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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. …
February 16, 2005
School Lunch - Safe?
At least twenty fourth grade students became ill after eating undercooked chicken served at the New Brighton, Pennsylvania, school cafeteria. Reports indicate that at least thirty servings of undercooked chicken were served at the school, and that the children became ill shortly after eating their lunch. National School Lunch Program …
December 18, 2004
Lawsuit filed against Crossroads Farm on behalf of four E. coli victims
Marler Clark filed a lawsuit in Wake County Superior Court against the owners and operators of the Crossroads Farm Petting Zoo, the petting zoo linked to an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak at the North Carolina State Fair in October, 2004. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of four children who …
September 28, 2004
E. coli lawsuit filed against Joplin daycare
Marler Clark filed a lawsuit on behalf of the parents of a two-year-old boy who suffered from Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS) after contracting E. coli O157:H7 last at Kid’s Korner daycare in Joplin, Missouri. The lawsuit, which was filed in Jasper County Circuit Court, sought damages related to the child's …
September 21, 2004
Consumers should check their freezers, E. coli-contaminated ground beef linked to Illinois and Nevada
Two confirmed and four probable cases of E. coli O157:H7 bacterial illnesses were linked by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) to ground beef purchased at B & G Foods of Galesburg, IL. The product implicated in the illnesses was purchased from B & G between August 10 and …
September 16, 2004
E. coli and the County Fair
Bill Marler's Opinion-Editorial discusses the risks associated with exposure to E. coli at state and local fairs. …
August 20, 2004
Lawsuit filed against Safeway on behalf of man who suffered Salmonella infection
Marler Clark filed a Salmonella lawsuit on behalf of a Forest Grove, Oregon, resident who suffered extensive injuries when he contracted Salmonellosis after eating Salmonella-contaminated egg salad from a Safeway deli in September, 2003. The lawsuit was filed against Safeway in United States District Court in Portland. …
August 12, 2004
Marler Clark announces settlement of 49 Chili's Salmonella Claims
Marler Clark settled the claims of 49 individuals who were infected with Salmonella after eating at the Vernon Hills, Illinois, Chili’s Grill & Bar in late June and early July of 2003. All lawsuits filed by Marler Clark, along with a class action lawsuit that sought punitive damages on behalf …
August 05, 2004
E. coli strikes again for Carneco and Sam's Club
Four Minnesota residents and one Wisconsin resident became ill in July, 2004, after eating sirloin patties purchased at Sam's Club stores in White Bear Lake and Eagan, Minnesota, and in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Their infections were linked to frozen ground sirloin patties sold by Sam's Club and manufactured at Carneco. A …
July 27, 2004
Second salmonella lawsuit filed against Coronet Foods in Federal Court
Marler Clark filed a second lawsuit Tuesday against Cornet Foods in Federal District Court in Pittsburgh. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a Butler County, Pennsylvania, resident who suffered from a Salmonella infection traced to tomatoes supplied to Sheetz stores by Coronet Foods. …
July 16, 2004
Salmonella infections traced to contaminated tomatoes
Over sixty people became ill with Salmonella serotype javiana infections across a broad section of the East Coast over the last weeks. The illnesses were traced to the consumption of raw tomatoes supplied to Sheetz, Inc. by Coronet Foods, Inc. of West Virginia. …
July 09, 2004
Seattle attorneys file second hepatitis A class action lawsuit: Quizno's sued
Marler Clark filed a class action lawsuit against Quizno’s on behalf of all individuals who received Immune globulin (Ig) injections after being exposed to the hepatitis A virus at the Quizno’s Subshop located at 74 Summer Street in Boston. The lawsuit, the second class action lawsuit the firm filed in …
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