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September 14, 2005 • Outbreaks
Adrift Restaurant Salmonella Outbreak Lawsuits – Washington (2005)
Marler Clark represented two women who became ill with Salmonella infections after eating contaminated crab cakes at Adrift restaurant in Anacortes, Washington. The public health investigation into the outbreak revealed that the crab cakes were not cooked to a hot enough temperature to kill Salmonella bacteria. …
September 14, 2005 • Outbreaks
September 14, 2005 • Outbreaks
September 14, 2005 • Press Releases
Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against New York Office of State Parks
Marler Clark filed a class action complaint against the New York Office of State Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. The lawsuit, which was filed in the State of New York Court of Claims, was filed on behalf of nearly 4,000 people who became ill with Cryptosporidiosis after visiting the Spraypark …
September 13, 2005 • Outbreaks
September 13, 2005 • Outbreaks
September 13, 2005 • Outbreaks
September 12, 2005 • Outbreaks
September 06, 2005 • Firm News
Hammer Time: Preparation pays when disputes escalate to lawsuits
Bill Marler has heard them all: “It’s not fair.” “People are just suing over a tummy ache.” “We shouldn’t be blamed. Although somebody got sick, we did everything right. Why can you sue me?” But Marler doesn’t accept the excuses. …
September 03, 2005 • Outbreaks
September 02, 2005 • Press Releases
Notice of Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against New York Office of State Parks
Marler Clark filed a notice of claim against the New York Office of State Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. The notice indicated the intent to file a class action lawsuit on behalf of over 3,200 people who became ill with Cryptosporidiosis after visiting the Sprayground at Seneca Lake State Park …
August 31, 2005 • Outbreaks
August 31, 2005 • Outbreaks
August 31, 2005 • Outbreaks
August 31, 2005 • Outbreaks
August 30, 2005 • Outbreaks
August 30, 2005 • Outbreaks
August 30, 2005 • Events & Speaking Engagements
Steritech Food Safety Horizons Conference (2005)
Bill Marler gave a keynote address on the subject of "Focusing on what's Important to Food Safety" at the Steritech Food Safety Horizons 2005 conference in Raleigh, North Carolina. …
August 29, 2005 • Publications
Preempting Food Safety
Denis Stearns wrote, “Preempting Food Safety: An Examination of USDA Rulemaking and its E. coli O157:H7 Policy in Light of Estate of Kriefall ex rel. Kriefall v. Excel Corporation” for the Fall 2005 issue of the Journal of Food Law and Policy. The article uses the Kriefall decision to examine …
August 26, 2005 • Outbreaks
August 26, 2005 • Press Releases
Marler Clark files second Salmonella lawsuit against Orchid Island Juice Co.
Marler Clark filed a second lawsuit against Orchid Island Juice Co. of Fort Pierce, Florida. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a 72-year-old Jackson County, North Carolina resident who became ill with Salmonellosis after consuming Orchid Island unpasteurized orange juice while dining at a restaurant with her husband. The …
August 25, 2005 • Outbreaks
August 25, 2005 • Outbreaks
August 25, 2005 • Outbreaks
August 24, 2005 • Press Releases
E. coli attorneys call for legislation to protect visitors at fairs and petting zoos
Portland television station KGW reported that at least three people became ill with E. coli O157:H7 infections after visiting the Clark County Fair in Clark County, Washington, during August, 2005. In April, 2005, William Marler of Marler Clark wrote letters to Washington State legislators on both the House and Senate …
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