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Marler Clark has published 9,581 articles about foodborne illness outbreaks and lawsuits.
May 23, 2005 • Outbreaks
May 21, 2005 • Events & Speaking Engagements
The Defense Research Institute's Law, Science, and Risk Management Conference (2005)
Bill Marler spoke for DRI at their Food Liability - Law, Science, and Risk Management conference in St. Louis, Missouri. His presentation focused on the plaintiff's perspective in foodborne illness litigation, and was based on his paper, "Separating the Chaff from the Wheat: How to determine the strength of a …
May 20, 2005 • Events & Speaking Engagements
Hospitality Supply Chain Management Spring Conference (2005)
Bill Marler presented on "Understanding Liability in the Food Industry" for a workshop at the Spring Conference for Hospitality Supply Chain Management in Chicago, Illinois. …
May 19, 2005 • Press Releases
Shigella lawsuit filed against airline caterer
Marler Clark filed a lawsuit on behalf of a Florida man who fell ill after eating contaminated food while on a flight from Honolulu, Hawaii, to Minneapolis, Minnesota in August of 2004. The food that served on the man's flight was contaminated with Shigella bacteria, a dangerous foodborne pathogen that …
May 19, 2005 • Outbreaks
May 18, 2005 • Outbreaks
Fern Hill Golf & Country Club Salmonella Outbreak
Salmonella outbreak traced to eclairs made at country club …
May 18, 2005 • Outbreaks
Fern Hill Golf & Country Club Salmonella Outbreak Lawsuits - Michigan (2005)
A Salmonella outbreak was traced to eclairs served at after-concert receptions held at the Macomb County Community College Performing Arts Center in Clinton Township, Michigan, in May of 2005. Marler Clark represented several women who became ill with Salmonella infections after eating contaminated eclairs at the receptions in claims against …
May 18, 2005 • Salmonella
How Safe Is Your Shrimp Dinner?
Shrimp is the number one seafood choice in the nation. Most of it is farm-raised in other countries and imported to the United States. But some can come from China, India, Malaysia, Peru, Thailand, and Vietnam, reported WBAL-TV in Baltimore. "They use antibiotics that are banned in the United States …
May 18, 2005 • Outbreaks
May 18, 2005 • Outbreaks
May 17, 2005 • Salmonella
Two more cases of salmonellosis confirmed in Blackfoot area
Public health officials confirmed Monday two more people in the Blackfoot area are sick with salmonellosis, making six people so far infected with the food-borne illness. Four people with similar symptoms have tested negative. The health department’s team of investigators are anticipating results from the state lab in Boise. However …
May 17, 2005 • Listeria
Prime Deli Recalls Sandwiches for Possible Listeria Contamination
By FDA May 16, 2005, 13:47 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Lewisville, TX — May 13, 2005 — Prime Deli Corporation of Lewisville, Texas is recalling 63,476 units of 7 Eleven Grilled Sandwich and 7 Eleven Big Eats brand sandwiches because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause […] …
May 16, 2005 • Salmonella
Salmonellosis
KidsHealth.Org recently published an article on their site in regards to salmonella and salmonellosis, and how people can recognize the symptoms as well as prevent contracting the disease: Signs and Symptoms: Salmonellosis is a foodborne illness caused by the bacteria salmonella. Symptoms include nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, diarrhea (sometimes bloody) …
May 16, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Positive Test Results for Acute Hepatitis A Virus Infection Among Persons With No Recent History of Acute Hepatitis — United States, 2002–2004
Hepatitis A is a nationally reportable condition, and the surveillance case definition* includes both clinical criteria and serologic confirmation (1). State health departments and CDC have investigated persons with positive serologic tests for acute hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection (i.e., IgM anti-HAV) whose illness was not consistent with the clinical …
May 16, 2005 • Outbreaks
May 16, 2005 • Outbreaks
May 16, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Mexico tests recipe for food safety
New rules target green onions, are tougher than in U.S. By Diane Lindquist UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER May 15, 2005 MEXICALI — After the deadly hepatitis A outbreak linked to Baja California green onions a year and a half ago, Mexico has imposed an unprecedented food safety program that far exceeds …
May 16, 2005 • Salmonella
Agency closes in on source of salmonella outbreak
Southeast District Health Department officials should have a better idea today of the number of cases in a recent Blackfoot-area salmonella outbreak, and if all of the cases were from a common strain. Department spokeswoman Mary Howell said four cases tested positive in a laboratory, and test results of three …
May 16, 2005 • Salmonella
Dozens Sickened by Salmonella-Tainted Food
According to a Toronto Star story, at least 75 people are sick and three are in hospital after eating a Mother’s Day buffet tainted with salmonella bacteria last Sunday at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington, Ontario. About 300 people attended the brunch and that health officials have only been …
May 15, 2005 • Outbreaks
Economart Salmonella Outbreak Lawsuit - North Dakota (2005)
Marler Clark represented victims of a 2005 Salmonella outbreak in Williston, North Dakota. The firm represented the family of a woman who died after becoming ill with Salmonella, and her son-in-law, who also became ill during the outbreak. …
May 15, 2005 • Outbreaks
Economart Salmonella Outbreak
Salmonella linked to Economart chicken …
May 14, 2005 • Outbreaks
Beaches Sandy Bay Resort Salmonella Outbreak Litigation – Jamaica (2005)
Marler Clark represented tourists who became ill with Salmonella infections after eating foods prepared at the Beaches Sandy Bay resort in Jamaica in January and February of 2005. The Salmonella outbreak was traced to pooled eggs and to cheese that was cross-contaminated with the eggs in the resort's refrigerator. …
May 14, 2005 • Outbreaks
Robinswood Pointe E. coli Outbreak
An E. coli outbreak at a nursing home in WA State was caused by E. coli-contaminated food. …
May 13, 2005 • Outbreaks
Robinswood Pointe Senior Living Facility E. coli Outbreak Litigation - Washington (2005)
Marler Clark represented the family of a woman who died after becoming ill with an E. coli infection and hemolytic uremic syndrome during an outbreak at Robinswood Pointe Senior Living Facility in 2005. The woman was one of eleven residents and four employees who were stricken with E. coli during …
May 13, 2005 • Outbreaks
Flanders Provision Co. E. coli Outbreak Litigation - Colorado, Nationwide (2005)
Marler Clark represented two Colorado children who became ill with E. coli and HUS after consuming hamburgers made from Flanders Provision Company pre-formed, frozen hamburger patties in 2005. The kids' illnesses were part of a nationwide e. coli outbreak traced to the Flanders product that had been distributed at Wal-Mart. …
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