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Marler Clark has published 5,667 articles about foodborne illness outbreaks and lawsuits.
July 02, 2025 • Publications
Chico advises no swimming at Sycamore Pool; high bacteria levels reported
CHICO, Calif. — The City of Chico is asking the public to avoid using the Sycamore Pool in after heightened levels of bacteria were discovered upon testing. Bill Marler, a Seattle-based attorney who specializes in foodborne illness, said he is representing the family of the child who was hospitalized and …
June 27, 2025 • Outbreaks
June 26, 2025 • Events & Speaking Engagements
Food and Drug Law Institute (2025)
Bill Marler was invited to present with a panel of litigators who had experience with food related class action cases. The topic discussed was entitled, Food Litigation Update: Emerging Trends in Class Actions and Product Liability Cases. …
June 13, 2025 • Press Releases
Marler Clark files first federal cucumber lawsuit against grower linked to two Salmonella outbreaks
A Salmonella lawsuit was filed on behalf of Brandi Jackson against Bedner Farm Inc., in the Southern District of Mississippi Northern Division. Ms. Jackson is represented by Marler Clark, the Food Safety Law Firm, and local counsel Langston & Lott, PLLC. of Bonneville, MS …
June 03, 2025 • Publications
E. coli outbreak sickened more than 80 people, but details didn’t surface
E. coli attorneys at Marler Clark discover an Escherichia coli (E. coli) outbreak that sickened more than 80 people, but was never announced in the U.S. Most people have never heard about this outbreak, which a February 11, 2025 internal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) memo linked to a single …
April 17, 2025 • Press Releases
Marler Clark files multiple E. coli lawsuits
Today, Marler Clark Inc. PS, The Food Safety Law Firm, filed two Indiana and one Missouri federal E. coli O157:H7 lawsuits against Taylor Farms on behalf of two children and one adult woman who all suffered hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) – acute kidney failure – due to E. coli O157:H7 …
March 26, 2025 • Publications
USDA tells producers to reduce salmonella in certain frozen chicken products
Poultry producers will be required to bring salmonella bacteria in certain chicken products to very low levels to help prevent food poisoning under a final rule issued Friday by U.S. agriculture officials. Seattle food safety lawyer Bill Marler — who represented clients in a deadly 1993 E. coli outbreak in …
March 25, 2025 • Case News
Amid McDonald’s, the outbreaks, IIT food safety lab studies causes of pathogenic foodborne illness
One person is dead and at least 75 have fallen sick from the E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburgers. "Onions are sort of an emerging food product that has really been in the last five, six years linked to more and more foodborne illness," said Bill Marler …
March 25, 2025 • Publications
Have foodborne illness outbreaks really increased?
According to FDA data, recalls and recalled products have not actually had an unusual uptick this year. The total number of food and cosmetic "recall events" is even down slightly from 473 to 465 over the past year. Recalled products by year in this category did increase, but not dramatically …
March 24, 2025 • Events & Speaking Engagements
Royal Society for Public Health - May 2024
The aim of the 5 Nations Health Protection Conference is to provide a focus for continuing professional development for: consultants in communicable disease control; consultants, specialists and trainees in public health; scientists, health protection nurses and their colleagues in the epidemiology and control of infectious, non-infectious diseases, and environmental hazards …
March 21, 2025 • Case News
Florida woman sues companies over cucumbers linked to Salmonella outbreak
A Florida woman is suing the distributor and growers of cucumbers tied to a Salmonella outbreak that hit 31 states and Washington D.C. and resulted in 449 people getting sick, alleging that the ones she purchased caused her to experience symptoms ranging from a fever to a urinary tract infection …
March 21, 2025 • Firm News
For industry antagonist Bill Marler, food safety is personal
Bill Marler has likely filed hundreds of lawsuits against restaurants and food suppliers since serendipity steered him into a courtroom nearly 30 years ago to represent a nine-year-old victim of the Jack in the Box E. coli poisonings. …
March 20, 2025 • Events & Speaking Engagements
McGriff Insurance Broker - October 2023
The Southern California-based McGriff Insurance Brokerage extended an invitation to Bill Marler to speak about foodborne illness and the real-life impacts on his clients. Fifty owner/operators attended from the food manufacturing industry. Bill brought a valuable perspective and fielded questions about food safety and the cases he has litigated against …
March 20, 2025 • Events & Speaking Engagements
Wyoming Department of Agriculture - September 2023
The Wyoming Department of Agriculture hosted a conference with state and local health department inspectors in Gillette, Wyoming. Speakers were asked to present on emerging topics in the industry and to report on the effects of deregulation of food safety regulations. Foodborne illness attorney Bill Marler spoke to this group …
March 20, 2025 • Events & Speaking Engagements
Global Crisis Management Summit - September 2023
The Ware, England-based Global Crisis Management Summit hosted European professionals responsible for establishing and implementing sound food safety policy. A variety of participants allowed for a wide spectrum of perspectives and strategies for food policies in various countries. Foodborne illness attorney Bill Marler joined the former head of the FDA …
March 20, 2025 • Events & Speaking Engagements
Center for Produce Safety - June 2023
The annual conference for the Center for Produce Safety was held in Buckhead, Georgia in June 2023. The organizers extended an invitation to Bill Marler to discuss his experience as a foodborne illness litigator representing victims of outbreaks. During the presentation, Bill outlined cases he has litigated related to leafy …
March 20, 2025 • Events & Speaking Engagements
Bellevue Rotary Club - June 2023
The Bellevue, Washington rotarians asked Bill Marler to attend one of their meetings to discuss the current issues in food safety in our country. The Seattle E. coli Jack in the Box outbreak was shown to be evidence of how a breach in food safety protocol can result in catastrophic …
March 20, 2025 • Events & Speaking Engagements
Association of Food and Drug Officials - June 2023
The Association of Food and Drug Officials holds an annual forum to address food safety in Norfolk, VA. Over 400 state, local, federal, and tribal government regulators and industry participated, as well as individuals from academia and consumer advocate partners. The organizers invited Bill Marler tospeak about the E. coli …
March 20, 2025 • Events & Speaking Engagements
Food Safety Summit - May 2023
Foodborne illness attorney Bill Marler was invited to serve on a panel discussion at the Food Safety Summit in Rosemont, Illinois. The focus of the panel was to address the common gaps in company operations, culture, and regulatory adherence to food safety protocol. …
March 20, 2025 • Events & Speaking Engagements
VTEC Banff - May 2023
The VTEC conference in Banff, Canada, hosted mostly scientists involved in ensuring that food safety research and regulations are current and used to help protect consumers. As a keynote speaker, Bill Marler shared personal stories about E. coli victims whose illnesses were related to breaches in food safety protocol. …
March 20, 2025 • Events & Speaking Engagements
Western Food Safety Summit Conference - May 2023
Fresh produce industry, operations, and processing professionals attended the Western Food Safety Summit conference in Salinas, California, to learn more about best practices in food safety. Bill Marler, a foodborne illness attorney, was invited to present on a panel which examined essential lessons over the past twenty years of following …
March 20, 2025 • Events & Speaking Engagements
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health - April 2023
Bill Marler, a foodborne illness attorney, taught masters and doctoral students in the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. He emphasized the role of the legal system as a control measure for foodborne illness outbreaks. …
March 20, 2025 • Events & Speaking Engagements
Ontario Food Protection Association - April 2023
The Ontario Protection Association held a conference in Scarborough, Ontario, with representatives from industry and government involved in food safety. Foodborne illness attorney Bill Marler was the keynote speaker, presenting on how these professionals can play an important role in helping to prevent foodborne illness events. …
March 20, 2025 • Events & Speaking Engagements
University of Washington Law School - April 2023
Foodborne illness attorney Bill Marler taught a class for law students at the University of Washington focused on the importance of client advocacy during the litigation process. …
March 20, 2025 • Events & Speaking Engagements
Utah Department of Agriculture - April 2023
A panel of food safety professionals presented to industry, academia, regulators, and farmers, addressing employee health policies and how they impact foodborne illness. As a panelist, Bill Marler shared the perspective of victims he has represented in foodborne illness litigation. …
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