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February 13, 2020 Outbreaks

Genki Sushi Hepatitis A Outbreak and Litigation - Hawaii (2016)

Marler Clark Hepatitis A Attorneys represented 85 people sickened by Hepatitis A tainted scallops including one person that died. On August 15, 2016, the Hawaii Department of Health (HDOH) identified raw scallops served at Genki Sushi restaurants on Oahu and Kauai as a likely source of an ongoing hepatitis A …

February 13, 2020 Case News

Dairy Delight Raw Milk E.coli Outbreak Lawsuits

In August 2016, local and state public health and agriculture agencies investigated an outbreak of E. coli O157 linked to consumption of unpasteurized or “raw” milk purchased through the Dairy Delight Herd Share Program. The investigation was triggered by reports from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) …

February 13, 2020 Outbreaks

February 12, 2020 Outbreaks

February 12, 2020 Outbreaks

Cargill E.coli Outbreak and Litigation - Multistate (2018)

The CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS) investigated a multistate outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O26 (E. coli O26) infections. …

February 12, 2020 Outbreaks

Dairy Delight Raw Milk E.coli Outbreak and Litigation - Michigan (2016)

In August 2016, local and state public health and agriculture agencies investigated an outbreak of E. coli O157 linked to consumption of unpasteurized or “raw” milk purchased through the Dairy Delight Herd Share Program. The investigation was triggered by reports from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) …

February 12, 2020 Outbreaks

El Toro Norovirus Outbreak - Washington (2018)

Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department was initially notified of a potential norovirus outbreak on January 4, 2018 when two people reported norovirus-like symptoms after eating at El Toro Restaurant located at 5716 N 26th Street in Tacoma, Washington. By January 8, four more people had reported similar symptoms after eating at …

February 11, 2020 Outbreaks

February 11, 2020 Case News

J.B.S. Tolleson Raw Beef Salmonella Outbreak Lawsuit

The first lawsuit in this outbreak was filed on October 5, 2018, in Arizona Superior Court against JBS Tolleson Inc., on behalf of Dana Raab of Florence, Kentucky who was diagnosed with Salmonella after consuming ground beef produced by the company. Ms. Raab and four other individuals were represented by …

February 11, 2020 Outbreaks

J.B.S. Tolleson Raw Beef Salmonella Outbreak Lawsuits - Mulitstate (2018)

The first lawsuit was filed on October 5, 2018, in Arizona Superior Court against JBS Tolleson Inc., on behalf of Dana Raab of Florence, Kentucky who was diagnosed with Salmonella after consuming ground beef produced by the company. Ms. Raab and four other individuals were represented by Marler Clark, the …

February 11, 2020 Outbreaks

Pearl Catering Shigella Outbreak Lawsuits - Oregon (2018)

On August 14, 2018 the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) and Yamhill County Health and Human Services received reports of multiple people with gastrointestinal illness days after attending a wedding and reception in Yamhill County on August 11. The wedding which took place at the Maysara Winery, was catered by a …

February 11, 2020 Outbreaks

Chincoteague Cook-Off Salmonella Outbreak Lawsuits - Mulitstate (2017)

In October 2017, Virginia Health officials announced that 150 people living in 8 states had been sickened by Salmonella after attending the Chincoteague Chili Chowder Cook-Off on September 30th. More than 2,000 people attended the 18th Annual Chincoteague Chili Chowder Cook-Off and Car Show on Sept. 30. …

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February 06, 2020 Outbreaks

Homegrown E.coli Outbreak Lawsuits - Washington (2019)

King County health officials announced an E. coli (STEC) outbreak linked to multiple Homegrown restaurants. As of May 23, four people had tested positive for STEC after consuming food from three different Homegrown restaurants in King County, Washington: Redmond, Kirkland and Seattle (Westlake Ave) locations. All four ate the chicken …

February 06, 2020 Outbreaks

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January 23, 2020 Publications

The Danger in our Salad Bowls - The Boston Globe

RICHMOND, BRITISH COLUMBIA - It was the vacation of a lifetime for three generations of the Parker family. For much of 2018, Nathan Parker and his wife, Karla Terry, plotted their road trip from this Vancouver suburb down the Oregon coast to their final destination: Disneyland. …

January 23, 2020 Publications

Gut Reaction - Bill Marler Talks about the State of our Food, Microbiological Investigation, and Jack in the Box

It helps to think of Bill Marler's area of law - plaintiffs' litigation for foodborne illness injuries - as less Law and Order, more CSI ... plus stool cultures. For Marler, a raspy-voiced, avuncular Seattle lawyer and a founding partner of Marler Clark LLP PS, most of his firm's work …

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