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Marler Clark has published 9,582 articles about foodborne illness outbreaks and lawsuits.
June 08, 2009 • Outbreaks
June 05, 2009 • Outbreaks
June 05, 2009 • Listeria
We “Follow the Money” As New York Warns Consumers Not To Drink “Raw Milk” From Breese Hollow Dairy
New York State officials are out with a warning not to drink "raw milk" from the Breese Hollow Dairy in Hoosick Falls. The diary is allowed to sell raw or "unpasteurized" milk on the farm and is subject to regular inspections by the NY Department of Agriculture. Recent testing, however …
June 04, 2009 • Events & Speaking Engagements
Excess Surplus Lines Claims Association, New York (2009)
Bill Marler will be in New York, NY to take part in a panel on Food Liability Claims for the ESLCA. …
June 04, 2009 • Hepatitis A
“Hepatitis A” Tops Texas Vaccine Requirements For School-Aged Children
vaccines, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis A vaccine …
June 04, 2009 • Listeria
Long Island’s Schaller & Weber Finds Listeria In Its Duck And Sausage, Issues A Recall
Schaller Mfg. Corp. (Schaller & Weber), a Long Island City, N.Y., firm, is recalling approximately 564 pounds of duck leg confit and kolbase sausage products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced late on June 3rd. The following …
June 03, 2009 • Salmonella
Usually All Is Well In Lee’s Summit, MO; But Not Today–Salmonella Sends Two Little Ones To The Hospital
Richardson Elementary School students in Lee’s Summit, MO were sent home with warning letters yesterday after two kindergartners were hospitalized with salmonella. A boy, listed in fair condition, and a girl, whose condition was not being released, were enrolled in Richardson’s Kids Country during the school year. Health officials could …
June 03, 2009 • Outbreaks
June 03, 2009 • Case News
Finley Elementary School and Northern States Beef E. coli Outbreak Lawsuits
The Marler Clark law firm represented victims of a 1998 E. coli O157:H7 outbreak at Finley Elementary School in South Eastern Washington State. The firm’s E. coli lawyers filed lawsuits against Northern States Beef and Finley Elementary School, on behalf of nine children who had become ill with E. coli …
June 02, 2009 • Outbreaks
June 02, 2009 • Salmonella
Tested Positive For Salmonella Last September, Union International Just Gets Around To Recalling White Peppers With Red Labels
Somebody must have hit the "re-send" button overnight at the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) as we received a number of recall notices from earlier May that we’ve already written about. One that is somewhat new, however, is from last Friday when Union International Food Company recalled Lian How Brand …
June 02, 2009 • Listeria
Deli Roast Beef Recalled In South Australia But Precise Cause Remains A Mystery
There is a bit of a mystery down-under. South Australia (SA) Health cannot find any listeria in other products at either Kyana Farms at Wingfield nor Conroy’s Smallgoods at Bowden. Bulk meat that ended up in 100 gram pre-packaged IGA Deli roast beef slices and sold at South Australia supermarkets …
June 01, 2009 • Outbreaks
May 29, 2009 • Case News
Lane County Fair E. coli Outbreak Lawsuits
Marler Clark’s E. coli lawyers represented many victims of an E. coli outbreak that was traced to attendance at the 2002 Lane County Fair. 82 confirmed E. coli cases were ultimately tied to the outbreak, but public health authorities were not able to trace the outbreak to a specific source …
May 29, 2009 • Case News
Wendy's E. coli Outbreak Lawsuits - Oregon, 2000
Marler Clark’s E. coli lawyers represented fifteen victims of the Wendy’s E. coli outbreak in claims against the restaurant chain, including two young boys who developed HUS and will suffer life-long complications related to their E. coli infections. The claims were resolved in late 2001 and early 2002. …
May 29, 2009 • Events & Speaking Engagements
Agriculture, Food, and Human Values Society (AFHVS) and Association for the Study of Food and Science (ASFS) Conference (2009)
Denis Stearns spoke at the 2009 annual joint conference of AFHVS (Agriculture, Food, and Human Values Society) and ASFS (the Association for the Study of Food and Science) at Penn State University, State College, Pennsylvania. …
May 28, 2009 • Case News
Odwalla Apple Juice E. coli Outbreak Lawsuits
Marler Clark represented several children who suffered HUS and permanent kidney damage as a result of drinking E. coli-contaminated Odwalla juice in 1996. The majority of claims were resolved in early 2000 for a reported $12 million. The firm has since represented additional children injured during the outbreak in E …
May 28, 2009 • Listeria
Listeria Found (Again) In Chang Farms Bean & Soy Sprouts
For the second year in a row, Chang Farms of Whatley, MA is recalling bean and soy sprouts because of the possible presence of Listeria monocytogenes (L. Monocytogenes) contamination. Testing at a retail store in New York was positive for Listeria. The affected product is packaged in 10 lb bags …
May 28, 2009 • Outbreaks
May 28, 2009 • Case News
Jack in the Box E. coli Outbreak Lawsuits
Lawyers now at Marler Clark handled most of the litigation following the 1993 Jack in the Box E. coli O157:H7 outbreak, which resulted in individual and class-action settlements totaling more than $50 million – the largest payments ever involving food-borne illness. The most severely injured victims of the outbreak were …
May 27, 2009 • Case News
ConAgra Ground Beef E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak Lawsuits
Marler Clark represented 33 individuals and families of individuals who became ill with E. coli O157:H7 infections after consuming contaminated ConAgra ground beef. The firm resolved the cases of all clients, including the family of a woman who died after suffering from an E. coli infection, and the families of …
May 27, 2009 • Case News
CCC Alternative Learning Daycare E. coli Outbreak Lawsuit
Marler Clark represented the family of a small child who became ill with an E. coli O157:H7 infection while attending CCC Alternative Learning Daycare in Forth Worth, Texas, in June of 2002. The E. coli lawyers settled her claim after filing an E. coli lawsuit against the daycare. …
May 27, 2009 • Case News
Bauer Meat Company E. coli Outbreak Lawsuit
Marler Clark’s E. coli lawyers represented a Danielsville Elementary School student from Madison County, Georgia, in an E. coli O157:H7 lawsuit against Bauer Meat Company of Ocala, Florida, after he became ill with an E. coli infection in 1998. The child’s illness was traced to a school lunch. …
May 27, 2009 • Case News
American Foods Group and Supervalu / Cub Foods E. coli Outbreak Lawsuits
Marler Clark represented five families in E. coli lawsuits against AFT, Supervalu, and Cub Foods after they became ill with E. coli infections in 2000. The legal claims were resolved. …
May 27, 2009 • Case News
R&S Meats E. coli Outbreak Lawsuits
The Marler Clark law firm represents two children in E. coli lawsuits against R&S Meats. Both children, one from New York and one from North Carolina, became ill with E. coli infections, one with HUS, after eating hamburgers made from R&S Meats ground beef. The E. coli lawsuits were filed …
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