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November 18, 2009 • Press Releases
Food Safety Advocate Bill Marler to Address Food Integrity Conference
Food safety advocate and attorney Bill Marler will speak at the Government Accountability Project (GAP) conference “Empowering Employees to Protect Food Integrity”. The event is being held at the American University College of Law this Friday, November 20, from 9:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. The event is free, but registration …
November 18, 2009 • Outbreaks
Maine Victim of Fairbank Farms E. coli Outbreak Takes Legal Action
As news broke that more Maine residents may be infected with E. coli from Fairbank Farms ground beef, an Augusta woman severely sickened in the E. coli outbreak has filed suit against the company. The lawsuit was filed in the Maine District Court by the plaintiff’s attorneys, Bill Marler of …
November 17, 2009 • Outbreaks
November 17, 2009 • Outbreaks
November 16, 2009 • Press Releases
E. coli Lawsuits Filed Against Snohomish Eatery
Two lawsuits were filed this morning against Ixtapa Bajaras, Inc., doing business as the Ixtapa Family Mexican Restaurant. The restaurant, located at 301 91st Avenue NE in Lake Stevens, was the source of a 2008 outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 which sickened at least 23 patrons, according to the Snohomish …
November 13, 2009 • Outbreaks
November 13, 2009 • Outbreaks
November 12, 2009 • Outbreaks
Family of Child Hospitalized in Local E. coli Outbreak Takes Legal Action
The second lawsuit stemming from an E. coli outbreak in Rhode Island and Massachusetts was filed today in the Trial Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Superior Court, against Crocetti-Oakdale Packing, doing business as South Shore Meats, Inc., which recalled 1,039 pounds of E. coli-tainted beef linked to illnesses. Hamburger …
November 09, 2009 • Outbreaks
November 05, 2009 • Events & Speaking Engagements
Good Agricultural Practices and Northwest Organic Food Summit (2009)
Colin Caywood addressed Legal Perspectives on Food Safety at the NW Organic Farm Food Safety Summit in Portland, OR. …
November 04, 2009 • Events & Speaking Engagements
China International Food Safety and Quality Conference (2009)
Bill Marler returned to Beijing as a keynote speaker and sponsor at the China International Food Safety and Quality Conference (CIFSQ). …
November 03, 2009 • Events & Speaking Engagements
FDA Southeast Regional Meeting (2009)
Bruce Clark, Patti Waller, and Debbie Carr traveled to Myrtle Beach, SC for the SE regional meeting of the FDA. …
November 03, 2009 • Events & Speaking Engagements
4th Annual Food HACCP Conference, California (2009)
Denis Stearns addressed the 4th Annual International Food HACCP Conference in Redondo Beach, CA …
November 03, 2009 • Case News
Fairbank Farms E. coli Outbreak Lawsuit
Marler Clark’s E. coli lawyers filed a lawsuit against Fairbank Farms on behalf of 12-year-old Andrea Munro, a Marshfield, Massachusetts resident, on November 3, 2009. On October 31, Fairbank Farms recalled 545,699 pounds of fresh ground beef products for potential E. coli contamination. Of the 28 people who have become …
November 03, 2009 • Case News
South Shore Meats E. coli Outbreak at Camp Bournedale E. coli Outbreak Lawsuits
Marler Clark filed two lawsuits against Crocetti’s Oakdale Packing, Inc., doing business as South Shore Meats Inc. The lawsuits were filed on behalf of eleven-year-old middle schoolers from Lincoln, Rhode Island, who became ill with E. coli infections and were hospitalized after returning from a class trip to Camp Bournedale …
November 03, 2009 • Outbreaks
Fairbank Farms E. coli Outbreak Lawsuits - Nationwide (2009)
Marler Clark represented four victims of an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak that surfaced among residents of New England states and quickly spread across the country in October and November of 2009. On October 31, 2009, Fairbank Farms of Ashville, NY recalled approximately 545,699 pounds of fresh ground beef products for …
November 03, 2009 • Press Releases
Children Stricken with E. coli Sue Meat Companies
E. coli lawsuits were filed November 3, 2009 in Plymouth County Superior Court for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on behalf of two children who recently became ill with E. coli O157:H7 infections after consuming contaminated ground beef produced by two different companies. The lawsuits were filed against Brockton, Mass.-based Crocetti’s …
November 03, 2009 • Outbreaks
Fairbank Farms E. coli Outbreak
Fairbank Farms in Ashville, NY recalled more than a half ton of E. coli tainted ground beef after 28 people in 12 states fell ill. …
November 01, 2009 • Outbreaks
Kindercare E. coli Outbreak - Illinois (2009)
Twenty one children and one adult were infected ill with E. coli infections at a Chicago-area Kindercare in February of 2009. …
October 31, 2009 • Outbreaks
October 31, 2009 • Outbreaks
October 31, 2009 • Outbreaks
October 30, 2009 • Outbreaks
October 29, 2009 • Events & Speaking Engagements
Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Annual Educational Conference (2009)
Epidemiologist Patti Waller was in Baton Rouge to address the annual educational conference for Louisiana sanitarians. …
October 28, 2009 • Events & Speaking Engagements
North Dakota Environmental Health Association Annual Meeting (2009)
Drew Falkenstein returned to North Dakota to speak at the annual EHA meeting, being held this year in Fargo. …
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