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Marler Clark has published 5,668 articles about foodborne illness outbreaks and lawsuits.
October 11, 2008 • Outbreaks
October 10, 2008 • Outbreaks
October 09, 2008 • Press Releases
First E. coli Lawsuit Filed Against Aunt Mid’s Produce
CLARIFICATION: The Michigan Health Department has linked illnesses to lettuce produced by Aunt Mid's produce. To date, no left-over lettuce has tested positive for the E. coli bacteria.The first lawsuit stemming from a recent lettuce-borne E. coli outbreak was filed today in the Circuit Court for Ingham County, Michigan against …
October 08, 2008 • Outbreaks
October 08, 2008 • Events & Speaking Engagements
Third International Conference for Food Safety and Quality (2008)
Bill Marler presented the keynote address at the Third International Conference for Food Safety and Quality in San Francisco, CA. …
October 08, 2008 • Case News
Melamine contamination - Milk and more - Nationwide (2008)
In September, 2008 Chinese infant milk formula was contaminated with Melamine. At least 55,000 (official count) to as many as 94,000 (Reuters) children were sickened, four died, and Chinese food products were pulled worldwide. Melamine was found in candy, chocolate, soda, and even on vegetables. Bill Marler was in China …
October 07, 2008 • Events & Speaking Engagements
FDA Southeast Food Safety Seminar (2008)
Bruce Clark and Patti Waller traveled to Asheville, NC to present to the Southeast Region Food Safety Seminar. …
October 05, 2008 • Outbreaks
October 04, 2008 • Press Releases
Marler Clark Calls for Aunt Mid’s Produce to Disclose Supplier of E. coli Tainted Lettuce
At least 40 confirmed cases of the infection with the highly toxic pathogen E. coli O157:H7 have been linked to commercial bagged lettuce distributed by Aunt Mid’s Produce, but the Detroit-based company refuses to name the supplier of the contaminated product. Thirty of the illnesses are in Michigan; the others …
October 02, 2008 • Outbreaks
October 01, 2008 • Outbreaks
October 01, 2008 • Press Releases
Second Boy Scout Sickened at Camp Sues Hamburger Manufacturer
Jansen Saunders, a 10-year-old boy who attended Boy Scout camp in July, continues to recover from the E. coli O157:H7 infection he contracted there. Fredrick and Jennifer Saunders of Loudoun, Virginia filed suit along with their son on Friday in the Circuit Court of Rockbridge County. The lawsuit was filed …
September 30, 2008 • Outbreaks
September 30, 2008 • Outbreaks
September 27, 2008 • Outbreaks
September 27, 2008 • Outbreaks
Michigan E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak Linked to Bagged Lettuce Again
Food Safety Attorney, William Marler, Gives History Lesson."E. coli O157:H7 outbreaks associated with lettuce or spinach, specifically the "pre-washed" and "ready-to-eat" varieties sold under various brand and trade names, are by no means a new phenomenon,” according to food-safety attorney, William D. Marler, of Marler Clark. …
September 26, 2008 • Events & Speaking Engagements
Washington Association for Food Protection (2008)
Drew Falkenstein traveled to Lake Chelan, Washington to present to the annual conference of the Washington Association for Food Protection. …
September 26, 2008 • Outbreaks
September 24, 2008 • Outbreaks
September 24, 2008 • Events & Speaking Engagements
China International Food Safety and Quality Conference (CIFSQ) (2008)
Bill Marler was in Beijing, China to present a keynote address to the International Food Safety and Quality Conference. …
September 24, 2008 • Outbreaks
Aunt Mid's Lettuce E.coli Outbreak Lawsuits - Michigan, Illinois, Ontario (2008)
At least 45 people became ill with E. coli O157:H7 infections after eating iceberg lettuce distributed in industrial-sized packages by Aunt Mid's Produce Company of Detroit, Michigan in September fo 2008. The outbreak was first identified among Michigan State University students, and later grew to include inmates at the Lenawee …
September 24, 2008 • Outbreaks
September 23, 2008 • Outbreaks
Firemen’s Fundraiser May be Victim of E. coli Regulation Loopholes
Tri-tip beef served at a September 6 fundraiser for the Forest Ranch, CA volunteer fire department has been cited as the probable cause of an outbreak of toxic E. coli O157:H7. At least 18 have fallen ill, four of whom required hospitalization. Many meat-related E. coli outbreaks are traced back …
September 23, 2008 • Events & Speaking Engagements
Manitoba Food Processor's Association Food Safety Conference (2008)
Patti Waller will present to the Manitoba Food Processor's Association in Winnipeg, Manitoba. …
September 20, 2008 • Case News
Forest Ranch Fire Department Fundraiser E. coli Outbreak Lawsuits
On September 6, 2008, 300-400 people attended a fund raiser for the volunteer fire department of Forest Ranch, CA. By September 24, twenty four of the people who ate at the BBQ fundraiser had tested positive for E. coli O157:H7, including a 6-year-old girl who was airlifted to UC Davis …
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