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Marler Clark has published 5,662 articles about foodborne illness outbreaks and lawsuits.
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. …
December 15, 2003 • Press Releases
Second Salmonella lawsuit filed against chili's by Marler Clark
Food Safety Lawyers Renew Call that Chili's Pay Victims' Medical BillsMarler Clark filed a second lawsuit against Brinker Restaurant Corporation, the owner of the Vernon Hills Chili’s restaurant where over 300 people were injured in a Salmonella outbreak linked to infected food-workers, inadequate hand-washing, and a manager’s decision to open …
December 01, 2003 • Press Releases
First Hepatitis A Lawsuit Filed Against Suppliers of Tainted Onions
Marler Clark filed suit in Federal District Court on behalf of a liver transplant survivor and his wife. The lawsuit was filed against the suppliers of hepatitis A-tainted green onions that were implicated by both the FDA and CDC as the source of over 605 illnesses and three deaths linked …
November 24, 2003 • Outbreaks
Victims' attorney, William Marler, calls on Chi-Chi's to disclose suppliers of green onions
Bill Marler responded to the FDA announcement that green onions were the source of the hepatitis A outbreak linked to the Beaver County Mall Chi-Chi’s restaurant, explaining that under Pennsylvania law, Chi-Chi’s remained legally liable for the sale of contaminated food. “The bottom line is that Chi-Chi's is responsible for …
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. …
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