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Marler Clark has published 9,580 articles about foodborne illness outbreaks and lawsuits.
August 16, 2007 • Salmonella
Crown Point man suing Taste of Chicago vendor over hummus that sickened his son
Joel Parker’s son tested positive for salmonella after eating at the Pars Cove booth at the Taste of Chicago. Joel Parker is suing Pars Cove Persian Cuisine after his 16-year-old son ate hummus alleged to be contaminated with salmonella. The suit was filed Friday. The teen ate the hummus shirazi …
August 14, 2007 • Case News
Wal-Mart Deli Salmonella Outbreak Lawsuits
The Salmonella lawyers at Marler Clark represented two dozen people who became ill with Salmonella infections after eating foods prepared at a Wal-Mart deli in Indiana. All cases have been resolved. …
August 14, 2007 • Case News
Silver Grill Hepatitis A Outbreak Lawsuits
The hepatitis A attorneys at Marler Clark filed suit on behalf of four actors sickened with hepatitis A during production of “The Good German,” a movie starring George Clooney and Cate Blanchett. The outbreak, which occurred at a meal served on location on October 3, 2005, sickened nineteen people. California …
August 14, 2007 • Outbreaks
August 14, 2007 • Salmonella
Salmonella from Veggie Booty: Marler Clark clients profiled
The Scheels family of Voorheesville, New York, was interviewed for a story in the Washington Times that was printed last weekend. Two of the Scheels triplets became ill with Salmonella infections after eating contaminated Veggie Booty earlier this year. The third, a picky eater who doesn’t like Veggie Booty, did …
August 13, 2007 • Outbreaks
August 13, 2007 • Salmonella
Salmonella outbreak in Moses Lake
At least 17 people have become ill in Moses Lake, Washington, this summer, and Grant County health investigators are searching for the source. Some of the cases have been traced to an Arby’s restaurant located on Stratford Road, but not all have been traced to a source, according to a …
August 13, 2007 • Case News
AgVenture Farms Petting Zoo E. coli Outbreak Litigation
The E. coli lawyers at Marler Clark represented several families whose members became ill with E. coli and HUS after visiting three petting zoos operated by AgVenture Farms in 2005. The AgVenture Farms petting zoos implicated in the outbreak were exhibited at the Florida State Fair, Central Florida Fair, and …
August 13, 2007 • Case News
Dole and Natural Selections Spinach E. coli Lawsuits
Marler Clark's E. coli lawyers represented 93 individuals in claims resulting from the 2006 E. coli outbreak traced to fresh, bagged spinach. The firm filed its first E. coli lawsuit on September 14, 2006 on behalf of an Oregon woman who became ill with an E. coli O157:H7 infection in …
August 13, 2007 • Case News
Crossroads Farm Petting Zoo E. coli Lawsuits
Marler Clark filed E. coli lawsuits on behalf of the families of several children who became ill with E. coli O157:H7 infections after attending the Crossroads Farm Petting Zoo at the North Carolina State Fair in October, 2004. Two of the children developed hemolytic uremic syndrome. The case against Crossroads …
August 10, 2007 • Outbreaks
August 10, 2007 • Listeria
Business owner pleads guilty
The Miami Herald recently reported on an interesting case: Timothy DeLong, president of Atlantis Foods, acknowledged that his company failed to notify clients that six shipments of food in 2003 were tainted with Listeria monocytogenes. According to the two-count information charging DeLong, he failed to initiate a product recall or …
August 08, 2007 • Outbreaks
August 08, 2007 • Outbreaks
August 07, 2007 • Outbreaks
August 03, 2007 • Events & Speaking Engagements
Australian HACCP Conference (2007)
Bill Marler presented at the 14th Australian HACCP Conference in Gold Coast, Australia. His presentation was given during a program titled, "Tell us about class actions relating to foodborne illness in USA". …
August 03, 2007 • Outbreaks
Castleberry’s should pay botulism victims’ medical bills, attorney says
Bill Marler, an attorney who has represented thousands of victims of foodborne illness outbreaks, including victims of botulism poisoning, called on Castleberry’s, the company whose chili and dog food products were recalled last month due to contamination with Clostridium botulinum, to pay all botulism outbreak victims’ medical bills today. …
August 03, 2007 • Press Releases
Marler Clark files two more lawsuits against Pars Cove
The owners of Pars Cove Persian Cuisine were named as the defendant in two more lawsuits filed today in Cook County Circuit Court in Chicago. The lawsuits were filed on behalf of three plaintiffs all of whom became ill with Salmonella infections days after eating at the Pars Cove booth …
August 01, 2007 • Outbreaks
July 31, 2007 • Outbreaks
July 27, 2007 • Outbreaks
July 27, 2007 • Salmonella
UPDATED – True Leaf Farms, LLC Announces Precautionary Withdrawal of Finished Spring Mix and Arugula from Marketplace
True Leaf Farms has recalled their spring lettuce mix and arugala from grocery stores after numerous samples tested positive for salmonella. UPDATE – We have learned that the lab that tested the sample has determined that the result was not positive, but false-positive. True Leaf Farms is located in Salinas …
July 27, 2007 • Salmonella
Veggie Booty Tainted with Two Strains of Salmonella
The recalled Veggie Booty has tested positive for two strains of salmonella, both Salmonella Wandsworth and Salmonella Typhimurium. The majority of the victims are children between the ages of 10 months to 3 years which is not surprising seeing as though the company markets the snack as "healthy" and appealing …
July 26, 2007 • Outbreaks
July 25, 2007 • Outbreaks
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