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August 24, 2005
E. coli attorneys call for legislation to protect visitors at fairs and petting zoos
Portland television station KGW reported that at least three people became ill with E. coli O157:H7 infections after visiting the Clark County Fair in Clark County, Washington, during August, 2005. In April, 2005, William Marler of Marler Clark wrote letters to Washington State legislators on both the House and Senate …
August 03, 2005
E. coli lawsuit filed against Olive Garden
An E. coli lawsuit was filed Monday in Multnomah County, Oregon, Circuit Court against the Olive Garden Italian Restaurant. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a Troutdale, Oregon, resident who became ill with an E. coli infection after eating at the restaurant’s Gresham store in April 2005. …
July 21, 2005
Marler Clark files lawsuit against Orchid Island, maker of Salmonella-contaminated orange juice
Marler Clark filed a second Salmonella lawsuit was filed against Orchid Island Juice Company of Fort Pierce, Florida, in US District court for the Southern District of West Virginia. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a Caldwell, West Virginia, resident who became ill with a Salmonella infection after consuming …
June 14, 2005
Wrongful death lawsuit filed against Milton-Freewater Rehabilitation Center
Marler Clark filed a lawsuit against the Evergreen Milton-Freewater Rehabilitation Center on behalf of the estate of an elderly resident who suffered debilitating injuries while in the care of the rehabilitation center. The lawsuit stated that both of Ms. White’s legs were fractured when an employee who was transferring her …
June 09, 2005
Plaintiffs Added to Salmonella Lawsuit
Marler Clark added three ill persons to the list of plaintiffs in a lawsuit against Santa Fe Foods, owner of the Café Santa Fe restaurant in Benton, Arkansas. What was initially reported as a relatively small Salmonella outbreak in early May, with nine ill individuals reporting illness, ballooned into a …
June 01, 2005
Salmonella lawsuit filed against Old South Restaurant
Marler Clark filed a lawsuit against the Old South Restaurant in Camden, South Carolina. The lawsuit was filed in Kershaw County Circuit Court on behalf of a New Richmond, Ohio, resident who became ill with Salmonellosis after eating at the Old South restaurant in May of 2005. …
May 19, 2005
Shigella lawsuit filed against airline caterer
Marler Clark filed a lawsuit on behalf of a Florida man who fell ill after eating contaminated food while on a flight from Honolulu, Hawaii, to Minneapolis, Minnesota in August of 2004. The food that served on the man's flight was contaminated with Shigella bacteria, a dangerous foodborne pathogen that …
May 02, 2005
E. coli lawsuit filed against Florida Strawberry Festival, Petting Zoo
Marler Clark filed a lawsuit against the Florida Strawberry Festival and AgVenture Farm Shows. The lawsuit was filed in Hillsborough County, Florida, Circuit Court on behalf of a Pinellas County resident who became ill with an E. coli O157:H7 infection after visiting the 2005 Florida Strawberry Festival. …
May 02, 2005
Foodborne illness web site offers resources on common causes of food poisoning
Foodborne illnesses, such as E. coli, Salmonella, Listeria, and Hepatitis A, have been the topic of news reports across the nation in recent months. With media attention on product recalls and outbreaks comes consumers’ need to know about foodborne pathogens. Marler Clarkre-launched its Web site about foodborne illness, www.foodborneillness.com, in …
April 26, 2005
Wrongful death lawsuit filed against Elmira restaurant
Marler Clark filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Maple Lawn Dairy Family Restaurant on behalf of the estate of a Chemung County, New York, resident who contracted hepatitis A after eating at the restaurant in October, 2004 and died on March 13, 2005 after suffering complications of hepatitis A …
April 22, 2005
Praise for North Carolina Petting Zoo Guidelines - But are guidelines enough?
The North Carolina Department of Agriculture announced new guidelines for human-animal interaction at fairs and petting zoos. It required the separation of animals and children at petting zoos, as well as the presence of multiple hand washing stations and warnings to the public of the risk of disease spread by …
April 14, 2005
Major Health Risks Associated with Hepatitis A
The East Tennessee Regional Health Department announced that it was investigating five confirmed and three suspected cases of hepatitis A in Campbell County. Three people were hospitalized with acute hepatitis A infections. …
April 06, 2005
Marler Clark Calls for Legislation to Protect Vicitors at Petting Zoos
Marler Clark called on legislators nation-wide to put into law requirements for the protection of petting zoo visitors. Proposed requirements included increasing signage and warnings about health risks associated with human-animal contact, providing adequate handwashing facilities at strategic locations throughout petting zoos, and designing petting zoos with the intent of …
March 23, 2005
Marler Clark files Salmonella lawsuit against paramount farms on behalf of clients sickened after eating raw almonds
Marler Clark filed a lawsuit on behalf of individuals who became ill with Salmonella Enteriditis infections after eating Paramount Farms brand raw almonds between September, 2003 and May, 2004. The lawsuit was filed in the South Judicial District of the Los Angeles County Superior Court. …
March 09, 2005
At least 29 students die of possible cyanide poisoning after eating food served at school
At least 29 pupils at San Jose Elementary School in Magini, Bohol, Philippines died of cyanide poisoning after eating carmelized cassava roots. Health officials said 50 pupils were in critical condition, and at least 100 students became ill with food poisoning after being served the sweetened cassava roots at school. …
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