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Marler Clark has published 9,584 articles about foodborne illness outbreaks and lawsuits.
October 26, 2006 • Salmonella
Restaurant reopens after Salmonella outbreak
State and local public health officials have cleared Margaritas restaurant to reopen in Canton, Connecticut, six days after the Tex-Mex eatery was ordered to close because of an outbreak of salmonella. Of the 15 customers who contracted the bacteria after eating at the restaurant, 4 were hospitalized. No other outbreaks …
October 25, 2006 • Outbreaks
October 25, 2006 • Salmonella
Salmonella cases at Doral Pre-K leveling off
The Salmonella outbreak that infected more than three dozen students at a private kindergarten in Miami has now subsided: After a recent outbreak of Salmonella at a private Doral Pre-K school, officials with the Miami Dade County Health Department say the number of confirmed cases has leveled off to 3 …
October 25, 2006 • Salmonella
An infectious agent of deception, exposed through proteomics
A team led by Liang Shi, staff scientist at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, has turned up a suspect protein that may hold the key to controlling salmonella outbreaks, reports the PNNL Newsroom. The discovery of the protein, dubbed STM3117, allowed the researchers to subsequently crippled the …
October 25, 2006 • Outbreaks
October 25, 2006 • Events & Speaking Engagements
Food Law & Regulation Conference (2006)
Bill Marler gave a presentation titled, "Examining Best Practice in Cases of Legal Liability - Responding to Cases of Foodborne Illness" in Chicago at Food Chemical News' Food Law & Regulation Conference, with this year's theme Looking Ahead to the Future of Food Policy. …
October 24, 2006 • Outbreaks
October 24, 2006 • Listeria
Egg Salad Recalled in 17 States
Ballard’s President David Ballard said the company has temporarily suspended producing egg salad while it investigates the contamination. Consumers can return the 12-ounce containers of egg salad for a refund. The company did not say where the containers were sold. Ballard’s Farm Sausage Inc. said Saturday it is recalling its …
October 24, 2006 • Outbreaks
October 24, 2006 • Outbreaks
October 24, 2006 • Events & Speaking Engagements
Milwaukee North Shore Rotary (2006)
Bill Marler attended the Milwaukee North Shore Rotary meeting on October 23, and gave a presentation on foodborne illness while sharing his insight into litigating foodborne illness cases. The meeting was held at Pandl's in Bayside. …
October 23, 2006 • Outbreaks
October 23, 2006 • Outbreaks
October 23, 2006 • Salmonella
Salmonella Sickens 20 Children At Day Care
The Miami-Dade County Health Department confirmed last week that salmonella poisoning caused some children to become ill. Health department officials are investigating the origin of the salmonella. ‘We are doing an investigation to try to determine the cause of this outbreak, and the facility, the day care, is cooperating with …
October 23, 2006 • Hepatitis A
Palmetto school had four cases of hepatitis A; some shots to be recommended
Some students at Tillman Elementary will be required to get an immune globulin shot after the health department reported four cases of hepatitis a at the school: “PALMETTO – The health department this evening reports that four people at Tillman Elementary School have had hepatitis A in recent months, and …
October 23, 2006 • Outbreaks
October 23, 2006 • Outbreaks
October 23, 2006 • Outbreaks
October 22, 2006 • Events & Speaking Engagements
University of Southern California (2006)
Denis Stearns gave a presentation on "Food Law, Litigation, and Class Actions" for the USC Regulatory Science Course: "Medical Products and the Law." His presentation included case studies and an explanation of legal concepts. …
October 21, 2006 • Outbreaks
Outbreak Response Food Safety Forum (2006)
Bill Marler spoke at Outbreak Response, a forum held at the Toronto Marriott hotel at the airport. His speech was part of a food safety forum that addressed issues surrounding produce-related E. coli outbreaks. Mr. Marler's presentation was titled "Liability and Risk," and focused on what the leafy produce industry …
October 20, 2006 • Salmonella
Salmonella cases against Hurley nursing home settled
The Daily Globe has reported that a settlement has been reached regarding the salmonella outbreak at a nursing home in Michigan last year. Keith Anderson of Newport Heights in Ironwood, filed a lawsuit against Lawrence, Laureen and John Kutz, the Villa Maria Health and Rehabilitation Center, Sky View Nursing Center …
October 20, 2006 • Outbreaks
October 20, 2006 • Outbreaks
October 20, 2006 • Outbreaks
October 20, 2006 • Outbreaks
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