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Marler Clark has published 5,635 articles about foodborne illness outbreaks and lawsuits.
May 18, 2015 • Outbreaks
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May 05, 2015 • Case News
Foster Farms Chicken Salmonella Outbreak Lawsuits
In 2013 and 2014 local, state, and federal public health and agriculture agencies collaborated in a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Heidelberg. Investigators used PulseNet to identify patients who were considered outbreak-associated cases. Epidemiologic, laboratory and traceback investigations indicated that consumption of Foster Farms brand chicken was the source of the …
May 05, 2015 • Case News
Chia Seed Salmonella Outbreak Lawsuit
Marler Clark has filed multiple lawsuits against the manufacturer of the chia powder. Between January and July 2014, public health officials in the United States and Canada investigated an outbreak of Salmonella linked to consumption of organic sprouted chia seeds or chia powder. The initial outbreak investigation used PulseNet data …
May 05, 2015 • Case News
Brent’s Deli Salmonella Outbreak Lawsuits
In July 2014 public health investigators in California learned of an increase of case patients diagnosed with Salmonella serotype Montevideo. The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Microbial Disease Laboratory (MDL) conducted pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) on isolates cultured from patient specimens. Seven patients were infected with an indistinguishable …
May 05, 2015 • Case News
Jewel Osco Salmonella Outbreak Lawsuits
In June 2104 Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) investigated an outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium among persons who had consumed chicken or deli products from Jewel Osco, a grocery store located in Tinley Park, Illinois. In total 19 case patients were …
May 05, 2015 • Case News
Antioch Farms Chicken Kiev Salmonella Outbreak Lawsuit
Marler Clark filed a lawsuit in Minnesota on behalf of one young woman who was seriously sickened.In September 2014, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) investigated a cluster of six patients diagnosed with Salmonella Enteriditis. Four of five case-patients reported eating Chicken Kiev, purchased as a raw, frozen, breaded and …
May 05, 2015 • Case News
Burma Superstar E. coli Outbreak Lawsuits
Between Friday, August 23 and Monday, August 26, 2013, the San Francisco Department of Public Health Communicable Disease Control Unit (SFDPH CDCU) received eight reports of laboratory-confirmed Escherichia coli (E. coli) O157 infection in unrelated San Francisco residents. This number of reports represented a marked increase over the background incidence …
May 05, 2015 • Case News
Jimmy Johns Cucumber E. coli Outbreak Lawsuits
On Friday, October 18, 2013, public health investigators at the Colorado Department of Public Health (CDPHE) detected an increase in Denver area patients reported as having E. coli O157. Preliminary interviews revealed that patients had eaten at Jimmy John’s restaurants and shopped at an area grocery store chain. CDPHE epidemiologist …
May 05, 2015 • Case News
Coco Loco and Tyson E. coli Outbreak Lawsuits
In April and May 2013 the Brazos County Health Department (BCHD) and the Texas Department of State Health Services (TDSHS) investigated an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 that occurred among customers of Coco Loco Restaurant located in College Station, Texas. Cases were identified through laboratory test results, patient interviews and …
May 05, 2015 • Case News
House of Prime E. coli Outbreak Lawsuits
Marler Clark represents a dozen tribal members who developed E. coli infections.In July 2014 local, state, and tribal health officials investigated an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 that occurred primarily among members of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and their guests. Ill persons had attended one …
May 05, 2015 • Case News
Whole Foods and Rain Crow Ranch E. coli Outbreak Lawsuits
Whole Foods Market locations, South Weymouth, Massachusetts and Newton, Massachusetts recalled 368 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced August 15, 2014. Marler Clark represents the family of a young boy who …
May 05, 2015 • Case News
Papa Johns Hepatitis A Outbreak and Class Action Lawsuit
A Settlement has been reached in this lawsuit concerning alleged exposure to the Hepatitis A virus at the Papa John’s restaurant located at 8016-B Cambridge Commons Drive, Charlotte, North Carolina from March 28, 2014 through April 7, 2014. …
May 05, 2015 • Case News
Red Robin Hepatitis A Outbreak and Class Action Lawsuit
Marler Clark filed a class action lawsuit against Red Robin restaurant. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of restaurant patrons who received hepatitis A vaccinations after alleged exposure to the hepatitis A virus at the restaurant between May 8 and 16, 2013. …
May 05, 2015 • Case News
New Hawaii Sea Restaurant Hepatitis A Outbreak And Class Action Lawsuit
The Marler Clark attorneys have filed 4 lawsuits on behalf of patrons who contracted hepatitis A and a Class Action on behalf of patrons who received hepatitis A vaccines after being exposed at the restaurant. …
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April 15, 2015 • Case News
Blue Bell Ice Cream Listeria Outbreak
To date, there have been eight reports indicating these products have caused illness and contributed to three deaths. On March 23, 2015, Blue Bell Ice Cream recalled 10 frozen snack items because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The FDA found Listeria bacteria in samples of …
April 04, 2015 • Outbreaks
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