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Marler Clark has published 9,580 articles about foodborne illness outbreaks and lawsuits.
March 02, 2008 • Listeria
Listeria Recall Hits Frozen Chicken Product
You can say a lot of things about our friends at the United States Department of Agriculture, but one thing you cannot say is that they do not work weekends. Another weekend has brought another recall annoucement, this one involving a frozen Red Curry Chicken & Jasmine Rice product that …
March 02, 2008 • Outbreaks
March 01, 2008 • Outbreaks
Jimmy John's and Sprouts Extraordinaire E. coli Outbreak Lawsuits - Colorado (2008)
Marler Clark represented victims of a 2008 E. coli O157:NM outbreak among patrons Colorado Jimmy John's restaurants. The E. coli outbreak was ultimately traced to contaminated sprouts sold by Sprouts Extraordinaire and served in menu items at Jimmy John's. …
February 27, 2008 • Events & Speaking Engagements
American Conference Institute's National Forum on Foodborne Illness Litigation (2008)
Bill Marler and Patti Waller were in Scottsdale, Arizona, for the American Conference Institute's National Forum on Food-Borne Illness Litigation. Bill participated in two conference sessions - "Current and Emerging Food Contamination Litigation: Trends, New Risks and Recent Decisions" and "Trying and Settling Single-Plaintiff Food-Borne Illness Cases". Patti participated in …
February 27, 2008 • Events & Speaking Engagements
University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (2008)
University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR), University of Hawaii Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER), Hawaii Food Manufacturers Association (HFMA) and De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines (DLSU)Drew Falkenstein attended an international conference entitled, "Go Global: Food Processing and Safety" in Waikiki, Hawai'i …
February 26, 2008 • Listeria
Writer Questions Government’s Handling of Listeria Outbreaks In NZ
New Zealand’s north island has been experiencing some listeria contamination and it has recieved some interesting comment down under. Chris Barton, feature writer for nzheard, raises some pointed questions. Here’s some of what he says: "Officials charged with overseeing public health and ensuring the safety of our food have some …
February 26, 2008 • Outbreaks
February 24, 2008 • Outbreaks
February 22, 2008 • Hepatitis A
Demi Moore Bash Turns Bust As Hepatitis A Gets Served
Ok, this is a familar story. Only because the names of some of the people involved has an Hepatitis A scare turned into a national story. It seems movie star Demi Moore threw a party for her boyfriend, Ashton Kutcher, on Feb 7th at a Manhattan bar called Socialista. The …
February 22, 2008 • Salmonella
Tri Tips Give Yuma Folks Salmonella
You have to admire a city like Yuma, AZ. They do not waste food, especially when it comes to something like beef tri tip cuts. It was served at the Hospice of Yuma roping roundup, barbecue and western dance at the Yuma County Fairgrounds. Then the left over tri tips …
February 21, 2008 • Outbreaks
February 20, 2008 • Recalls
Lawsuit filed against maker of botulism-tainted chili
Marler Clark will file a lawsuit Thursday against Castleberry’s Food Co., the company that recalled tens of millions of pounds of canned meat products sold under over 80 different labels after they were identified as the source of a botulism outbreak in July, 2007. The lawsuit was filed in Federal …
February 20, 2008 • Outbreaks
February 20, 2008 • Outbreaks
February 18, 2008 • Outbreaks
February 18, 2008 • Salmonella
Salmonella Paratyphi B Strikes Islands Again
The Honolulu Advertiser reported over the weekend that health officials in Hawaii have confirmed an additional case of illness on the island of O’ahu caused by Salmonella Paratyphi B. The person who became sick ate raw ahi poke after purchasing it from a local market. Name of the market …
February 18, 2008 • Listeria
FDA Issues New Listeria “Guidance For Industry”
Earlier this month, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration published a "guidance document" in the federal register. The purpose is to provide "guidance for industry control of Listeria monocytogenes in refrigerated or frozen ready-to-eat foods. The "guidance document" is intented as non-binding and for the purpose of generating comments. So …
February 18, 2008 • Outbreaks
February 14, 2008 • Salmonella
Peter Pan Is BACK!!
For several weeks we’ve been observing the return of Peter Pan peanut butter to store shelves. We’ve noted two things. One, incredible price cutting. A jar of peanut butter that normally goes for around $3 is available for under a dollar. Two, the shelve space grocery stores are giving to …
February 14, 2008 • Listeria
Listeria Makes 1,300 Bulgarian School Children Sick
Another 1,300 children have fallen victims to something consumed at school. This time the product was milk containing Listeria monocytogenes bacteria. Children drinking the contaminated milk were attending Kindergartens in Bulgaria. The Sofia News Agency reports that: About 1300 children from Bulgaria’s southern municipalities of Dupnitza, Rila, and Kocherinovo will …
February 12, 2008 • Outbreaks
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 …
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