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March 26, 2003
Salmonella Outbreak Could have been Prevented
Consumers in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Alaska were asked to throw out Harmony Foods brand sprouts after several people in Western Washington and Oregon became ill with salmonella infections. Sprouts have been implicated in an increasing number of foodborne illness outbreaks in recent years, and procedures have been developed to …
March 18, 2003
Food Safety Attorney Calls on FDA to Require Sprout Labeling
A sprout-related Salmonella outbreak in western Oregon, Washington, and northern California prompted Bill Marler to call on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to require warnings on packaging of all raw sprouts and seeds. The CDC renewed its own warning that people with weak immune systems should not eat sprouts. …
March 12, 2003
Fingerprints Key to E. coli Outbreaks
The USDA uses Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE) testing when E. coli O157:H7 and other deadly pathogens are found in ground beef. The USDA routinely samples ground beef collected at retail outlets. When E. coli O157:H7 is found in such samples, a recall usually results. By comparing PFGE test results …
March 08, 2003
Doubletree Hotel Shigella Outbreak Lawsuit - Colorado (2003)
Marler Clark's attorneys represented three victims of a Shigella outbreak linked to food served at the Doubletree Hotel in Westminster, CO, in 2003. Food handlers ill with Shigella were the suspected source of the outbreak. …
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 …
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