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July 25, 2007
Seattle lawyers represent Romeoville couple in Salmonella lawsuit against Pars Cove
Marler Clark filed a lawsuit today against Iran Echo International Corp., the owner of the Pars Cove Persian Cuisine booth that was identified as the source of a large Salmonella outbreak at this year’s Taste of Chicago festival. The lawsuit was filed in Cook County Circuit Court on behalf of …
July 21, 2007
Signs and Symptoms of Botulism
On Wednesday July 18, 2007, the Food and Drug Administration issued a warning to consumers about the risk of botulism poisoning from hot dog chili sauce marketed under a variety of brand names. The warning came after two Texas children and an Indiana couple who ate these products became ill …
July 17, 2007
Marler Clark, parents of triplets file Salmonella lawsuit against Veggie Booty manufacturer
Marler Clark filed a second lawsuit against Robert’s American Gourmet Food, Inc. today in Albany County Supreme Court in New York. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Voorheesville, New York residents Patrick and Elex Scheels and two of their 20-month-old triplets who became ill with Salmonella Wandsworth infections after …
July 03, 2007
Salmonella Lawsuit Filed Against Veggie Booty Manufacturer
A lawsuit was filed today in Federal District Court for the Western District of New York against Robert’s American Gourmet, the manufacturer of Veggie Booty, the snack food that was recalled on June 28 after public health officials identified the product as the source of a nationwide Salmonella outbreak. The …
June 14, 2007
E. coli lawsuit filed against Minnesota meat supplier, grocer
A lawsuit was filed today against PM Beef Holdings, LLC and Lund Food Holdings, Inc., the producer and retailer who sold E. coli-contaminated ground beef traced to an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 illnesses in Minnesota and Wisconsin residents in April, 2007. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Anne …
February 21, 2007
National class action lawsuit filed over poisoned peanut butter
Marler Clark filed a class action lawsuit against ConAgra, the manufacturer of Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter that was traced as the source of a nationwide Salmonella outbreak, on Tuesday, February 20, 2007. The class action lawsuit was filed on behalf of all individuals who became ill with …
February 17, 2007
Peanut butter manufacturer sued by Missouri family
A Salmonella lawsuit was filed Friday in Missouri against ConAgra, the Omaha, Nebraska-based food company whose Georgia peanut butter plant was traced as the source of a Salmonella outbreak that sickened hundreds. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a Buchannan County, Missouri, couple and their two children. The family …
January 26, 2007
Class Action Lawsuit to be Filed against Houlihan’s Friday
A class action lawsuit will be filed on January 26th against Houlihan’s, the Geneva, Illinois, restaurant where a food worker was diagnosed with hepatitis A. The lawsuit will be filed in Kane County Circuit Court on behalf of named plaintiff Rebecca Johnson, a Genoa, Illinois, resident who dined at Houlihan’s …
January 08, 2007
What to do about the “Mad Cow”
An Opinion-Editorial regarding the nation's food supply, written by Bill Marler after a cow in Washington State tested positive for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy "BSE," or "Mad Cow" Disease. …
October 31, 2006
Family of Nebraska spinach E. coli victim files suit
Marler Clark filed a lawsuit on behalf of the estate of an 81-year-old Nebraska resident who died after suffering complications of an E. coli O157:H7 infection traced to contaminated spinach. “John Doe Farms” is named as a defendant, along with Dole Food Company, Natural Selections Foods, and No Frills Supermarkets …
September 20, 2006
E. coli Attorney Calls on Spinach Industry to Pay Victims’ Medical Bills
William Marler, a nationally-recognized food safety advocate and attorney, today called on the spinach industry “to do the right thing and immediately pay the medical bills for the victims of this most recent outbreak traced to E. coli-contaminated spinach.” Marler noted that, in other large outbreaks, companies such as Jack …
September 14, 2006
Dole sued by Oregon E. coli victim
Marler Clark filed a lawsuit against Dole in United States District Court for the District of Oregon. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Gwyn Wellborn, a Salem, Oregon woman who became ill with an E. coli O157:H7 infection after eating Dole brand baby spinach. …
September 13, 2006
Food Poisoning Lawsuit Filed Against San Diego Restaurant
Marler Clark filed a lawsuit against Filiberto’s, the Arizona restaurant chain whose restaurant located at 3446 University Avenue in San Diego was traced as the source of a food poisoning outbreak in late August, 2006. The lawsuit was filed in San Diego County Superior Court on behalf of Nicole Lewis …
August 31, 2006
E. coli information available on Web
The Chattanooga-Hamilton County Health Department reported that Ryan’s Restaurant in Hixson, Tennessee, was the potential source of an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak in the Tennessee Valley earlier this summer. Seven of eight individuals who became ill with E. coli O157:H7 infections as part of the outbreak reported eating at the …
August 11, 2006
Family Sues Wendy’s over E. coli Poisoning
Marler Clark filed an E. coli lawsuit against Wendy’s, the Dublin, Ohio-based restaurant chain whose North Ogden, Utah, restaurant was traced as the source of an E. coli O121:H19 outbreak in late June, 2006. The complaint, which was filed in Weber County Superior Court, seeks compensation for the family’s significant …
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