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September 30, 2002
Lightning Strikes Emmpak and Excel again - and again
The deadly E. coli O157:H7 bacteria struck again – sickening at least 59 people in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Illinois. The outbreak occured at the end of the Milwaukee Sizzler restaurant E. coli outbreak litigation, after a summer plagued with ground beef recalls, and just days after the United States Department …
June 01, 2002
Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Wyndham Hotels over Salmonella Outbreak
Marler Clark filed a lawsuit against Wyndham International on behalf of all individuals who became ill after being infected with Salmonella during a three-week long outbreak at the Wyndham Anatole in Dallas, Texas. …
May 18, 2002
April 03, 2002
Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel Norovirus Outbreak Litigation - California (2002)
Los Angeles County health officials traced the source of a Norovirus outbreak that hit the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Scientific and Technical Awards in 2002. At least 550 guests at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles became ill with Norovirus infections after consuming foods catered …
April 02, 2002
Wyndham Anatole Hotel Salmonella Outbreak Lawsuits - Texas (2002)
Food prepared and served at the Wyndham Anatole Hotel in Dallas, Texas, was the source of a Salmonella outbreak in 2002. Health department investigators determined that an ill food-service worker had contaminated food while preparing it. Marler Clark represented 19 victims of the outbreak in claims against the hotel. …
April 01, 2002
Susie Cantaloupe Salmonella Outbreak Lawsuit - Washington (2002)
In 2002, public health investigators determined that cantaloupe was the source of a Salmonella outbreak among residents of ten states and four Canadian provinces. Marler Clark represented an 85-year-old Washington man in a Salmonella claim against the cantaloupe importer, I. Kunick. …
April 01, 2002
Spokane Produce E. coli Outbreak Lawsuits - Washington, Oregon, Idaho (2002)
Marler Clark represented a number of victims of an E. coli outbreak that was traced to Spokane Produce brand lettuce that was served in restaurants and at a dance camp held at Eastern Washington University in 2002. …
April 01, 2002
Western Sizzlin’ Salmonella Outbreak Lawsuits - North Carolina (2002)
In April of 2002, the Western Sizzlin' restaurant in Spruce Pine, North Carolina was the source of a Salmonella outbreak that resulted in 39 laboratory-confirmed cases of Salmonella infection. Marler Clark represented 31 people in claims against Western Sizzlin'. …
April 01, 2002
Lane County Fair E. coli Outbreak Lawsuits - Oregon (2002)
In 2002, the largest E. coli outbreak in Oregon history was traced to the Lane County Fair in Eugene. Although the source of the outbreak was never identified, public health officials believe that individuals who became ill were exposed to E. coli bacteria in animal exhibition halls. Marler Clark represented …
April 01, 2002
KFC Salmonella Outbreak Lawsuit - Colorado (2002)
Marler Clark represented two children who became ill with Salmonella infections after eating contaminated popcorn chicken purchased at a KFC in Lafayette, Colorado, in 2002. The Boulder County Health Department cited the restaurant for poor employee hygiene and failure to maintain food at proper temperatures in its investigation report. …
April 01, 2002
Emmpak E. coli Outbreak Lawsuits - Wisconsin (2002)
Emmpak was identified as the ground beef producer whose products were the source of an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak that sickened 58 individuals in 2002. As a result of the outbreak, Emmpak recalled 2.8 million pounds of ground beef for possible E. coli contamination. Marler Clark represented two women in …
March 31, 2002
ConAgra Ground Beef E. coli Outbreak Lawsuits - Nationwide (2002)
In 2002, ConAgra Beef Company recalled nearly 19 million pounds of ground beef for possible E. coli O157:H7 contamination after the company's products were identified as the source of an E. coli outbreak affecting dozens of people from Ohio to Colorado. In all, 45 people in 23 states reported illnesses …
March 31, 2002
CCC Alternative Learning Daycare E. coli Outbreak lawsuit - Texas (2002)
Marler Clark represented the family of a child who became ill with E. coli O157:H7 and hemolytic uremic syndrome while attending CCC Alternative Learning Daycare in Fort Worth Texas, in 2002. The Tarrant County Public Health Department found several circumstances which could have contributed to the child's exposure to E …
March 31, 2002
Brook-Lea Country Club Salmonella Outbreak Lawsuits - New York (2002)
In the summer of 2002, over 100 people became ill with Salmonella infections after eating at the Brook-Lea Country Club near Rochester, New York. At least 95 of the cases were both culture-confirmed and linked epidemiologically to the consumption of food at Brook-Lea between June 1 and June 18, 2002 …
March 31, 2002
Black Forest Bakery Salmonella Outbreak lawsuits - Michigan (2002)
Marler Clark represented 30 people who became ill with Salmonella infections after eating cannolis and cassata cake from the Black Forest bakery in Macomb, Michigan, in 2002. The Macomb County Health Department and Michigan Department of Agriculture noted a number of health code violations that may have contributed to the …
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