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Marler Clark has published 5,636 articles about foodborne illness outbreaks and lawsuits.
March 26, 2022 • Outbreaks
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March 09, 2022 • Case News
How to Avoid Processed Baby Foods, and Accompanying Heavy Metals
On February 4, 2021, the House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy released a report detailing their findings and concerns about the presence of heavy metals, such as lead, cadmium, mercury, and arsenic, in baby foods. Exposure to these metals in infancy has been linked to adverse …
March 08, 2022 • Case News
All About: Listeriosis During Pregnancy
Pregnant women naturally have a depressed cell-mediated immune system. In addition, the immune systems of fetuses and newborns are very immature and are extremely susceptible to these types of infections. Other adults, especially transplant recipients and lymphoma patients, are given necessary therapies with the specific intent of depressing T-cells, and …
March 08, 2022 • Case News
Why Botulism Is the Most Dangerous Food-borne Illness
Botulism is a rare but potentially life-threatening bacterial illness. Clostridium Botulinum bacteria grows on food and produces toxins that, when ingested, cause paralysis. Botulism poisoning is extremely rare, but so dangerous that each case is considered a public health emergency. Studies have shown that there is a 35 to 6 …
March 08, 2022 • Case News
Difference Between Salmonella and E. coli
Salmonella is the second most common intestinal infection in the United States. More than 7,000 cases of Salmonella were confirmed in 2009; however, the majority of cases go unreported. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that over 1 million people in the U.S. contract Salmonella each year, and …
March 08, 2022 • Case News
Stomach Bug or Food Poisoning: Learn the Differences
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 48 million foodborne illness cases occur in the United States every year. At least 128,000 Americans are hospitalized, and 3,000 die after eating contaminated food. …
March 05, 2022 • Case News
Ultimate Guide to Food That May Contain Campylobacter
Most retail chicken is contaminated with Campylobacter jejuni; one study reported an isolation rate of 98% for retail chicken meat. C. jejuni counts often exceed 103 per 100 g. Skin and giblets have particularly high levels of contamination. In one study, 12% of raw milk samples from dairy farms in …
March 05, 2022 • Case News
Do I Need a Lawyer for Food Poisoning?
Marler Clark was established in 1998 by the top food attorneys for the plaintiffs and defendants in the landmark litigation arising from the 1993 Jack in the Box E. coli outbreak. The firm has since represented thousands of victims of foodborne illness outbreaks across the country. …
March 05, 2022 • Case News
Quick guide to protecting yourself from E. coli
Since there is no fail-safe food safety program, consumers need to “drive defensively” as they navigate from the market to the table. It is no longer enough to take precautions only with ground beef and hamburgers; anything ingested by family members can be a vehicle for infection. …
March 05, 2022 • Outbreaks
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February 20, 2022 • Case News
What you need to know about infant formula and Cronobacter sakazakii
Cronobacter sakazakii is a bacterium that causes a rare but often fatal infection of the bloodstream and central nervous system. Infants with weakened immune systems, particularly premature infants, are most likely to contract an Cronobacter infection, although the bacteria have caused illnesses in all age groups. …
February 19, 2022 • Outbreaks
February 04, 2022 • Outbreaks
Fifth Federal Lawsuit Filed in Salmonella Onion Outbreak
(Boise, ID) A fifth lawsuit has been filed on behalf of Florida resident, Sherie Jenkins, against ProSource Produce, LLC. In this Salmonella lawsuit linked to onions, the plaintiff is represented by Marler Clark, the Food Safety Law Firm, and the Hepworth, Holzer Law Firm of Boise, Idaho. The case was …
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January 24, 2022 • Events & Speaking Engagements
Illinois Environmental Health Association (2021)
Hot Topics in Food Safety Law - The Present, Past and Future. In this presentation, Bill Marler, a food safety lawyer, outlined why food production is risky business. He named competitive markets, stockholder pressures, lack of clear reward for practicing food safety, brand awareness and potential litigation as factors considered …
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