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November 16, 2001
Outbreak, Inc. Co-Founder Denis Stearns: Litigating Foodborne Illness
Denis Stearns did a Question and Answer session with Food Tech Source about OutBreak, Inc., the not-for-profit entity formed with the intent of educating companies about foodborne illness litigation. …
October 30, 2001
Sizzler E. coli Lawsuits Settled
Twenty lawsuits that were filed against Sizzler USA and its Milwaukee, Wisconsin franchise on behalf of victims of the July 2000 E. coli O157:H7 outbreak were settled out of court. The amounts of the settlements are confidential. …
September 08, 2001
Fifteenth E. coli Lawsuit Filed Against Sizzler
A federal lawsuit was filed Thursday on behalf of two children who were infected with E. coli O157:H7 during the July 2000 E. coli outbreak linked to a Milwaukee-area Sizzler restaurant. The children are residents of New York State. The defendants named in the lawsuit, which was filed in U.S …
August 21, 2001
American Foods Group Settles Five E. coli O157:H7 Claims
American Foods Group, Inc (“AFG”), the meat supplier implicated in the recent Chicagoland E. coli O157:H7 outbreak, today settled the claims of five people sickened during the November 2000 E. coli O157:H7 outbreak. Health department investigations linked the earlier outbreak to ground beef distributed by AFG. Among the claimants were …
August 21, 2001
Dominic's and AFG should be held responsible for E. coli outbreak, attorney says
Bill Marler called on both Dominick’s and American Foods Group, Inc (“AFG”), the businesses responsible for an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak, to step up and offer to pay all related medical costs for victims of the outbreak. …
May 10, 2001
Shigella outbreak results in lawsuit against Mount Vernon Royal Fork Restaurant
Marler Clark filed a lawsuit on behalf of a Mount Vernon, Washington, woman who became ill with a Shigella infection after eating at the Royal Fork Restaurant located at 2300 Freeway Drive in Mount Vernon on January 11, 2001. At least 11 people were infected with Shigella after eating at …
April 26, 2001
Lawsuit seeks damages for Salmonella victims
The Henrico County Health Department closed Linh’s Bakery and Deli after food made there sickened nearly 250 people. The health department traced the outbreak to raw eggs in a sandwich spread prepared at the Bakery and Deli. …
April 06, 2001
E. coli Attorney Marler Calls for States to End School Poisonings
Bill Marler asked legislators to take a stand on school lunch safety after an E. coli outbreak at Finley Elementary School was traced to school lunch. …
April 02, 2001
Robeson Schools E. coli Outbreak Litigation - North Carolina (2001)
Marler Clark represented 34 children who became ill with E. coli infections after consuming homemade butter served to students during a classroom demonstration at Prospect Elementary School in Robeson County, North Carolina, in the fall of 2001. …
April 02, 2001
Viva Cantaloupe Salmonella Outbreak Lawsuit - Washington, California (2001)
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 01, 2001
Royal Fork Shigella Outbreak Lawsuits - Washington (2001)
Marler Clark represented victims of a 2002 Shigella outbreak that was traced to the Royal Fork restaurant in Mt. Vernon, Washington. The outbreak's source was an infected food worker who did not practice proper hygiene. …
April 01, 2001
Finley Elementary School E. coli Outbreak Lawsuit - Washington (2001)
In 2001, an E. coli outbreak among students at Finley Elementary School in Finley, Washington, was investigated by Washington Department of Health and Benton-Franklin Health Department investigators who determined that eleven children were part of the outbreak and that the source of the outbreak was under-cooked ground beef served in …
April 01, 2001
Excel E. coli Outbreak Lawsuit - Georgia (2001)
Marler Clark represented a young boy who was hospitalized for four days after eating a ground beef patty produced by Excel and purchased from a Georgia Sam's Club in 2001. Three other Georgia children also tested positive for E. coli, and Excel recalled 190,811 pounds of ground beef and pork …
March 31, 2001
D’Angelo’s Deli Hepatitis A Outbreak Lawsuits - Massachusetts (2001)
In 2001, Marler Clark was retained by 15 people who contracted hepatitis A after eating food prepared at D'Angelo's Deli in Swansea, Massachusetts. The hepatitis A outbreak was traced back to a food worker who practiced improper hygiene while preparing food. In addition to those who became ill, Marler Clark …
March 31, 2001
China Buffet E. coli Outbreak Lawsuit - Minnesota (2001)
In 2001, the Minnesota Department of Health identified a China Buffet restaurant in Alexandria as the source of an E. coli outbreak. Five people were hospitalized during the outbreak. Marler Clark represented a woman who developed hemolytic uremic syndrome and was in the hospital for several months. …
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