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February 21, 2007 Press Releases

National class action lawsuit filed over poisoned peanut butter

Marler Clark filed a class action lawsuit against ConAgra, the manufacturer of Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter that was traced as the source of a nationwide Salmonella outbreak, on Tuesday, February 20, 2007. The class action lawsuit was filed on behalf of all individuals who became ill with …

February 17, 2007 Events & Speaking Engagements

Lower Mainland Horticulture Improvement Association, Vancouver BC (2007)

Bruce Clark traveled to Abbotsford, British Columbia, just outside Vancouver, to present to the Lower Mainland Horticulture Improvement Association. Bruce's speech centered on food safety as a way for businesses to protect themselves from liability for foodborne illness outbreaks. …

February 17, 2007 Press Releases

Peanut butter manufacturer sued by Missouri family

A Salmonella lawsuit was filed Friday in Missouri against ConAgra, the Omaha, Nebraska-based food company whose Georgia peanut butter plant was traced as the source of a Salmonella outbreak that sickened hundreds. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a Buchannan County, Missouri, couple and their two children. The family …

February 17, 2007 Outbreaks

Second lawsuit filed by victims of national Salmonella outbreak traced to peanut butter

A New York family filed suit against ConAgra this afternoon in United States District Court for the Western District of New York. The lawsuit was filed by Marler Clark, the Seattle law firm that filed a similar lawsuit on behalf of a Missouri family early Friday, and Rochester, New York …

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Southwest Food Safety Seminar (2007)

Denis Stearns presented a version of his 2006 NEHA presentation, "Economic Incentives for Improved Food Safety: Seeking Reimbursement of Public Expenditures Caused by Foodborne Illness Outbreaks," titled "YOU BREAK IT, YOU BOUGHT IT: Incentivising Food Safety by Making Restaurants Reimburse for Outbreak Costs," and "HOW TO SUE A HEALTH DEPARTMENT …

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