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Marler Clark has published 9,582 articles about foodborne illness outbreaks and lawsuits.

November 16, 2012 • Press Releases

Bill Marler: Sunland Should Pay Out-of-Pocket Medical Costs and Lost Wages

William Marler, attorney for victims of the recent Salmonella outbreak traced to contaminated peanut and other nut butter products manufactured by Sunland, Inc., called on the company today to pay all outbreak victims’ out-of-pocket medical costs and lost wages for missed time off work to care for themselves or family …

November 15, 2012 • Outbreaks

November 15, 2012 • Outbreaks

November 15, 2012 • Outbreaks

November 15, 2012 • Outbreaks

November 15, 2012 • Outbreaks

November 15, 2012 • Press Releases

Marler Calls for Congressional Investigation Into Shipment of Salmonella-Contaminated Nut Butter

Food safety advocate and attorney William Marler called on Congress to investigate New Mexico-based peanut and nut butter producer Sunland, Inc. on Thursday. The call came after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released records showing that between 2009 and 2012 Sunland had distributed multiple lots of peanut butter …

November 14, 2012 • Outbreaks

November 14, 2012 • Outbreaks

State Garden Spinach & Spring Mix E. coli Outbreak - New York (2012)

Marler Clark represents victims of a 2012 E. coli O157:H7 outbreak traced to Wegmans brand Organic Spinach and Spring Mix sold in 5 oz. and 11 oz. clam shell packages in New York. The firm has filed 3 E. coli lawsuits against Wegmans' salad supplier, State Garden, and is pursuing …

November 14, 2012 • Press Releases

Lettuce Supplier Sued by E. coli Victim

Marler Clark and Underberg & Kessler filed a lawsuit against State Garden on behalf of an Ontario, NY resident who fell ill with E. coli after eating Wegmans spinach. …

November 12, 2012 • Case News

New York Style Nova Lox Listeria Outbreak

Spence & Co. recalled its New York Style Nova Lox after a Listeria outbreak was traced to the salmon product. …

November 10, 2012 • Listeria

Listeria Illnesses: Spence & Co., Smoked Salmon

Spence & Co Ltd, has recalled New York-Style Nova Lox, 4oz, Code/Lot: 9720704. The recall affects a total of 1,563 packs of Spence & co Ltd New York Style Nova Lox Lot 9720704. The recalled product is identified and distributed as follows: Through Distributors in IL, MO, NJ, MA and …

November 09, 2012 • Outbreaks

University of Arkansas LL.M Program in Agricultral & Food Law (2012)

Students, faculty and outside visitors will enjoy Bill Marler's Public Forum on the "Rocky Ford Listeria Cantaloupe Outbreak - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. How Fruit Killed 33 Americans" at the Unversity of Arkansas. …

November 08, 2012 • Case News

McDonald's Hepatitis A Exposure Class Action Lawsuit (Alabama)

Marler Clark represents individuals who received either hepatitis A vaccination or immunoglobulin injections to prevent infection with hepatitis A after exposure at a McDonald's restaurant located in Northport, Alabama, in a class action lawsuit against the restaurant. …

November 08, 2012 • Salmonella

Salmonella Update – Peanuts, Nesquik and Spinach

Peanut Butter – The CDC and FDA report that a collaborative investigation efforts of state, local, and federal public health and regulatory agencies indicate that Trader Joe’s Valencia Creamy Salted Peanut Butter made with Sea Salt, manufactured by Sunland, Inc. of Portales, New Mexico, is a likely source of this …

November 07, 2012 • Events & Speaking Engagements

Indiana Food Safety and Defense Task Force (2012)

Bill Marler spoke to the Indana Food Safety & Defense Task Force on "Food Industry Liability." …

November 03, 2012 • Outbreaks

November 02, 2012 • Outbreaks

State Garden Organic Spinach E. coli Outbreak

At leat 28 residents of 5 states are part of an E. coli outbreak traced to Wegmans organic spinach …

November 01, 2012 • Outbreaks

November 01, 2012 • Salmonella

Bolthouse Farms Recalls Carrot Chips

Bolthouse Farms is voluntarily recalling a limited quantity of Bolthouse Farms® 16-ounce Carrot Chips following a routine sampling event, conducted on October 22, 2012, by a North Carolina health official. The company was notified on October 31, 2012 that the inspection detected the possibility of Salmonella in the single 16-ounce …

October 29, 2012 • Outbreaks

Willow Grove Pumpkin Patch E. coli Outbreak

An E. coli outbreak in Longview, WA was traced to a pumpkin patch in October, 2012 …

October 28, 2012 • Outbreaks

The Family Farm Raw Milk Campylobacter Lawsuit – Pennsylvania (2012)

The Pennsylvania Department of Health confirmed at least 80 cases of Campylobacter infections in an outbreak tied to contaminated unpasteurized milk from The Family Cow dairy, located in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. …

October 26, 2012 • Salmonella

Alabama Salmonella Outbreak

At least four children at an Alabama daycare contracted Salmonella infections between the end of September and middle of October. Health officials say other cases may be linked to the outbreak. Milestones Learning Center in Auburn, AL says four children who attend the daycare fell ill with what later turned …

October 26, 2012 • Outbreaks

October 26, 2012 • Listeria

Listeria Outbreak Linked to Cheese

The CDC reports that a total of 22 persons infected with the outbreak-associated strain of Listeria monocytogenes have been reported from 13 states and the District of Columbia. The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: California (3), Colorado (1), District of Columbia (1), Maryland (3), Massachusetts (1), Minnesota (1), Nebraska […] …

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