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Marler Clark has published 8,079 articles about foodborne illness outbreaks and lawsuits.
August 04, 2008 • Outbreaks
August 04, 2008 • Outbreaks
August 04, 2008 • Outbreaks
August 03, 2008 • Outbreaks
August 01, 2008 • Case News
California Romaine Lettuce E. coli Outbreak Lawsuit
In May 2008 ten people became ill with E. coli infections after eating romaine lettuce in restaurants and cafeterias in Thurston and Pierce counties of Washington State. The E. coli outbreak was traced to commercial, bagged romaine lettuce from Salinas Valley, CA. One of the victims was a student at …
August 01, 2008 • Case News
Wal-Mart and Frontera Produce Jalapeno Pepper Salmonella Outbreak Lawsuit
More than 1400 people in 43 states, the District of Columbia, and Canada were part of a Salmonella Saintpaul outbreak traced to Mexican-grown jalapeno and Serrano peppers in 2008. Marler Clark filed a lawsuit on behalf of multiple people who were sickened in the outbreak. All Salmonella claims related to …
August 01, 2008 • Outbreaks
Salmonella Saintpaul Lawsuit Filed Against Wal-Mart
The first lawsuit stemming from the Salmonella outbreak that has sickened 1319 people, hospitalized 255 and caused the death of 2 in 43 states, the District of Columbia and Canada was filed today in the District Court of Montezuma County, Colorado. The complaint was filed on behalf of Delores, Colorado …
August 01, 2008 • Salmonella
What is Salmonella?
Salmonella is a bacterium that causes one of the most common enteric (intestinal) infections in the United States – Salmonellosis. In some states (e.g. Georgia, Maryland), salmonellosis is the most commonly reported cause of enteric disease, and overall it is the second most common bacterial foodborne illness reported (usually slightly …
July 31, 2008 • Salmonella
Salmonella Saintpaul Lawsuit Filed Against Wal-Mart
The first lawsuit stemming from the Salmonella outbreak that has sickened 1319 people, hospitalized 255 and caused the death of 2 in 43 states, the District of Columbia and Canada was filed today in the District Court of Montezuma County, Colorado. The complaint was filed on behalf of Delores, Colorado …
July 30, 2008 • Outbreaks
July 30, 2008 • Salmonella
The Smoking Hot Pepper Has Been Found, Just Across The Rio Grande
They managed to do it with a little drum roll before a Congressional committee. The smoking hot pepper has been captured across the Rio Grande in Mexico. Here’s a bit of what the Washington Post reported just a short time ago: Investigators discovered the Salmonella saintpaul strain in irrigation water …
July 29, 2008 • Press Releases
E. coli Lawsuit Filed Against Missouri Raw Milk Distributor
A lawsuit was filed yesterday in the Circuit Court for Barry County, Missouri against Soni Copeland and the Herb Depot and Organic Market. The petition was filed on behalf of Monett residents Brian and Angela Pedersen and their young son, Larry. The Pedersen family is represented by Marler Clark, a …
July 28, 2008 • Hepatitis A
About Hepatitis A Food Poisoning
Hepatitis A is the only common vaccine-preventable foodborne disease in the United States (Fiore, 2004). It is one of five human hepatitis viruses that primarily infect the human liver and cause human illness. Unlike hepatitis B and C, hepatitis A doesn’t develop into chronic hepatitis or cirrhosis which are both …
July 28, 2008 • Outbreaks
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July 26, 2008 • Outbreaks
July 26, 2008 • Hepatitis A
Iowa Billiard Bar Survives Hepatitis A Scare
After a part-time employee with Hepatitis A sent hundreds to free vaccination clinics at the county health department, Whitey’s Bar and Billiards in Burlington, Iowa will be under new ownership after Aug. 16. On Friday, the Burlington Hawk Eye reported a happy end to the story: Business at Whitey’s has …
July 25, 2008 • Salmonella
The Salmonella Saintpaul Outbreak–The Fat Lady Isn’t Singing, But She Maybe Warming Up!
As we go into the weekend, we know more than at anytime since the start of the Salmonella Saintpaul outbreak. We know the source of the outbreak is jalapeño peppers grown, harvested or packed in Mexico. We know jalapeño and Serrano peppers grown in the USA are safe to eat …
July 25, 2008 • Press Releases
William Marler Calls for Public Meat Inspection Records
Food safety advocate and attorney William Marler is calling on the Meat Industry and the USDA Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) to make the inspection reports from meat processing facilities visible and easily available to the public so that consumers—in including grocery stores and restaurants—can make informed choices on which …
July 23, 2008 • Salmonella
Minnesota’s “Team Diarrhea” Cracks Salmonella Saintpaul Mystery
Did one state with its act together on food poisoning cases crack the Salmonella Saintpaul outbreak when all the expertise of the federal government ended up looking like the keystone cops? The Minneapolis Star-Tribune in a story published on its website tonight, says the answer to that question would be …
July 23, 2008 • Outbreaks
July 22, 2008 • Press Releases
Food Safety in the United States - A Letter to Congress
RE: Food Safety in the United StatesDear U.S. Congress Member: I am writing to you because the American people are losing confidence in the U.S. government’s ability to keep our food supply safe. …
July 21, 2008 • Outbreaks
Georgia Lawsuit Filed in National E. coli Outbreak
The first Georgia lawsuit stemming from national E. coli outbreak linked to seven states was filed today in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, Valdosta Division against Nebraska Beef Limited. The complaint was filed on behalf of Evelyn and John M. Stewart of Moultrie, GA, who …
July 21, 2008 • Salmonella
Here’s The Details on the Recall of Jalapeno Peppers
Jalapeno Peppers distributed since June 30th by Agricola Zaragoza, Inc. to customers in Georgia and Texas are being recalled because sampling by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) found these Jalapenos are contaminated with the same strain of Salmonella Saintpaul that is responsible for the current Salmonella outbreak. The …
July 21, 2008 • Salmonella
Salmonella Saintpaul found on Mexican Jalapeno Peppers in a Texas Plant
Only showing how our food system is truly global, today, US government inspectors have found Salmonella Saintpaul, the strain responsible for a nationwide food-poisoning outbreak, in Mexican-grown jalapenos in a Texas plant, prompting a new warning for consumers to avoid eating fresh jalapenos. However, the FDA continues to say that …
July 19, 2008 • Outbreaks
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