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Marler Clark has published 5,680 articles about foodborne illness outbreaks and lawsuits.
September 02, 2002 • Press Releases
Consumer Responsibility
"The Meat Industry can not assure the public that the meat we buy is not contaminated. So, instead of finding a way to get cattle feces out of our meat, they blame parents (and presumably all the teenagers that work at all the burger joints in America) when children get …
August 09, 2002 • Press Releases
More People Infected with Salmonella after Attending Tournament at Brook-Lea
At least 89 people who attended a golf tournament at the Brook-Lea Country Club in Rochester, New York, were infected with salmonella while attending functions at Brook-Lea in June and July, 2002. …
July 30, 2002 • Press Releases
Food Safety Attorney Calls for Increased Research to Make Salad Safe
Bill Marler called on the FDA to fund research on how to make salad safe to be consumed by the public. This, after the FDA issued a nationwide warning to consumers not to consume Spokane Produce brand Romaine lettuce because it was associated with the E. coli O157:H7 illnesses of …
July 22, 2002 • Recalls
Food Safety Advocate Demands Reform of Inspection and Meat Recall system
Bill Marler demanded that legislators and government officials begin an immediate examination of the meat recall system, which failed consumers who became ill after eating tainted beef from meat processor, ConAgra. …
July 01, 2002 • Publications
Commentary on USDA rule-making process
In his 2002 commentary for the July/August edition of Food Protection Report, Denis Stearns writes about the Federal Meat Inspection Act and USDA’s rule-making process. In the commentary, titled, "USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service Should Say What It Means, Mean What It Says--and Say It Clearly," he concludes, “[I]f …
June 04, 2002 • Recalls
Marler Clark posting E. coli genetic fingerprints from recalls
A prominent personal-injury law firm specializing in foodborne illness cases has begun posting on the Internet the genetic fingerprints of E. coli O157:H7 strains associated with recalls of ground beef. …
June 03, 2002 • Press Releases
Health Department Report Raises Serious Questions About the Wyndham Hotel's Sick Leave Policy
The Texas State Department of Health concluded that over 3,000 people were exposed to Salmonella Enteritidis while guests of the Wyndham Anatole Hotel during a three-week period beginning in March and continuing through most of April. The DOH determined that salsa prepared by an infected employee was the likely source …
June 01, 2002 • Outbreaks
Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Wyndham Hotels over Salmonella Outbreak
Marler Clark filed a lawsuit against Wyndham International on behalf of all individuals who became ill after being infected with Salmonella during a three-week long outbreak at the Wyndham Anatole in Dallas, Texas. …
May 24, 2002 • Press Releases
Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of 84-year-old Washington State Resident Sickened with Salmonella
A lawsuit was filed today against I. Kunik Co., a foreign distributor of cantaloupes to grocery chains throughout the United States, on behalf of Harold Elli. Mr. Elli, an 84-year-old Klickitat County, Washington, resident, became seriously ill with salmonella after consuming contaminated Susie brand cantaloupe, which was provided by the …
May 18, 2002 • Outbreaks
April 03, 2002 • Outbreaks
Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel Norovirus Outbreak Litigation - California (2002)
Los Angeles County health officials traced the source of a Norovirus outbreak that hit the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Scientific and Technical Awards in 2002. At least 550 guests at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles became ill with Norovirus infections after consuming foods catered …
April 02, 2002 • Case News
Abbott Cheese Listeria Litigation - British Columbia (2002)
Marler Clark represented a woman who became ill with Listeriosis and suffered a miscarriage after consuming Listeria-contaminated cheese while on vacation in Victoria, British Columbia. The lawsuit was resolved. …
April 02, 2002 • Case News
Washington State Penitentiary Campylobacter Litigation - Washington (2002)
More than 100 inmates at the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla, Washington, were infected with campylobacter jejuni blamed on poor food-handling in the prison kitchen. Health officials traced the infection to a leaky drain pipe contaminated with pigeon feces and leaking into the salad preparation area. …
April 02, 2002 • Outbreaks
Wyndham Anatole Hotel Salmonella Outbreak Lawsuits - Texas (2002)
Food prepared and served at the Wyndham Anatole Hotel in Dallas, Texas, was the source of a Salmonella outbreak in 2002. Health department investigators determined that an ill food-service worker had contaminated food while preparing it. Marler Clark represented 19 victims of the outbreak in claims against the hotel. …
April 01, 2002 • Outbreaks
Susie Cantaloupe Salmonella Outbreak Lawsuit - Washington (2002)
In 2002, public health investigators determined that cantaloupe was the source of a Salmonella outbreak among residents of ten states and four Canadian provinces. Marler Clark represented an 85-year-old Washington man in a Salmonella claim against the cantaloupe importer, I. Kunick. …
April 01, 2002 • Outbreaks
Spokane Produce E. coli Outbreak Lawsuits - Washington, Oregon, Idaho (2002)
Marler Clark represented a number of victims of an E. coli outbreak that was traced to Spokane Produce brand lettuce that was served in restaurants and at a dance camp held at Eastern Washington University in 2002. …
April 01, 2002 • Outbreaks
Western Sizzlin’ Salmonella Outbreak Lawsuits - North Carolina (2002)
In April of 2002, the Western Sizzlin' restaurant in Spruce Pine, North Carolina was the source of a Salmonella outbreak that resulted in 39 laboratory-confirmed cases of Salmonella infection. Marler Clark represented 31 people in claims against Western Sizzlin'. …
April 01, 2002 • Outbreaks
Lane County Fair E. coli Outbreak Lawsuits - Oregon (2002)
In 2002, the largest E. coli outbreak in Oregon history was traced to the Lane County Fair in Eugene. Although the source of the outbreak was never identified, public health officials believe that individuals who became ill were exposed to E. coli bacteria in animal exhibition halls. Marler Clark represented …
April 01, 2002 • Outbreaks
KFC Salmonella Outbreak Lawsuit - Colorado (2002)
Marler Clark represented two children who became ill with Salmonella infections after eating contaminated popcorn chicken purchased at a KFC in Lafayette, Colorado, in 2002. The Boulder County Health Department cited the restaurant for poor employee hygiene and failure to maintain food at proper temperatures in its investigation report. …
April 01, 2002 • Outbreaks
Emmpak E. coli Outbreak Lawsuits - Wisconsin (2002)
Emmpak was identified as the ground beef producer whose products were the source of an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak that sickened 58 individuals in 2002. As a result of the outbreak, Emmpak recalled 2.8 million pounds of ground beef for possible E. coli contamination. Marler Clark represented two women in …
March 31, 2002 • Outbreaks
ConAgra Ground Beef E. coli Outbreak Lawsuits - Nationwide (2002)
In 2002, ConAgra Beef Company recalled nearly 19 million pounds of ground beef for possible E. coli O157:H7 contamination after the company's products were identified as the source of an E. coli outbreak affecting dozens of people from Ohio to Colorado. In all, 45 people in 23 states reported illnesses …
March 31, 2002 • Outbreaks
CCC Alternative Learning Daycare E. coli Outbreak lawsuit - Texas (2002)
Marler Clark represented the family of a child who became ill with E. coli O157:H7 and hemolytic uremic syndrome while attending CCC Alternative Learning Daycare in Fort Worth Texas, in 2002. The Tarrant County Public Health Department found several circumstances which could have contributed to the child's exposure to E …
March 31, 2002 • Outbreaks
Brook-Lea Country Club Salmonella Outbreak Lawsuits - New York (2002)
In the summer of 2002, over 100 people became ill with Salmonella infections after eating at the Brook-Lea Country Club near Rochester, New York. At least 95 of the cases were both culture-confirmed and linked epidemiologically to the consumption of food at Brook-Lea between June 1 and June 18, 2002 …
March 31, 2002 • Outbreaks
Black Forest Bakery Salmonella Outbreak lawsuits - Michigan (2002)
Marler Clark represented 30 people who became ill with Salmonella infections after eating cannolis and cassata cake from the Black Forest bakery in Macomb, Michigan, in 2002. The Macomb County Health Department and Michigan Department of Agriculture noted a number of health code violations that may have contributed to the …
March 26, 2002 • Case News
BJ's Wholesale Club E. coli Litigation - New York and New Jersey (2002)
In 2002, a public health investigation showed that two ill children in Rockland County, New York, a third child in Bergen County, New Jersey, had tested positive for E. coli O157:H7 after eating ground beef from a BJ’s Wholesale Club store. The strain of E. coli isolated from the Bergen …
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