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April 02, 2008
Washington State Penitentiary Campylobacter Litigation - Washington (2002)
More than 100 inmates at the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla, Washington, were infected with campylobacter jejuni blamed on poor food-handling in the prison kitchen. Health officials traced the infection to a leaky drain pipe contaminated with pigeon feces and leaking into the salad preparation area. …
April 02, 2008
Union Pacific Railroad Auto Accident Litigation - Washington (2001)
Marler Clark represented a Seatle-area woman whose legs and knees were broken when a crane fell on top of the pickup she was driving. The woman suffered life-long injuries; her claim was resolved for $1,000,000. …
April 02, 2008
State of Washington: Iseli and Neer v. Dodd and the State of Washington (1989)
Bill Marler filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the State of Washington, Asotin County, and Westley Allan Dodd on behalf of the parents of three young boys slain by Dodd in Clark County, Washington, in 1989. The lawsuit alleged that Dodd would have been in prison if it had not …
April 02, 2008
State of Idaho: Kern v. Tarver and State of Idaho (1992)
Bill Marler represented Amber Kern, an 11-year-old Coeur d’Alene girl who was kidnapped and molested by a convicted pedophile in 1992, in a lawsuit against police and probation officers from Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. The lawsuit also named her abductor, Richard John Tarver. …
April 02, 2008
Schuerhoff v. Schrader, et. al. - Washington (1996)
Bill Marler filed a wrongful death suit against five teens and their parents for the death of Michael Schuerhoff, on behalf of the Scheurhoff family. The suit contended that the five boys pushed Michael to his death from an abandoned trestle, and then failed to rescue him, allowing him to …
April 02, 2008
Nationwide Insurance - Insurance Bad Faith Class Action Litigation - Nationwide (1999)
Denis Stearns represented named plaintiffs Jeff Barreca and Lisa Hall in a class action lawsuit against Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company. The lawsuit accused Nationwide of “an unlawful and deceptive scheme” in which it improperly threatened uninsured motorists with the loss of their driver’s licenses while pretending to collect money on …
April 02, 2008
King County: Louth v. King County Workplace Injury Litigation - Washington (1994)
Bill Marler represented the family of William Louth in a wrongful death lawsuit after he fell to his death when the bucket of a crane that was lifting him hit the ceiling of the Kingdome. …
April 02, 2008
Viva Cantaloupe Salmonella Outbreak Lawsuit
In 2001, a Salmonella outbreak among residents of several states was traced to the consumption of contaminated cantaloupe produced by a Mexican grower and imported by Shipley Sales Service of Nogales, Arizona. Marler Clark represented victims of the outbreak in claims against the importer. …
April 02, 2008
Houlihan's Hepatitis A Exposure Lawsuit - Illinois (2007)
Marler Clark represented individuals who received immune globulin injections to prevent infection with hepatitis A after they were exposed to the virus at a Houlihan's restaurant in Geneva, Illinois. …
April 02, 2008
High v. Hagen - Washington (2003)
Marler Clark represented the family of Walter High, a man who was killed in a hit and run accident in King County, Washington, in a civil lawsuit against the man who was driving the car. …
April 02, 2008
Evergreen Rehabilitation Center Nursing Home Abuse Litigation - Washington (2004)
Marler Clark represented the family of a woman who suffered debilitating injuries while in the care of the Evergreen Milton-Freewater Rehabilitation Center. The woman passed away while undergong rehabilitation for her injuries. …
April 02, 2008
City of Seattle: Terlicker v. Pang and the City of Seattle - Washington (1995)
In 1995, Randall Terlicker was one of four firefighters killed in a warehouse blaze in Seattle. Bill Marler represented his family in a wrongful death lawsuit against the Seattle Fire Department. …
April 02, 2008
Topps and Price Chopper E. coli Case - New York (2005)
Marler Clark represented the family of a young child who became ill with E. coli and HUS after eating a hamburger made from ground beef purchased at a Price Chopper store. The Albany County Health Department investigated the case and determined that the child's illness was the result of the …
April 01, 2008
Stop & Shop E. coli Case - New Hampshire (2007)
In 2005, ground beef sold by Stop & Shop in Manchester, New Hampshire, was identified as the source of an E. coli case. Marler Clark represented the child, who became ill and developed HUS after eating a hamburger at a barbecue, in a claim against the grocery store. …
April 01, 2008
Soliel Produce Hepatitis A Outbreak Lawsuits
Marler Clark represented six people who became ill with hepatitis A infections after consuming Soleil Produce lettuce. The lettuce was served on the set of "The Good German" while the movie was being filmed in 2005. …
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