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June 03, 2022

Marler Clark Files First Lawsuit against FreshKampo in the Strawberry Hepatitis A Outbreak

SAN DIEGO, CA – The first lawsuit was filed today in the Superior Court of California in San Diego County, against FreshKampo, a foreign corporation: Meridian Fine Foods, LLC, on behalf of David Arthur and Michelle Brown and their daughter. The plaintiffs became ill with hepatitis A after consuming FreshKampo …

November 10, 2021

What you should know during a Hepatitis A outbreak

Hepatitis A is a contagious disease that is transmitted by the “fecal – oral route,” either through person-to-person contact or contaminated food or water. Food-related outbreaks are usually traced to food that has been contaminated by an infected food handler. Fresh produce contaminated during cultivation, harvesting, processing, and distribution has …

September 27, 2021

How Can You Help Prevent a Hepatitis A Outbreak?

What is Hepatitis A? Hepatitis A is the only common vaccine-preventable foodborne disease in the United States. This virus is one of five human hepatitis viruses that primarily infect the human liver and cause human illness. Unlike hepatitis B and C, hepatitis A does not develop into chronic hepatitis or …

August 03, 2021

Mendham Golf & Tennis Club Hepatitis A Outbreak and Litigation - New Jersey (2019)

Food safety lawyers at Marler Clark represented three of the victims in this outbreak, including a customer who suffered acute liver failure and who required a transplant, achieving settlements covering medical expenses, wage loss, and pain and suffering. At this time, these cases have been successfully settled. According to Spencer …

August 03, 2021

555 East Steakhouse Hepatitis A Outbreak and Litigation - California (2019)

Food safety lawyers at Marler Clark represented two of the victims in this hepatitis A outbreak, achieving settlements covering medical expenses, wage loss, and pain and suffering. These cases have been successfully settled. The Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services investigated an outbreak of hepatitis A associated with …

May 04, 2021

Marler Clark Files Lawsuit Representing Victim of Blackberry Hepatitis A Outbreak

(Outagamie County, WI) A lawsuit has been filed on behalf of Michael and Laurie Lewis against Woodman’s Food Market, Inc. in the Hepatitis A outbreak linked to fresh blackberries. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis are represented by Marler Clark, The Food Safety Law Firm. The lawsuit was filed in the state …

February 13, 2020

Genki Sushi Hepatitis A Outbreak and Litigation - Hawaii (2016)

Marler Clark Hepatitis A Attorneys represented 85 people sickened by Hepatitis A tainted scallops including one person that died. On August 15, 2016, the Hawaii Department of Health (HDOH) identified raw scallops served at Genki Sushi restaurants on Oahu and Kauai as a likely source of an ongoing hepatitis A …

October 18, 2013

New Hawaii Sea Restaurant Hepatitis A Outbreak (2013)

Marler Clark represents people who were exposed to the hepatitis A virus at the New Hawaii Sea Restaurant in the Bronx and either fell ill with hepatitis A or were required to receive injections to prevent infection. Exposure to hepatitis A occurred at New Hawaii Sea Restaurant between September …

June 11, 2013

Berry Producer Linked to Hepatitis A Outbreak Sued Again in San Diego; Case Count Climbs to 99

Marler Clark, Gordon & Holmes and Keeney, Waite & Stevens filed a second lawsuit against Oregon berry producer Townsend Farms today in San Diego County Superior Court. This is the second individual lawsuit filed on behalf of a hepatitis A outbreak victim from the San Diego area by the three …

June 10, 2013

Washington Resident Files Class Action Lawsuit against Berry Producer Linked to Hepatitis A Outbreak

A class action lawsuit was filed today against Townsend Farms, the company whose “Townsend Farms Organic Anti-Oxidant Blend” frozen berry and pomegranate seed mix has been identified as the source of a hepatitis A outbreak among residents of several Western states. The lawsuit was filed by Seattle-based Marler Clark, the …

June 06, 2013

Marler Clark Applauds Costco for Responsible Corporate Citizenship On Heels of Hepatitis A Outbreak

Attorney Bill Marler commended Costco today for proactively reaching out to the warehouse chain’s customers who purchased “Townsend Farms Organic Antioxidant Blend” frozen berry and pomegranate mix and offering to pay for hepatitis A vaccinations for those who consumed the product. …

April 11, 2013

Marler Clark Files Class Action Lawsuit against West Village Restaurant Linked to Hepatitis A Scare

Marler Clark, the nation’s leading law firm representing victims of foodborne illness outbreaks, and Underberg & Kessler, a Rochester, NY law firm, filed a class action lawsuit today against Alta Restaurant. The lawsuit was filed in New York County Superior Court on behalf of named plaintiff Michael Piacente and other …

March 12, 2012

Olive Garden Hepatitis A Outbreak Lawsuit - North Carolina (2011)

In August 2011, Marler Clark filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of over 3,000 people who were required to get Hepatitis A immunizations after a Hepatitis A outbreak was linked to a Fayetteville, North Carolina Olive Garden. The class action lawsuit was settled and those who filed claims have been compensated. …

August 07, 2009

Another Hepatitis Lawsuit Filed Against Illinois McDonald’s

Another 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 Street …

July 23, 2009

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 …

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