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Marler Clark has published 5,659 articles about foodborne illness outbreaks and lawsuits.

October 13, 2010 Outbreaks

October 11, 2010 Outbreaks

October 11, 2010 Outbreaks

October 08, 2010 Outbreaks

October 08, 2010 Case News

Hinerwadel's Grove Raw Clam Campylobacter Outbreak

Dozens became ill in a Campylobacter outbreak in Syracuse, NY that was traced to raw clams served at Hinerwadels in mid-September, 2010. …

October 08, 2010 Outbreaks

October 06, 2010 Press Releases

Marler Clark Offers A Way for Egg Companies to Express Their Sorrow

At the Congressional Hearing into the Salmonella Egg outbreak, the owners of Wright County Egg expressed their sorrow for the thousands of Salmonella illnesses tied to their products. They met with victims and said they had been praying for the recovery of those sickened. Food safety attorney Bill Marler offers …

October 02, 2010 Outbreaks

Salmonella java outbreak - Oklahoma, Iowa, Nebraska

Oklahoma, Iowa, and Nebraska public health officials are investigating a Salmonella outbreak among residents of their states. …

September 30, 2010 Outbreaks

September 27, 2010 Outbreaks

Fried, Scrambled, Infected

William Neuman of the New York Times talks to Bill Marler about the possibility of criminal prosecution in the Wright County Egg outbreak. …

September 27, 2010 Outbreaks

Freedom sisters still suffer months after eating contaminated eggs

Marler Clark Client Sarah Lewis Urges Congress to Act to Prevent Salmonella Outbreaks …

September 27, 2010 Press Releases

Punitive Damages Added to Salmonella Egg Lawsuits

Food safety law firm Marler Clark today added punitive damages to their lawsuits against Quality Egg/Wright County Egg, which produced the majority of the Salmonella-tainted eggs responsible for a nationwide outbreak. The lawsuits were amended after actions by the company’s owners, the DeCoster family, were brought to light during the …

September 23, 2010 Events & Speaking Engagements

Illinois Food Safety Symposium (2010)

Drew Falkenstein presented at the Illinois Food Safety Symposium in Peoria, IL. …

September 21, 2010 Outbreaks

Lawsuits pile up for Iowa egg producer

Clark Kauffman interviews Bill Marler for his article in the Des Moines Register about the lawsuits facing Wright County Egg …

September 17, 2010 Outbreaks

September 16, 2010 Press Releases

S. 510: The Loss of A Unique Opportunity to Improve Food Safety

Reports from Washington indicate that the Food Safety Modernization Act (S. 510) will not come up for a vote in the Senate this session, rendering it effectively dead. …

September 13, 2010 Events & Speaking Engagements

New Zealand Food Safety Authority Conference (2010)

Bill Marler spoke at the New Zealand Food Safety Authority Conference in Melbourne, AU. …

September 09, 2010 Events & Speaking Engagements

Australian Food Safety Conference (2010)

Bill Marler presented at Australian Food Safety Conference. …

September 09, 2010 Events & Speaking Engagements

Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors and International Federation of Environmental Health (2010)

Bruce Clark presented at the Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors (CIPHI and Int'l Federation of Environmental Health). …

September 08, 2010 Recalls

Food Safety Attorney Seeks Entrance to Contaminated Egg Farm

Food safety attorney Bill Marler today petitioned the court for entrance to an Iowa egg farm responsible for the massive egg recall and nationwide outbreak of Salmonella. …

September 07, 2010 Outbreaks

Luck may have kept salmonella out of Florida eggs

The Sun Sentinel interviews David Babcock for its story on Florida and the egg recall-outbreak. …

September 05, 2010 Outbreaks

September 01, 2010 Events & Speaking Engagements

PulseNet Annual Meeting (2010)

Bill Marler spoke at the PulseNet Annual Meeting. …

September 01, 2010 Outbreaks

Settlements Approved for Victims of Peanut Butter Salmonella Outbreak

Settlements for victims of the 2008 peanut butter Salmonella outbreak were approved today by the United States District County for the Western District of Virginia, Lynchburg Division. The settlements had been under consideration by the court in an insurance payout. Peanut Corporation of America, which produced and shipped the tainted …

August 31, 2010 Recalls

Salmonella Egg Lawsuit Filed by Marler Clark

A food poisoning lawsuit was filed today in the enormous egg recall and Salmonella outbreak tied to two Iowa egg farms. The lawsuit was filed against Quality Egg (doing business as Wright County Egg) in the Northern District Court of Iowa, Western Division just as the FDA released its report …

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