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Marler Clark has published 5,659 articles about foodborne illness outbreaks and lawsuits.
June 12, 2009 • Outbreaks
June 11, 2009 • Events & Speaking Engagements
British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) Conference on Law of Food and Drink (2009)
Denis Stearns was in London on June 11 for the 2009 BIICL conference on the Law of Food and Drink. He presented "Current Approaches to Proof of Defect in US Food Cases." …
June 10, 2009 • Case News
Peninsula Village E. coli Outbreak Lawsuit
Marler Clark’s E. coli attorneys represented a young child who became ill with an E. coli O157:H7 infection while living at Peninsula Village, a long and short-term treatment center for children. The law firm brought an E. coli claim against the treatment center on her behalf when she contacted the …
June 10, 2009 • Case News
Olive Garden E. coli Outbreak Lawsuit
The E. coli lawyers at Marler Clark represented a number of victims of an Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli, or E. coli ETEC, outbreak that occurred among customers of an Oregon Olive Garden restaurant in 2005. …
June 10, 2009 • Case News
Kindercare E. coli Outbreak Lawsuit
The Marler Clark E. coli lawyers represented a young child who became ill with an E. coli infection while attending a Folsom, California, Kindercare daycare in a claim against the facility. The lawyers resolved the E. coli claim in 2001. …
June 10, 2009 • Case News
Kid's Korner Day Care E. coli Outbreak Lawsuit
Marler Clark’s E. coli attorneys represented two young children who became ill with E. coli O157:H7 while attending a Joplin, Missouri, day care center in 2004. The law firm resolved the children’s E. coli cases in 2006. …
June 10, 2009 • Case News
KFC E. coli Outbreak Lawsuit
The E. coli lawyers at Marler Clark represented an Ohio woman who became ill with E. coli and HUS after eating contaminated coleslaw at a Cincinnati KFC restaurant. The E. coli lawyers filed a lawsuit against KFC on behalf of the woman, and resolved her claim out of court in 2001. …
June 10, 2009 • Case News
Karl Ehmer Meats E. coli Outbreak Lawsuit
Marler Clark’s E. coli lawyers represented the parents of a child who died after becoming ill with an E. coli infection and hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) in July of 2000. The law firm filed an E. coli lawsuit against the meat producer and retailer. The family’s case was resolved in …
June 10, 2009 • Case News
Excel E. coli Outbreak Lawsuit
Marler Clark’s E. coli attorneys represented a young Georgia boy who became ill with an E. coli O157:H7 infection and was hospitalized for four days in an E. coli claim against Excel. The boy’s E. coli infection was one of several that Georgia health officials were able to trace back …
June 09, 2009 • Events & Speaking Engagements
IFT Annual Scientific Program (2009)
Bill Marler traveled to Anaheim to take part in a session titled "Irradiation of Fresh Produce: Commercial Application" …
June 08, 2009 • Outbreaks
June 05, 2009 • Outbreaks
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 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 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 • 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. …
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