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Marler Clark has published 5,662 articles about foodborne illness outbreaks and lawsuits.
April 01, 2002 • Outbreaks
KFC Salmonella Outbreak Lawsuit - Colorado (2002)
Marler Clark represented two children who became ill with Salmonella infections after eating contaminated popcorn chicken purchased at a KFC in Lafayette, Colorado, in 2002. The Boulder County Health Department cited the restaurant for poor employee hygiene and failure to maintain food at proper temperatures in its investigation report. …
April 01, 2002 • Outbreaks
Emmpak E. coli Outbreak Lawsuits - Wisconsin (2002)
Emmpak was identified as the ground beef producer whose products were the source of an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak that sickened 58 individuals in 2002. As a result of the outbreak, Emmpak recalled 2.8 million pounds of ground beef for possible E. coli contamination. Marler Clark represented two women in …
March 31, 2002 • Outbreaks
ConAgra Ground Beef E. coli Outbreak Lawsuits - Nationwide (2002)
In 2002, ConAgra Beef Company recalled nearly 19 million pounds of ground beef for possible E. coli O157:H7 contamination after the company's products were identified as the source of an E. coli outbreak affecting dozens of people from Ohio to Colorado. In all, 45 people in 23 states reported illnesses …
March 31, 2002 • Outbreaks
CCC Alternative Learning Daycare E. coli Outbreak lawsuit - Texas (2002)
Marler Clark represented the family of a child who became ill with E. coli O157:H7 and hemolytic uremic syndrome while attending CCC Alternative Learning Daycare in Fort Worth Texas, in 2002. The Tarrant County Public Health Department found several circumstances which could have contributed to the child's exposure to E …
March 31, 2002 • Outbreaks
Brook-Lea Country Club Salmonella Outbreak Lawsuits - New York (2002)
In the summer of 2002, over 100 people became ill with Salmonella infections after eating at the Brook-Lea Country Club near Rochester, New York. At least 95 of the cases were both culture-confirmed and linked epidemiologically to the consumption of food at Brook-Lea between June 1 and June 18, 2002 …
March 31, 2002 • Outbreaks
Black Forest Bakery Salmonella Outbreak lawsuits - Michigan (2002)
Marler Clark represented 30 people who became ill with Salmonella infections after eating cannolis and cassata cake from the Black Forest bakery in Macomb, Michigan, in 2002. The Macomb County Health Department and Michigan Department of Agriculture noted a number of health code violations that may have contributed to the …
March 26, 2002 • Case News
BJ's Wholesale Club E. coli Litigation - New York and New Jersey (2002)
In 2002, a public health investigation showed that two ill children in Rockland County, New York, a third child in Bergen County, New Jersey, had tested positive for E. coli O157:H7 after eating ground beef from a BJ’s Wholesale Club store. The strain of E. coli isolated from the Bergen …
February 26, 2002 • Press Releases
St. Paul Family Settles Claim Against AFG and Supervalu
St. Paul, MN --A settlement was reached today between meat manufacturer American Foods Group, Inc ("AFG"), Supervalu, a local grocery outlet supplier, and three-year-old, Sonja Pearson. The suit was filed after the toddler contracted E. coli O157:H7 and became violently ill in November 2000 after consuming meatballs prepared from hamburger …
November 16, 2001 • Outbreaks
Outbreak, Inc. Co-Founder Denis Stearns: Litigating Foodborne Illness
Denis Stearns did a Question and Answer session with Food Tech Source about OutBreak, Inc., the not-for-profit entity formed with the intent of educating companies about foodborne illness litigation. …
November 14, 2001 • Press Releases
E. coli Lawsuit filed against China Buffet
Marler Clark filed suit against the China Buffet restaurant on behalf of a 69-year old resident of Alexandria, Minnesota. The woman incurred over $400,000 in medical expenses as a result of an E. coli O157:H7 infection she contracted after eating at the Minnesota restaurant. …
October 30, 2001 • Outbreaks
Sizzler E. coli Lawsuits Settled
Twenty lawsuits that were filed against Sizzler USA and its Milwaukee, Wisconsin franchise on behalf of victims of the July 2000 E. coli O157:H7 outbreak were settled out of court. The amounts of the settlements are confidential. …
September 25, 2001 • Press Releases
Family Sues Claremont Hotel for Needle Stick to 2 Year Old
David Babcock filed suit on behalf of a Pullman, Washington, toddler who stepped on a needle left in the carpet of the family’s Claremont Hotel room during a visit to Seattle. As a result of the needle-stick, Madelynn had to undergo three rounds of testing for HIV and Hepatitis. …
September 08, 2001 • Outbreaks
Fifteenth E. coli Lawsuit Filed Against Sizzler
A federal lawsuit was filed Thursday on behalf of two children who were infected with E. coli O157:H7 during the July 2000 E. coli outbreak linked to a Milwaukee-area Sizzler restaurant. The children are residents of New York State. The defendants named in the lawsuit, which was filed in U.S …
August 21, 2001 • Outbreaks
American Foods Group Settles Five E. coli O157:H7 Claims
American Foods Group, Inc (“AFG”), the meat supplier implicated in the recent Chicagoland E. coli O157:H7 outbreak, today settled the claims of five people sickened during the November 2000 E. coli O157:H7 outbreak. Health department investigations linked the earlier outbreak to ground beef distributed by AFG. Among the claimants were …
August 21, 2001 • Outbreaks
Dominic's and AFG should be held responsible for E. coli outbreak, attorney says
Bill Marler called on both Dominick’s and American Foods Group, Inc (“AFG”), the businesses responsible for an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak, to step up and offer to pay all related medical costs for victims of the outbreak. …
August 09, 2001 • Press Releases
E. coli Lawsuit Filed Against Supervalu/Cub Food
A lawsuit was filed in Hennepin County District Court on behalf of a Minnesota toddler and her parents, against Supervalu/Cub Foods and American Foods Group, Inc. (AFG). The child became ill with an E. coli O157:H7 infection, was hospitalized, and remained at Children’s Hospital for over a month, succumbing to …
July 25, 2001 • Press Releases
E. coli Lawsuit filed against Excel Corporation on behalf of injured child
Marler Clark filed a lawsuit on behalf of a Gwinnett County, Georgia, child who became seriously ill after eating a hamburger patty contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. The boy spent four days in the hospital, including Christmas Day, as a result of his E. coli O157:H7 infection. …
July 25, 2001 • Press Releases
Suit Filed Against San Antonio Taco Company for Salmonella Newport Contamination
Marler Clark and and the well-respected Nashville law firm, Branham & Day, filed a lawsuit on behalf of a Lenexa, Kansas, family against the San Antonio Taco Company. The lawsuit claimed that the San Antonio Taco restaurant chain was liable for the injuries and damages that the family sustained as …
June 30, 2001 • Firm News
For Seattle Attorney, A Bacterium Brings Riches - and Enemies
Bill Marler, Who Got His Start With Jack-in-the-Box Case, has Made a Career of E. Coli. …
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 …
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