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Marler Clark has published 9,580 articles about foodborne illness outbreaks and lawsuits.
January 03, 2007 • Listeria
Spices and herbs may help you avoid disease
Imagine going to your doctor with joint pain and leaving with a prescription for ginger. Before the advent of synthetic drugs, that might have happened. Herbs and spices have a long history as folk medicine, and not without merit. Today, researchers are working to quantify their health benefits. "We don’t …
December 27, 2006 • Outbreaks
December 27, 2006 • Outbreaks
December 26, 2006 • Outbreaks
December 26, 2006 • Salmonella
Clean greens: More inspections would help the food supply
A recent editorial commentary by the Pittsburgh Post Gazette addresses the recent incidents of food-borne disease, particularly those involving produce in restaurant chains such as Taco Bell. Despite more than 12,000 food-processing plants in the United States, says the editorial, the budget of a key federal watchdog, the Food and …
December 26, 2006 • Listeria
Consumer Alert: Listeria Contamination in Raw Milk
Last Summer I gave a presentation on the legal liability faced by those who sell "Raw Milk." Here is the link. Now we see another recall. Recall — State Press Release Consumer Alert: Listeria Contamination in Raw Milk Contact: Jessica Chittenden 518-457-3136 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Albany, NY — December 21, 2006 — New York […] …
December 24, 2006 • Outbreaks
December 22, 2006 • Outbreaks
December 21, 2006 • Outbreaks
December 21, 2006 • Outbreaks
December 20, 2006 • Outbreaks
December 20, 2006 • Hepatitis A
Restaurant outbreaks bring back memories
Marler Clark client Richard Miller, who became ill with a hepatitis A infection after eating at a Chi-Chi’s restaurant in 2003, was interviewed for a story that appeared today at MSNBC.com titled, “Restaurant industry battles wave of illness.” An excerpt from the story follows: “Three years ago, an ambulance rushed …
December 20, 2006 • Hepatitis A
Commentary: Food safety
What is the future for California grown? Commentary from Christine M. Bruhn Advice to buy locally grown has new appeal as California is associated with recurring outbreaks. Restaurants selling tainted food also suffer. A restaurant chain in Pennsylvania went out of business as a result of a 2003 hepatitis A …
December 20, 2006 • Salmonella
Another salmonella outbreak: Source unidentified
In the past week and a half, seven confirmed salmonella cases have been reported in the Sierra Vista area. Of the seven cases, two have been serotyped as Oranienburg, the same kind of salmonella that had been reported in another outbreak during the fall months. The other five cases have …
December 19, 2006 • Outbreaks
E. coli Attorney Calls on Taco John's to Pay Victims' Medical Bills
William Marler called on Taco John’s to pay the medical bills of all individuals who became ill with E. coli infections as part of the outbreak. “We know that at least 26 people were hospitalized during this outbreak,” Marler said. “Some families are already facing bills in the tens of …
December 19, 2006 • Outbreaks
Second E. coli lawsuit filed against Taco John’s by Iowa resident
Marler Clark filed its second lawsuit against Taco John’s on behalf of a victim of the recent E. coli O157:H7 outbreak that was traced to contaminated lettuce served at Taco John’s restaurants in Iowa and Minnesota. The lawsuit was filed in Federal District Court for the Northern District of Iowa …
December 19, 2006 • Outbreaks
December 19, 2006 • Outbreaks
December 19, 2006 • Outbreaks
December 19, 2006 • Outbreaks
December 18, 2006 • Listeria
R.I. Health issues warning about Compare Foods
PROVIDENCE – Customers are advised to discard any food items prepared at Compare Foods, 863 Broad St., Providence, the R.I. Health Department said in a warning late Friday. Affected by the warning are prepared foods including sandwiches, deli sliced meats and cheeses, and deli salads, such as tuna, macaroni, seafood …
December 18, 2006 • Salmonella
Fed Up With Bad Food
Caroline Smith DeWaal, director of food safety at the Center for Science in the Public Interest, commented in a recent TomPaine.com editorial in regards to the need for Americans to eat for fresh fruits and vegetables, and how the recent food poisoning outbreaks are hindering that message. “Contaminated foods kill …
December 15, 2006 • Outbreaks
December 15, 2006 • Outbreaks
December 15, 2006 • Outbreaks
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