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Marler Clark has published 8,627 articles about foodborne illness outbreaks and lawsuits.
February 11, 2008 • Outbreaks
February 11, 2008 • Firm News
E. coli lawyer in Seattle makes good money from bad food
Marler Clark attorney Bill Marler was profiled by the Associated Press in a February 2008 article regarding E. coli litigation. …
February 10, 2008 • Hepatitis A
Buffalo Executive Handles Hepatitus A Scare
The County Executive in Buffalo, NY has decided it will take at least another day to vaccinate all the people exposed to an employee with Hepatitis A who was working at a local Wegmans store. Wegmans is a Rochester, NY chain of eco-friendly outlets with a grocery store/ restaurant combination …
February 10, 2008 • Salmonella
Salmonella-tainted Tuna From Indoneasia Is A Problem on O’ahu
Health officials in Hawaii are trying to find out what and who is responsible for 33 cases of the same strain of salmonella that were confirmed between October and December of 2007. The strain—Salmonella paratyphi B—was linked to ‘ahi tuna consumed raw, but none were linked to a specific restaurant …
February 08, 2008 • Outbreaks
February 08, 2008 • Case News
Interstate Meat Ground Beef E. coli Outbreak Lawsuit
Marler Clark E. coli lawyers represent Idaho and Washington residents in claims against Interstate Meats, a Clackamas, Oregon, company that manufactured ground beef products that were identified as the source of an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak in August of 2007. …
February 08, 2008 • Case News
Organic Pastures E. coli Outbreak Lawsuits
Marler Clark filed two E. coli lawsuits against Organic Pastures on February 7, 2008. The lawsuits were filed on behalf of two children who developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) secondary to E. coli O157:H7 infection. Both children were hospitalized for over a month after drinking Organic Pastures raw milk products …
February 08, 2008 • Case News
Souplantation E. coli Outbreak Lawsuits
In March and April of 2007, the Orange County Health Care Agency (OCHCA) learned that 78 individuals who had eaten at the Foothill Ranch Souplantation restaurant in Lake Forest, California, had become ill with symptoms of E. coli infection within days of eating there. Fourteen cases were confirmed positive for …
February 07, 2008 • Outbreaks
February 07, 2008 • Outbreaks
February 05, 2008 • Outbreaks
February 04, 2008 • Case News
Pars Cove Salmonella Outbreak Lawsuits
Marler Clark’s Salmonella lawyers represented over twenty individuals who became ill with Salmonella Heidelberg infections after eating foods prepared at the Pars Cove Persian Cuisine booth at the Taste of Chicago festival in July of 2007. The City of Chicago Department of Public Health identified hummus shirazi, a fresh herb …
February 04, 2008 • Case News
Quizno’s Salmonella Outbreak Lawsuit
Marler Clark represents a woman who became ill with a Salmonella Typhimurium infection after eating contaminated tomatoes served in food-items at the Rochester, Minnesota, Quizno’s restaurant in early October of 2007. The Minnesota Department of Health and Olmsted County Public Health Services investigated the outbreak and identified 23 cases of …
February 04, 2008 • Hepatitis A
BC Health Officials Pursue Two Cases of Hep A
Michele Young of the Kamloops Daily News, wrting in the Vancouver Sun, over the weekend reports that two incidents of Hepatitis A are being investigated by health officials. One victim, who recently visited Mexico, is a member of a local sports team. The other is a restaurant worker who was …
February 01, 2008 • Press Releases
New look for food poisoning informational Web sites
The Marler Clark network of food poisoning informational Web sites, which first appeared online in 1998, recently received a makeover. The sites, which were originally put online to provide Internet users with basic information about the illnesses caused by such foodborne pathogens as E. coli O157:H7, Salmonella, and Hepatitis A …
February 01, 2008 • Outbreaks
January 29, 2008 • Salmonella
PA Report Points To Raw Milk Danger
The potential health risks associated with raw milk consumption need to be better understood by policy makers and the public. So says a report by the Pennsylvania Departments of Health and Agriculture. It was published online today by the Journal of the American Medical Association. Last February, the Pennsylvania Department …
January 28, 2008 • Salmonella
Organic sesame seeds may contain Salmonella
Shiloh Farms has recalled organic sesame seeds that may be contaminated with Salmonella. They were distributed in New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Arkansas. Full Story This product comes in a 12-ounce blue and white 5" x 8" plastic bag with a Shiloh Farms logo and …
January 24, 2008 • Salmonella
90 Percent Chance Your Pet Turtle Has Salmonella
We usually focus on food-borne illness here, but when pets poise a serious threat to children due to salmonella we want to help get the word out. HealthDay Reporter Steven Reinberg today wrote about the Centers for Disease Control finding that 103 children got salmonella poisoning in the last half …
January 16, 2008 • Outbreaks
January 16, 2008 • Outbreaks
January 15, 2008 • Outbreaks
January 15, 2008 • Hepatitis A
Largest Hep A Outbreak In US History: A Look Back
The on line HealthDay News of the American news magazine, U.S. News & World Report, is filled with stories and information on food-borne illnesses stemming from imports. It includes the story of the largest Hepatitis A outbreak in U.S. history and updates the progress that one of the seriously injured …
January 14, 2008 • Outbreaks
Another E. coli Outbreak
Marler Clark Lawyer says Federal and State Regulators Play a High-Risk Game with ConsumersPublic health officials in Washington, DC, California, and Wisconsin are playing a dangerous game with American consumers by refusing to reveal the specific stores or restaurants that may have served meat contaminated by toxic E. coli, says …
January 14, 2008 • Press Releases
Marler Clark Lawyer says Federal and State Regulators Play a High-Risk Game with US Consumers
Public health officials in Washington, DC, California, and Wisconsin are playing a dangerous game with American consumers by refusing to reveal the specific stores or restaurants that may have served meat contaminated by toxic E. coli, says the Seattle lawyer who represents victims of food-borne illness. …
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