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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 …
July 27, 2006
Golf course restaurant employee tests positive for hepatitis A
The Dare County, North Carolina Department of Public Health issued a warning to all patrons who ate at the Player’s Grille at Nags Head Golf Links on July 14 and 18, 2006. A restaurant employee who worked at the Player’s Grille on those days was recently diagnosed with hepatitis A …
July 14, 2006
Class action status granted in Spraypark case
A class action lawsuit filed against the State of New York was certified today. The class certification ruling allows all persons who were damaged as a result of the Cryptosporidium outbreak at the Seneca Lake State Park Spraypark in 2005 to join the class and receive compensation for their injuries …
March 17, 2006
Motion for Certification of Class Action Lawsuit to be Heard in Spraypark Case
Attorneys from Marler Clark, Underberg & Kessler, and Dreyer Boyajian will appear before the State of New York Court of Claims in Syracuse on Monday, March 20th, at 10:00 am to argue a motion in favor of the certification of a class action lawsuit against the State of New York …
March 01, 2006
Put me out of business, please.
On March 1, 2006, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued additional Guidelines “for the Safe Production of Fresh-Cut Fruits and Vegetables.” Bill Marler commented on the guidelines in an opinion-editorial. …
February 22, 2006
More film crew members file hepatitis A lawsuit
Three film crew members who became ill with hepatitis A while working on the set of “The Good German” filed a lawsuit yesterday against Silver Grill Location Catering and Soleil Produce, Inc. The suit contends that the three men were sickened after eating a meal served by Silver Grill at …
December 20, 2005
Attorneys for Spraypark victims seek certification for class action lawsuit
Marler Clark filed a motion Friday for certification of a class action lawsuit against the State of New York Department of Parks, Recreation, and Historical Preservation. If the class action is certified, all persons who became ill with Cryptosporidiosis and/or were otherwise damaged as a result of the Cryptosporidium outbreak …
November 04, 2005
E. coli lawsuit filed against meat supplier, grocer
An E. coli lawsuit was filed Thursday against Topps Meat Company and Price Chopper. The lawsuit was filed in Albany County Supreme Court on behalf of Albany County residents Darrell and Laurie Boehlke and their 8-year-old daughter, Erika, who became ill after eating a hamburger contaminated with E. coli O157:H7 …
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