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July 24, 2009 Case News

Linh’s Bakery Salmonella Outbreak Lawsuits

In 2001, Marler Clark’s Salmonella lawyers represented victims of a Salmonella outbreak among patrons of Linh’s Bakery, near Richmond, Virginia. The Virginia Department of Health counted nearly 250 people with Salmonella infections by the end of the outbreak, which was linked to eggs used in sandwich spread. …

July 24, 2009 Case News

KFC Salmonella Outbreak Lawsuit

Marler Clark represented a Colorado family in a lawsuit against KFC after a two-year-old boy became ill with Salmonella. The boy had eaten popcorn chicken at KFC and subsequently fell ill with a Salmonella infection. …

July 24, 2009 Case News

Brook-Lea Country Club Salmonella Outbreak Lawsuits

The Salmonella lawyers at Marler Clark represented 70 victims of a Salmonella outbreak at the Brook-Lea Country Club outside of Rochester, New York, in 2002. The law firm filed Salmonella lawsuits on behalf of outbreak victims. …

July 23, 2009 Case News

Black Forest Bakery Salmonella Outbreak Lawsuits

Marler Clark’s Salmonella attorneys represented over 30 people who were infected with Salmonella after eating contaminated cannolis and cassata cakes purchased from the Black Forest Bakery in Macomb, Michigan, in Salmonella claims in 2002. The attorneys filed Salmonella lawsuits against the bakery, and later settled the lawsuits before they went …

July 23, 2009 Outbreaks

McDonald’s Patron Infected with Hepatitis A Files Lawsuit

The first lawsuit on behalf of a customer sickened in the Milan McDonald’s outbreak was filed today in the Circuit Court of the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit of Rock Island County. The lawsuit was filed against McDonald’s Inc., and Kevin Murphy, the owner of the McDonald’s restaurant at 400 West First …

July 23, 2009 Case News

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July 22, 2009 Case News

Subway Hepatitis A Outbreak Lawsuits

Marler Clark's hepatitis A attorneys represented 29 people who became ill with hepatitis A in claims against Subway in 1999. The law firm resolved the hepatitis A cases for $1.06 million. …

July 22, 2009 Case News

Taco Bell Hepatitis A Outbreak Lawsuits

Marler Clark's hepatitis A lawyers represented four people who became ill with hepatitis A infections after consuming contaminated green onions served at Taco Bell locations in Florida, Kentucky, and Nevada. The law firm resolved all clients' claims in 2006. …

July 22, 2009 Case News

Houlihan's Hepatitis A Outbreak Lawsuit

Marler Clark's hepatitis A lawyers filed a class action lawsuit against Houlihan’s on behalf of all individuals who received Immune globulin injections as a preventive measure against hepatitis A. The firm resolved the class action lawsuit in 2007. …

July 21, 2009 Case News

McDonald’s Hepatitis A Outbreak Lawsuits (Quad-Cities, Illinois)

Marler Clark's hepatitis A lawyers have filed two lawsuits against the McDonald's on behalf of people who became ill with hepatitis A infections after eating at the Mlan, Illinois, McDonald's restaurant in June of 2009. The individual lawsuits followed the firm's July 21, 2009 class action lawsuit that was filed …

July 21, 2009 Case News

McDonald's Hepatitis A Outbreak Lawsuit (Washington State)

In 1998, the Skagit County Health Department traced a hepatitis A outbreak to a McDonald’s restaurant in Mt. Vernon, Washington. The outbreak’s source was a McDonald’s assistant manager who had worked while infected with hepatitis A and had contaminated food. Marler Clark represented a woman who became ill with hepatitis …

July 21, 2009 Case News

Carl's Jr. Hepatitis A Outbreak Lawsuits

Marler Clark’s hepatitis A lawyers represented four families in litigation against Carl’s Jr. after a hepatitis A outbreak was traced to a Spokane, Washington Carl’s Jr. restaurant in 2000. In addition to the individuals who became ill with hepatitis A, the law firm represented all individuals who received Immune Globulin …

July 21, 2009 Press Releases

Hepatitis Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against McDonald’s

A class action lawsuit was filed today in the Circuit Court of the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit of Rock Island County against McDonald’s Inc., and Kevin Murphy, the owner of the McDonald’s restaurant at 400 West First Street in Milan, Illinois. Marler Clark, the Seattle-based foodborne illness law firm, and the …

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July 17, 2009 Outbreaks

McDonald's Hepatitis A Outbreak Lawsuits - Illinois (2009)

At least 32 confirmed cases of hepatitis A in the Quad-City area of Illinois were traced to the consumption of food purchased at the Milan, Illinois McDonald's restaurant or contact with people who consumed this food between May and August of 2009 and developed hepatitis A. Thousands of people received …

July 17, 2009 Outbreaks

July 16, 2009 Recalls

Washington State Family Files E. coli Lawsuit Against JBS Swift

A second lawsuit stemming from the current Escherichia coli O157:H7 (E. coli) recall by JBS Swift Beef Company was filed today in the US District Court, Eastern District of Washington. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of the family of a young Selah-area child who fell ill with an E …

July 13, 2009 Outbreaks

July 12, 2009 Events & Speaking Engagements

American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Conference on Raw Milk (2009)

Bill Marler spoke to the AVMA on the history and legal issues of raw milk along with participating in a panel discussion.  …

July 11, 2009 Outbreaks

July 11, 2009 Outbreaks

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