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Marler Clark has published 5,659 articles about foodborne illness outbreaks and lawsuits.
January 30, 2010 • Outbreaks
January 29, 2010 • Press Releases
Food Safety Attorney William Marler Calls for FSIS to Label Mechanically Tenderized Steaks
Safe food attorney Bill Marler has called for the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) to label meats that have undergone mechanical tenderization. The controversial process has been linked to numerous outbreaks of the dangerous pathogen E. coli O157:H7, yet there is currently no disclosure required. …
January 27, 2010 • Outbreaks
Family of Davis County boy sickened by E. coli files lawsuit
The parent of a 14-year-old boy is suing National Steak and Poultry, Inc after the boy became sick with E. coli bacteria. …
January 26, 2010 • Case News
Daniele International Salame Salmonella Outbreak Lawsuit
The Salmonella lawyers at Seattle-based Marler Clark represented victims of a Salmonella outbreak traced to pepper-coated salame (salami) products manufactured by Daniele International. The Salmonella lawyers represent multiple people with claims against the companies involved in the outbreak. The claims were resolved in mid-2011. …
January 26, 2010 • Case News
National Steak and Poultry Mechanically Tenderized Steaks E. coli Outbreak Lawsuits
At least 21 people became ill with E. coli O157:H7 infections after consuming mechanically tenderized steaks produced by National Steak and Poultry that were served at a variety of restaurants in October and November of 2009. Marler Clark filed a lawsuit on behalf of a 14-year-old Utah resident who became …
January 25, 2010 • Outbreaks
January 25, 2010 • Outbreaks
Daniele International Salame/Salami and Wholesome Spice Ground Pepper Salmonella Outbreak
Rhode Island based Daniele International Inc., recalled 1,395,989 pounds of pepper-coated salami product for Salmonella …
January 24, 2010 • Outbreaks
Casa Lopez Salmonella Outbreak Lawsuits - Ohio (2010)
Marler Clark's attorneys represented 8 people who became ill with Salmonella infections after eating food purchased from the Casa Lopez restaurant located in Athens, Ohio. The firm has resolved all cases, including a wrongful death case against the restaurant. …
January 23, 2010 • Outbreaks
Daniele International Pepper Salame/Salami Salmonella Outbreak Lawsuits - Nationwide (2010)
Marler Clark's Salmonella attorneys represented several victims of an outbreak traced to salame/salami sold by Daniele International, Inc. The company recalled approximately 1,240,000 pounds of ready-to-eat varieties of pepper-coated Italian sausage products after they were determined to be the source of a nationwide Salmonella outbreak in 2009/2010. …
January 23, 2010 • Outbreaks
January 21, 2010 • Press Releases
Marler Clark Files First E. coli Lawsuit Against National Steak and Poultry
The first E. coli lawsuit against National Steak and Poultry (NSP), an Oklahoma meat manufacturing facility, was filed today in the Third Judicial District Court in Salt Lake City. The civil suit was filed by Marler Clark and by Utah attorneys Jared Faerber and Dustin Lance on behalf of a …
January 20, 2010 • Events & Speaking Engagements
Southern California Institute of Food Technologists (2010)
Denis Stearns addressed the Southern California Institute of Food Technologists in Anaheim, CA. …
January 16, 2010 • Outbreaks
January 13, 2010 • Outbreaks
Multi-party E. coli Lawsuit Filed Against Ixtapa Restaurant
Everett, WA Seventeen people who were severely sickened in a 2008 E. coli outbreak at Ixtapa Family Mexican Restaurant (doing business as Ixtapa Barajas, Inc.) in Snohomish, Washington filed suit today. The lawsuit was filed by Drew Falkenstein and brings to 25 the number of victims that Seattle-based foodborne illness …
January 12, 2010 • Press Releases
Marler Clark Peanut Corporation of America Clients Urge Prosecution of PCA President Steward Parnell
Over a year after the outbreak of Salmonella in peanut butter that sickened hundreds and caused the deaths of at least nine, criminal prosecution of the responsible parties has yet to begin. Marler Clark, who represents more than 45 of the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) victims, is assisting them …
January 11, 2010 • Outbreaks
January 07, 2010 • Outbreaks
January 07, 2010 • Outbreaks
January 06, 2010 • Outbreaks
January 06, 2010 • Outbreaks
Jimmy John's & Tiny Greens Organic Farms Salmonella Outbreak Lawsuits - Nationwide (2010)
In December of 2010 contaminated alfalfa sprouts served at Jimmy John's restaurants nationwide were identified as the source of a Salmonella outbreak that made at least 140 people ill nationwide. The sprouts were produced by Urbana, Illinois based Tiny Greens Organic Farm. …
January 06, 2010 • Outbreaks
January 05, 2010 • Outbreaks
Sangar Fresh Cut Produce Listeria Outbreak Lawsuit - Texas (2010)
The Texas Department of State Health Services determined that a 2010 Listeria outbreak that killed at least four was caused by chopped celery produced by Sangar Fresh Cut Produce. Marler Clark represented the family of one of the victims. …
December 29, 2009 • Outbreaks
December 28, 2009 • Recalls
E. coli-tainted Meat Causes Illnesses in Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, S. Dakota, and Washington
On Christmas eve the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued a notice that National Steak and Poultry (NSP) was recalling 248,000 pounds of beef steaks contaminated with the highly virulent pathogen E. coli O157:H7. The steaks were mechanically tenderized “non-intact steaks”, and were shipped to restaurants nationwide. Although the …
December 25, 2009 • Outbreaks
National Steak and Poultry E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak
E. coli O157:H7 illnesses in six states - Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, South Dakota and Washington …
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