student Leadership Summit, Arkansas School of Law (2020)
Rep. Chellie Pingree and Bill Marler served as keynote and featured speakers at the The University of Arkansas Food Law Student Leadership Summit. This event included 63 students from 42 law schools and 27 academic, professional and governmental experts Feb. 28-March 1 for the fifth annual Food Law Student …
January 31, 2023 • Publications
For Personal-Injury Lawyer, Michael Pollan’s Book Is Worth Fighting For
Among the things that Bill Marler feels passionately about are Washington State University (his alma mater), food safety and negotiation. So after he heard about a dustup on campus over the cancellation of a program requiring all freshmen to read the same book, Michael Pollan’s double-fisted examination of agribusiness, “The …
January 23, 2023 • Firm News
Association of Food and Drug Officials - 16 People Who Have Shaped the Last 30 Years of Food Safety
In the 30 years since the Jack in the Box outbreak, food safety has come a long way. Here are some of the people who have shaped it. …
January 06, 2023 • Publications
Calling for Real Food Safety Reform: Bill Marler for FSIS
Marler first leapt to national prominence as the lead attorney in the famous 1993 Jack in the Box E.coli outbreak. Since that time, Marler has led the charge in protecting the rights of consumers against unsafe practices of major corporations. While dedicated to a high standard of food safety protocols …
January 06, 2023 • Publications
Bill Marler: Taking on E. coli, Big Ag, Raw Milk Conspiracy Theorists and the USDA
In yesterday’s post, I wrote about Bill Marler, the influential, outspoken, high-profile attorney who is representing Stephanie Smith in her $100 million lawsuit against Cargill. Smith, an ex-dance instructor from Cold Spring, Minnesota, almost died after eating a Cargill-produced hamburger, which was laced with E.coli O157:H7. …
January 06, 2023 • Publications
Bill Marler, Attorney, Blogger, and Food Safety Advocate, Talks Turkey (or Spinach, Rather)
When we first heard of Marler Clark, the "food safety law firm," we pictured a dozen ambulance chasers strategically posted outside of establishments that served spinach in large quantities throughout the day. After a few conversations with Bill Marler, however, we realized that our assumption couldn't be further from the …
January 04, 2023 • Publications
There Is So Much More Food Poisoning Than We Thought
But there’s one guy who has arguably won more battles against foodborne illness than anyone. This week’s Bite podcast guest is Bill Marler, a Seattle-based attorney who represents victims of food poisoning. In a landmark 1993 case, Marler sued Jack in the Box over its infamous E. Coli outbreak—and won …
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