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Marler Clark has published 9,581 articles about foodborne illness outbreaks and lawsuits.
July 19, 2004 • Outbreaks
Sheetz produce supplier sued by victims of Salmonella outbreak
Marler Clark filed a Salmonella lawsuit against Coronet Foods, Inc. in Federal District Court on behalf of a resident of West Sunbury, Pennsylvania, who became ill and was hospitalized for three days after consuming a sandwich purchased from a Sheetz store on July 2. …
July 16, 2004 • Press Releases
Salmonella infections traced to contaminated tomatoes
Over sixty people became ill with Salmonella serotype javiana infections across a broad section of the East Coast over the last weeks. The illnesses were traced to the consumption of raw tomatoes supplied to Sheetz, Inc. by Coronet Foods, Inc. of West Virginia. …
July 15, 2004 • Hepatitis A
Chi-Chi’s asked to pay for shots
Thursday, July 15, 2004 By Christopher Snowbeck, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The state Department of Health is asking Chi-Chi’s Inc. to pay more than $146,000 to cover costs the state incurred providing preventive shots during last fall’s hepatitis A outbreak at the chain’s Beaver Valley Mall restaurant. In a court filing last …
July 15, 2004 • Hepatitis A
Restaurant workers vaccinated for hepatitis A
By Thomas Lake The Salem News Staff DANVERS – Growing fears of foodborne hepatitis A have led Italian restaurant chain VinnyT’s of Boston to give kitchen workers a vaccine generally reserved for those traveling to Third World countries. A visiting nurse vaccinated 26 kitchen workers at VinnyT’s in the Liberty …
July 15, 2004 • Outbreaks
July 15, 2004 • Salmonella
Possible salmonella in almonds forces cereal recall
In the latest in a series of recalls since mid-May involving millions of raw almonds grown by Paramount Farms of California, numerous store brands of granola bars and muesli cereals made by a Minnesota company are being recalled because they may contain salmonella-contaminated raw almonds. The Grist Mill Company of …
July 13, 2004 • Hepatitis A
Hepatitis A alert for cabbies also taps 2 who wield power
Massport head, councilor exposed By Donovan Slack, Globe Staff | July 13, 2004 Councilor Paul Scapicchio just wanted to give the head honcho at the Massachusetts Port Authority a firsthand look at what a taxi driver’s life is like. But when Scapicchio, who recently earned his hackney license, gave Massport …
July 13, 2004 • Hepatitis A
Cabbies say cafe didn’t come clean on hepatitis
By Marie Szaniszlo Tuesday, July 13, 2004 Boston cab drivers lashed out yesterday at the Taxi Pool Cafe at Logan International Airport for failing to notify them that one of its employees had hepatitis A. Drivers who stopped by the restaurant over the weekend found “closed for renovations” signs on …
July 12, 2004 • Hepatitis A
Cabbies vulnerable after hepatitis A case at Logan
By Marie Szaniszlo Monday, July 12, 2004 Boston public health officials yesterday announced a second confirmed case of hepatitis A in a city food worker in 10 days – an employee at a Logan International Airport restaurant where as many as 3,000 cabbies may have eaten over a five-day period. The Boston Public Health Commission […] …
July 12, 2004 • Salmonella
Food poisoning hits picnickers
More than 50 people who ate food at a recent church picnic got sick, and 10 cases have been confirmed as salmonella infection. The caterer had no permit from the Durham Health Department and his business had not been inspected, reports the News Observer. Tests proved that the baked beans …
July 12, 2004 • Hepatitis A
Health officials push hygiene in the wake of hepatitis cases
Article Last Updated: Monday, July 12, 2004 – 11:32:04 AM EST By JULIE MEHEGAN, Sun Statehouse Bureau BOSTON There are simple ways to prevent transmission of the liver disease hepatitis A, say public health officials, who are urging people to practice good hygiene to avoid infection. The state Department of …
July 12, 2004 • Outbreaks
July 09, 2004 • Press Releases
Seattle attorneys file second hepatitis A class action lawsuit: Quizno's sued
Marler Clark filed a class action lawsuit against Quizno’s on behalf of all individuals who received Immune globulin (Ig) injections after being exposed to the hepatitis A virus at the Quizno’s Subshop located at 74 Summer Street in Boston. The lawsuit, the second class action lawsuit the firm filed in …
July 08, 2004 • Outbreaks
July 08, 2004 • Salmonella
Recall of Trail Mix Fruit & Nut Granola Bars and Muesli Cereal Brands Because of Possible Health Risk
Grist Mill Company of Lakeville, MN, is voluntarily recalling Fruit & Nut Trail Mix Granola Bars and Muesli Cereals, sold under retailer brand names because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Almonds received by Grist Mill Company were randomly tested for the presence of Salmonella. This ingredient …
July 08, 2004 • Outbreaks
July 08, 2004 • Outbreaks
July 08, 2004 • Outbreaks
July 06, 2004 • Press Releases
Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Chili's; Punitive Damages Sought
Marler Clark filed a class action lawsuit against Brinker Restaurant Corporation, the owner of the Vernon Hills Chili’s restaurant where hundreds were sickened as a result of eating Salmonella-contaminated food. The complaint, which was filed in US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, asked the judge to allow …
July 06, 2004 • Hepatitis A
Hepatitis A Scare Hits Another Restaurant
Town Sets Up Clinic For Inoculations The Boston Channel BOSTON — For the second time in less than a month, a restaurant worker in Arlington, Mass., has been diagnosed with hepatitis A. Two weeks ago, hundreds of people lined up for inoculations after a worker at the Arlington Friendly’s tested …
July 06, 2004 • Hepatitis A
Eateries scramble in wake of hepatitis outbreaks
By Kay Lazar The Boston Herald Friday, July 2, 2004 Three high-profile cases of restaurant workers infected with hepatitis A in the past three weeks is prompting anxious Massachusetts restaurant owners to seek vaccinations for their employees to guard against further illnesses. “It’s on everyone’s mind,” Peter Christie, president of …
July 06, 2004 • Salmonella
State issues advisory on tainted cheese
Indiana authorities are warning consumers in several states, including Wisconsin, Thursday that Meadow Valley Farm brand sharp cheddar cheese may be contaminated with salmonella and should be thrown out. The cheese has been sold since May 1 at farmers’ markets and specialty food stores in and around Rockville in western …
July 06, 2004 • Outbreaks
July 06, 2004 • Outbreaks
July 01, 2004 • Press Releases
Marler Clark files second lawsuit against Paramount Farms in almonds case
A lawsuit was filed on behalf of a Renton, Washington, resident who suffered a Salmonella infection after consuming Paramount Farms raw almonds he purchased at Costco. The plaintiff became ill with Salmonellosis, and developed Reactive Arthritis secondary to his Salmonella infection. …
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