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Marler Clark has published 9,582 articles about foodborne illness outbreaks and lawsuits.

June 26, 2010 • Outbreaks

Bolingbrook woman: Subway made me sick

Matt Hanley reports on the Subway Salmonella lawsuit in the Bolingbrook Sun …

June 25, 2010 • Outbreaks

Marler Clark Files Second Salmonella Lawsuit In Marie Callender’s Outbreak

A second lawsuit was filed in Oregon District Court today against food giant ConAgra. The lawsuit arises from the nationwide Salmonella outbreak linked to the Marie Callender’s brand frozen Cheesy Chicken and Rice dinners. Food safety law firm Marler Clark filed the lawsuit on behalf of Oregon resident Kevin Taylor …

June 24, 2010 • Outbreaks

Woman Sues Restaurant Chain After Outbreak Sickens 97 in Illinois

CBS News reports on the lawsuit filed on behalf of one of the Ilinois Subway Salmonella outbreak. …

June 23, 2010 • Case News

Marie Callender’s Salmonella Outbreak Lawsuits

On June 23, 2010, Marler Clark filed a lawsuit against ConAgra on behalf of a Happy Valley, Oregon man who was infected with Salmonella after eating Marie Callender’s brand Frozen Cheesy Chicken and Rice dinners. A second lawsuit was filed on June 25 on behalf of another Oregon victim in …

June 23, 2010 • Outbreaks

Marie Callender's Cheesy Chicken and Rice Salmonella Outbreak Lawsuits - Nationwide (2010)

Marler Clark's Salmonella lawyers represented victims of a Salmonella serotype Chester outbreak linked to Marie Callender's Cheesy Chicken and Rice Dinners in 2010. At least 44 people in 18 states became ill with Salmonella infections after eating the ConAgra-made products. …

June 23, 2010 • Press Releases

Marler Clark Files Salmonella Lawsuit for Man Sickened by Marie Callender’s Frozen Meal

The first lawsuit was filed this week in the outbreak of Salmonella linked to Marie Callender’s Frozen Cheesy Chicken and Rice dinners. Attorneys at Marler Clark, the Seattle-based food safety law firm, filed the Salmonella lawsuit in Oregon District Court on behalf of Clackamas County resident Dave Smith. …

June 23, 2010 • Outbreaks

Clackamas County man sues ConAgra over salmonella-tainted Marie Callender's meal

Lynne Terry of the Oregonian writes about the Salmonella lawsuit filed against ConAgra in the Marie Callenders outbreak. …

June 23, 2010 • Outbreaks

Marie Callender's Cheesy Chicken and Rice Dinner (ConAgra) - Salmonella Chester Outbreak

An outbreak of Salmonella Chester in 18 states has led to the recall of Marie Callendars Cheesy Chicken and Rice Frozen Dinners, which are linked to the outbreak. …

June 23, 2010 • Listeria

Lancaster Foods Recalls Spinach Due to Listeria

Lancaster Foods, LLC, of Jessup, Md., has voluntarily recalled Krisp-Pak Ready to Eat Hydro-Cooled Fresh Spinach after tests by the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services confirmed the presence of Listeria monocytogenes in product samples. The spinach is sold in 10-ounce packages with the code: “Best Enjoyed By: 2 …

June 23, 2010 • Outbreaks

June 22, 2010 • Outbreaks

June 21, 2010 • Outbreaks

Illinois Woman Sickened in Subway Salmonella Outbreak Files Lawsuit

A Salmonella lawsuit was filed on behalf of a Will county, Illinois resident, who became infected with Salmonella after eating at a Subway restaurant. …

June 21, 2010 • Case News

Subway Salmonella Outbreak Lawsuits

In June 2010, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced that it was investigating an outbreak of Salmonella Hvittingfoss illnesses in approximately 14 counties across the state of Illinois. The outbreak has grown substantially to over 109 people in 28 counties and 90 more probably cases. …

June 21, 2010 • Outbreaks

Subway Salmonella Hvittingfoss Outbreak Lawsuits - Illinois (2010)

Marler Clark represented several victims of a Salmonella Hvittingfoss outbreak linked to Illinois Subway restaurants in 2010. All legal claims brought forward by Marler Clark against Subway have been resolved. …

June 19, 2010 • Outbreaks

June 18, 2010 • Salmonella

Con Agra’s Marie Callender’s frozen meals cause 30 Salmonella Chester illnesses in 15 States

As of June 18, 2010, a total of 30 individuals infected with a matching strain of Salmonella Chester have been reported from 15 states since April 11, 2010. The number of ill people identified in each state with this strain is as follows: CA (4), CO (2), GA (6), IL (1), KY (1), MA (2), […] …

June 18, 2010 • Press Releases

Salmonella Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Casa Lopez Patron

A young man infected with Salmonella at the Athens, OH Casa Lopez restaurant filed a Salmonella lawsuit today. He was one of many sickened in the outbreak. …

June 18, 2010 • Salmonella

Two Oregon Salmonella Chester Cases Linked to Marie Callender’s Cheesy Chicken and Rice frozen meals

The manufacturer, ConAgra Foods Packaged Foods of Council Bluffs, Iowa, said in a news release that all of the entrees are being pulled regardless of the production date. Marie Callender’s Cheesy Chicken and Rice frozen meals were sold to retail outlets nationwide. At least 29 people have been sickened in …

June 18, 2010 • Salmonella

Two Minnesota cases of Salmonella Chester infection linked to ConAgra Marie Callender’s brand Cheesy Chicken and Rice frozen meals

Two recent cases of salmonellosis in Minnesota have been linked to frozen chicken and rice meals being recalled nationally, state health and agriculture officials said today. ConAgra Foods Packaged Foods of Iowa is recalling all Marie Callender’s brand Cheesy Chicken and Rice frozen meals from stores, regardless of production date …

June 17, 2010 • Salmonella

29 Ill in 14 States Linked to Salmonella Chester Outbreak

ConAgra Foods Packaged Foods, LLC is recalling all Marie Callender’s brand Cheesy Chicken and Rice frozen meals in commerce, regardless of production date. These products are being recalled after the company was informed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of an investigation involving 29 people in …

June 17, 2010 • Events & Speaking Engagements

Michigan State University (2010)

Denis Stearns presented at 2010 Leader Lecture at Michigan State. …

June 17, 2010 • Salmonella

Peanut Corporation $12,000,000 payout could come next month

The News and Advance reports that next month a judge in Roanoke could approve $12 million in payments to people who suffered salmonella poisoning from an outbreak traced to Lynchburg-based Peanut Corp. of America. That outbreak took place in 2008 and 2009, leading to recalls of thousands of products that …

June 16, 2010 • Outbreaks

June 16, 2010 • Salmonella

Subway Says Sorry for Salmonella

The Subway restaurant chain issued an apology Wednesday in connection with a salmonella outbreak that has affected 80 people across 26 Illinois counties. As of Tuesday, reports of illness have come from Bureau, Cass, Champaign, Christian, Coles, DeKalb, DeWitt, Fulton, Henry, Knox, LaSalle, Livingston, Macon, Marshall, McLean, Moultrie, Ogle, Peoria …

June 16, 2010 • Listeria

Pennsylvania Agriculture Department Warns Consumers to Discard Raw Milk from Lancaster County Farm

The Department of Agriculture today advised consumers who purchased raw milk from Alvin J. Stoltzfus, of Paradise, Lancaster County, to discard the product immediately because of potential bacterial contamination. Raw milk is milk that has not been pasteurized. A Department of Agriculture lab found Listeria monocytogenese in a milk sample …

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