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Marler Clark has published 5,663 articles about foodborne illness outbreaks and lawsuits.
October 03, 2007 • Case News
Habaneros E. coli Outbreak Lawsuits
Marler Clark represented five individuals who became ill with infection with E. coli O157:H7 infections after eating at a Habaneros restaurant in the St. Clair Square Mall outside of St. Louis in E. coli claims. Four of the E. coli lawsuits were filed in St. Clair County Circuit Court, but …
October 03, 2007 • Case News
Flanders E. coli Outbreak Litigation
Marler Clark represented two young children in E. coli claims against the Flanders Provision Company, whose ground beef patties were identified as the source of an E. coli outbreak and were recalled in 2005. The children, who were brothers, both developed hemolytic uremic syndrome. Marler Clark resolved their cases in early 2007. …
October 03, 2007 • Case News
Dole Lettuce E. coli Outbreak Lawsuits
The E. coli attorneys at Marler Clark represented several families who were victims of a 2005 E. coli outbreak traced back to Dole brand bagged lettuce. The firm represented families from Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Oregon whose members became ill with E. coli infections - some with hemolytic uremic syndrome. …
October 03, 2007 • Case News
Dee Creek Farms Raw Milk E. coli Outbreak Litigation
The E. coli lawyers at Marler Clark represented the families of children who became ill with E. coli infections after drinking raw milk produced by Dee Creek Farm in southwestern Washington state. …
October 03, 2007 • Case News
Carneco and Sam's Club E. coli Lawsuit
Marler Clark represented the family of a nine-year-old boy in a lawsuit against Carneco after the company's Northern Plains ground beef patties sold at Sam's Club were identified as the source of his E. coli infection. …
October 03, 2007 • Case News
BJ's Wholesale Club E. coli Lawsuits
Marler Clark's E. coli lawyers represented the families of three children who became ill with E. coli infections after eating ground beef purchased from BJ's Wholesale Club stores in New York and New Jersey. Two of the children became ill with hemolytic uremic syndrome. …
October 03, 2007 • Outbreaks
October 02, 2007 • Outbreaks
October 02, 2007 • Press Releases
Marler Clark E. coli attorneys file lawsuit against Topps
A lawsuit was filed today against Topps Meat Company, the meat producer whose ground beef products have been identified as the source of an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak, and who expanded a ground beef recall to include 21.7 million pounds of meat over the weekend. The lawsuit was filed on …
October 01, 2007 • Outbreaks
Marler Clark Calls on Topps to Pay E. Coli Victims’ Medical Bills and Wages
Bill Marler, food safety advocate and E. coli attorney, whose Seattle law firm, Marler Clark, has been contacted by four victims of the E. coli outbreak traced to the Topps 21,700,000 pound hamburger recall, called today on Topps to pay the medical bills and lost wages of all individuals who …
September 30, 2007 • Press Releases
E. coli Lawyer Issues Statement Calling for Congressional Hearings on Meat Safety
Earlier this year J. Patrick Boyle, President and Chief Executive of the American Meat Institute, wrote in part in the New York Times: “Since 1999, the incidence of E. coli in ground beef samples tested by the Agriculture Department has declined by 80 percent to a fraction of a percent …
September 29, 2007 • Outbreaks
September 28, 2007 • Events & Speaking Engagements
Boulder County Environmental Health Association (2007)
Bruce Clark traveled to Boulder, Colorado, for the Boulder County EHA meeting on September 27, 2007 - their day on food safety. …
September 27, 2007 • Outbreaks
September 27, 2007 • Outbreaks
September 27, 2007 • Outbreaks
E. coli outbreak traced to Topps Meats
The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service yesterday announced that Topps Meat Company of Elizabeth, New Jersey, was recalling 331,582 pounds of frozen ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. The recall was prompted by a combined New York Department of Health and Centers for Disease …
September 26, 2007 • Outbreaks
September 25, 2007 • Outbreaks
September 25, 2007 • Events & Speaking Engagements
Indiana Environmental Health Association's Fall Education Conference (2007)
Patti Waller traveled to Merrillville, Indiana, for the Indiana Environmental Health Association's Fall Educational Conference. Her presentation was central to a discussion on how public health agencies can recover the cost of public health expenditures resulting from a foodborne illness outbreak. …
September 24, 2007 • Outbreaks
September 21, 2007 • Outbreaks
September 20, 2007 • Outbreaks
September 20, 2007 • Events & Speaking Engagements
New York State Association for Food Protection (2007)
Bruce Clark presented at the New York State Association for Food Protection's meeting in Syracuse at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 19, 2007. The overall conference theme was scheduled to revolve around produce safety. …
September 18, 2007 • Outbreaks
September 13, 2007 • Outbreaks
China International Food Safety and Quality Conference and Exposition (2007)
Bill Marler and Suzanne Schreck traveled to Beijing, China, to present at the China International Food Safety Conference and Exposition, being held September 12-13, 2007. Bill presented a keynote address titled, “The Legal Costs of Foodborne Illness”, and Suzanne spoke during a break-out session, giving a presentation titled, “Crisis Communications …
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