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July 06, 2004
Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Chili's; Punitive Damages Sought
Marler Clark filed a class action lawsuit against Brinker Restaurant Corporation, the owner of the Vernon Hills Chili’s restaurant where hundreds were sickened as a result of eating Salmonella-contaminated food. The complaint, which was filed in US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, asked the judge to allow …
July 01, 2004
Marler Clark files second lawsuit against Paramount Farms in almonds case
A lawsuit was filed on behalf of a Renton, Washington, resident who suffered a Salmonella infection after consuming Paramount Farms raw almonds he purchased at Costco. The plaintiff became ill with Salmonellosis, and developed Reactive Arthritis secondary to his Salmonella infection. …
June 29, 2004
Two new Salmonella lawsuits filed against Chili's
Marler Clark filed two additional lawsuits against Brinker Restaurant Corporation, the parent company of the Vernon Hills Chili’s restaurant where hundreds were sickened a year ago as a result of eating contaminated food. The lawsuits were filed in Federal Court. …
June 28, 2004
Class Action Lawsuit filed Against Friendly's
A class action lawsuit was filed against Friendly’s International, Inc., the owner of the Friendly’s restaurant located at 105 Broadway in Arlington, Massachusetts. Marler Clark filed the lawsuit on behalf of all individuals who were forced to receive Immune Globulin shots after being exposed to the hepatitis A virus at …
June 17, 2004
E. coli victim sues BJ's Wholesale Club
Marler Clark filed a lawsuit against BJ’s Wholesale Club on behalf of a New Jersey boy who was three years old when he suffered complications of an E. coli infection after eating contaminated ground beef purchased at BJ’s in 2002. The complaint, which was filed in United States District Court …
May 26, 2004
Marler Clark files fourth lawsuit against Chili's
Marler Clark filed its fourth lawsuit against Brinker Restaurant Corporation, owner of the Vernon Hills Chili’s Grill & Bar. The lawsuit was filed in Federal Court on behalf of a man who became seriously ill with a Salmonella infection, and suffered permanent injury, after eating catered, take-out food from Chili’s …
May 24, 2004
Paramount Farms sued in tainted almonds case
Marler Clark filed a lawsuit against California-based almond producer, Paramount Farms. The lawsuit was filed in Federal District Court in Washington state, on behalf of a Kennewick, Washington, family. …
April 30, 2004
E. coli lawsuits re-filed against Excel in Sizzler case
Four lawsuits were filed in Milwaukee County Superior Court against Excel, the company that is alleged to have supplied E. coli O157:H7-contaminated meat to two Milwaukee Sizzler restaurants connected to an outbreak that sickened dozens and killed one small child in July of 2000. The defendants also included Sysco of …
March 29, 2004
New Hepatitis Litigation Site Provides Useful Resource for Victims Making Claims Against Chi-Chi's
Marler Clark launched www.hepatitislitigation.com in an effort to make the claims process easier for people who became ill with, or required immunization against, hepatitis A after eating at the Beaver Valley Mall Chi-Chi’s restaurant in late October and early November of 2003. …
March 16, 2004
Attorneys' Fees Donated to local High School for Scholarships
Marler Clark donated $15,000 to Joseph Case High School in Swansea, Massachusetts, for scholarships. The check was a portion of attorneys’ fees from a class-action lawsuit that was filed on behalf of people in the Swansea area who received Immune Globulin shots to prevent Hepatitis A infections during the local …
February 23, 2004
Lawsuit filed against food supplier by family of Sequoias resident who died from E. coli infection
Marler Clark filed a lawsuit in San Mateo Superior Court on behalf of the family of a Sequoias resident who died after eating E. coli O157:H7-contaminated spinach at the Sequoias Portola Valley retirement facility in October, 2003. The lawsuit was filed against Sodexho, Inc., the food provider for the Sequoias’ …
February 03, 2004
Third Food-Poisoning Lawsuit Filed Against Chili's; First to Name Restaurant Manager as Defendant
Marler Clark filed a third lawsuit against the company that owns the Vernon Hills Chili’s restaurant where hundreds of people were sickened as a result of a Salmonella outbreak that was linked to “fecal/oral contamination of multiple food items” sold there. …
January 12, 2004
Civil Suit Filed Against Man Accused of Vehicular Homicide, Hit and Run
Marler Clark filed a lawsuit against a 29-year-old Olympia, Washington, resident who was charged with the November 2, 2003 death of a 47-year-old Kirkland, Washington, resident. The lawsuit was brought by the victim's fiancé, on behalf of their daughter. …
December 31, 2003
Secretary Veneman: you have not put me out of business yet
In his second opinion-editorial on Mad Cow disease, Bill Marler asked Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman to put him out of business by putting safeguards in place to prevent BSE and other forms of foodborne illness from entering the nation's food supply. …
December 31, 2003
Metro Transit sued over death of employee
Marler Clark filed a lawsuit was filed against King County Metro Transit on behalf of the family of a deceased Metro employee on December 23, 2004. …
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