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Marler Clark has published 5,673 articles about foodborne illness outbreaks and lawsuits.
September 27, 2007 • Outbreaks
E. coli outbreak traced to Topps Meats
The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service yesterday announced that Topps Meat Company of Elizabeth, New Jersey, was recalling 331,582 pounds of frozen ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. The recall was prompted by a combined New York Department of Health and Centers for Disease …
September 26, 2007 • Outbreaks
September 25, 2007 • Outbreaks
September 25, 2007 • Events & Speaking Engagements
Indiana Environmental Health Association's Fall Education Conference (2007)
Patti Waller traveled to Merrillville, Indiana, for the Indiana Environmental Health Association's Fall Educational Conference. Her presentation was central to a discussion on how public health agencies can recover the cost of public health expenditures resulting from a foodborne illness outbreak. …
September 24, 2007 • Outbreaks
September 21, 2007 • Outbreaks
September 20, 2007 • Outbreaks
September 20, 2007 • Events & Speaking Engagements
New York State Association for Food Protection (2007)
Bruce Clark presented at the New York State Association for Food Protection's meeting in Syracuse at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 19, 2007. The overall conference theme was scheduled to revolve around produce safety. …
September 18, 2007 • Outbreaks
September 13, 2007 • Outbreaks
China International Food Safety and Quality Conference and Exposition (2007)
Bill Marler and Suzanne Schreck traveled to Beijing, China, to present at the China International Food Safety Conference and Exposition, being held September 12-13, 2007. Bill presented a keynote address titled, “The Legal Costs of Foodborne Illness”, and Suzanne spoke during a break-out session, giving a presentation titled, “Crisis Communications …
September 11, 2007 • Press Releases
Marler Clark files E. coli lawsuit against Oregon meat supplier
A lawsuit was filed today against Interstate Meats, Inc., the Clackamas, Oregon meat producer whose ground beef products were identified as the source of an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak among Washington, Oregon, and Idaho residents in July and August. The lawsuit was filed in Federal District Court for the Western …
September 05, 2007 • Outbreaks
August 31, 2007 • Outbreaks
August 31, 2007 • Recalls
Attorney speaks out about recall of Salmonella-contaminated spinach
Food safety attorney Bill Marler spoke out from across the globe today after hearing that bagged spinach has once again been recalled for contamination with a potentially deadly foodborne pathogen. Nearly a year after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed 205 illnesses and three deaths associated with …
August 30, 2007 • Outbreaks
August 30, 2007 • Outbreaks
August 30, 2007 • Events & Speaking Engagements
Dairy Industry Association of Australia (2007)
Bill Marler traveled to Melbourne, Australia, to be the keynote speaker at the Dairy Association of Australia's Dairy Science World Series conference. He was the lead speaker in a session titled, "Dairy Food Safety - Challenges and Impacts," for a conference themed, "Turning Barriers into Benefits - the Science behind …
August 23, 2007 • Events & Speaking Engagements
FDA Northeast Region Annual Food Protection Seminar (2007)
Epidemiologist Patti Waller traveled to Connecticut for the FDA's Northeast Region Annual Food Protection Seminar. Her presentation touched on how Marler Clark uses health department data in its investigation of foodborne illness claims. …
August 22, 2007 • Outbreaks
August 21, 2007 • Outbreaks
August 20, 2007 • Outbreaks
August 14, 2007 • Case News
Wal-Mart Deli Salmonella Outbreak Lawsuits
The Salmonella lawyers at Marler Clark represented two dozen people who became ill with Salmonella infections after eating foods prepared at a Wal-Mart deli in Indiana. All cases have been resolved. …
August 14, 2007 • Case News
Silver Grill Hepatitis A Outbreak Lawsuits
The hepatitis A attorneys at Marler Clark filed suit on behalf of four actors sickened with hepatitis A during production of “The Good German,” a movie starring George Clooney and Cate Blanchett. The outbreak, which occurred at a meal served on location on October 3, 2005, sickened nineteen people. California …
August 14, 2007 • Outbreaks
August 13, 2007 • Outbreaks
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