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July 02, 2003
Zapping Ground Beef Worries
We don't have to tell you that operating a restaurant is a risky proposition. But if you want to ascertain just how sensationally risky it really is, connect to the Internet, swallow hard, and type www.marlerclark.com into your browser's address line. …
July 01, 2003
Proud to Be a Lawyer
Writer Jay Flynn interviewed Marler Clark partner Andy Weisbecker about his community involvement as a youth soccer coach for an issue of Bar News. …
June 30, 2001
For Seattle Attorney, A Bacterium Brings Riches - and Enemies
Bill Marler, Who Got His Start With Jack-in-the-Box Case, has Made a Career of E. Coli. …
June 07, 2001
The Bug That Ate The Burger
Los Angeles Times writer Emily Green interviewed Bill Marler about his law practice in 2001 - nearly a decade after he began representing victims of E. coli outbreaks. Her article, "The Bug That Ate The Burger," focuses on the Jack in the Box E. coli outbreak and food safety changes …
March 15, 2001
Activist Law Firm Lobbying for Hepatitis-A Vaccination Program
Food manufacturers and restaurants should voluntarily vaccinate their employees against hepatitis-A, according to attorneys from the Seattle-based law firm of Marler Clark following a recent hepatitis-A outbreak in Orlando, Fla. …
June 16, 2000
Food Safety Attorney Praises USDA New Stricter Standards for School Meat
Two months after he called for increased efforts to prevent food poisoning in the National School Lunch Program, Bill Marler praised the United States Department of Agriculture’s announcement that it would require more stringent testing for school lunches, but said, “More must be done to protect those most vulnerable to …
March 29, 2000
The Courage to Criticize - Commentary on Foodborne Illness Litigation
Denis Stearns' essay on E. coli litigation was featured as a guest commentary in Food Protection Report. In his commentary, Denis ponders the extent to which we as a society are complicit in a company’s bad acts if we refrain from open criticism of a company that has disregarded safety …
February 23, 2000
Bill to Boost School Food Safety
Marler Clark managing partner Bill Marler lobbies hard on behalf of new food safety laws that would help to protect students from contaminated school lunches. The bills were introduced to the Washington State Legislature in 2000. …
September 08, 1999
Courting publicity, attorney makes safe food his business
Marler, who made his mark by suing Jack in the Box for serving people beef tainted with a deadly strain of the common E. coli bacteria in 1993, has carved a niche for himself and his law firm, Marler Clark. Most of its business comes from food-poisoning cases. …
March 02, 1999
Building a Case Against E. coli
"As a parent, you need someone to put an arm around your shoulder, to say 'we'll take care of it,' and that's what they do." …
November 21, 1998
Rivals join in food-illness litigation firm
When 9-year-old Brianne Kiner got sick from eating a contaminated hamburger at a Jack in the Box restaurant, the resulting court case brought two attorneys into close combat. …
August 10, 1998
HACCP May Protect Food Manufacturers in Product Liability, Attorney Suggests
Food Chemical News interviewed Bill Marler and Bruce Clark, who presented at a meeting of food technologists, in 1998. In the interview, and in speeches that preceded the interview, Marler and Clark stressed that food technologists and quality assurance personnel are key players in an organization's food safety efforts. …
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