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August 09, 2001
E. coli Lawsuit Filed Against Supervalu/Cub Food
A lawsuit was filed in Hennepin County District Court on behalf of a Minnesota toddler and her parents, against Supervalu/Cub Foods and American Foods Group, Inc. (AFG). The child became ill with an E. coli O157:H7 infection, was hospitalized, and remained at Children’s Hospital for over a month, succumbing to …
July 25, 2001
E. coli Lawsuit filed against Excel Corporation on behalf of injured child
Marler Clark filed a lawsuit on behalf of a Gwinnett County, Georgia, child who became seriously ill after eating a hamburger patty contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. The boy spent four days in the hospital, including Christmas Day, as a result of his E. coli O157:H7 infection. …
July 25, 2001
Suit Filed Against San Antonio Taco Company for Salmonella Newport Contamination
Marler Clark and and the well-respected Nashville law firm, Branham & Day, filed a lawsuit on behalf of a Lenexa, Kansas, family against the San Antonio Taco Company. The lawsuit claimed that the San Antonio Taco restaurant chain was liable for the injuries and damages that the family sustained as …
June 22, 2001
Supreme Court Orders DSHS to Pay Attorney Fees
The Washington Supreme Court ordered DSHS to pay attorney fees to Kathleen O’Connor for its refusal to allow her access to public records she was entitled to under the State’s public records act. Ms. O’Connor had sought the public records for use in a lawsuit that she filed against DSHS …
June 20, 2001
Marler Clark Announces Settlement of Lawsuits Against Importer of Cantaloupe Linked to Salmonella
A settlement was reached in a case against Shipley Sales Service, of Nogales, AZ, involving two individuals who contracted Salmonella in May 2001 after consuming contaminated cantaloupe. …
June 15, 2001
Food Safety Lawyer Again Calls for Country of Origin Labeling for Fruits
Bill Marler again called for country of origin labeling for imported fruits, after over fifty cases of Salmonella poisoning were associated with Susie brand cantaloupe in California, Minnesota, Nevada, Oregon, Texas and Washington. …
June 11, 2001
Suit Filed in Salmonella-Tainted Cantaloupe Illness
A lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California on behalf of a 15 month-old California boy. The boy contracted a rare strain of salmonellosis, Salmonella poona, after eating cantaloupe tainted with the bacterium. An investigation by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) traced the …
June 06, 2001
Another E. coli Lawsuit Filed Against Sizzler
Marler Clark filed another E. coli lawsuit against Sizzler USA and E & B ManagementIn. In addition to Sizzler, named as defendants in the complaint were the restaurant’s three insurance companies: Federal Insurance, Secura Insurance, and Reliance Insurance. …
May 17, 2001
A call for country of origin labeling on fruits and vegetables
Bill Marler argued that a death and dozens of reports of illness in the Western United States that were linked to Salmonella-contaminated cantaloupe could have been avoided if such imported fresh fruits were labeled to indicate their country of origin. …
February 01, 2001
Jury Returns Verdict in Finley E. coli Trial
A Benton County jury found the Finley School District to be 100-percent responsible for the E. coli infections contracted by 11 children after the children ate taco meat contaminated with E. coli. …
December 09, 2000
E. coli-stricken Navy family files lawsuit against meat packer
A young Navy family represented by Marler Clark filed a lawsuit against the AFG, a Wisconsin meat supplier, for making them sick after they ate E. coli-tainted meat purchased from a Cub Foods store in Waukegan, IL. The suit was filed in Federal District Court in Wisconsin. …
September 16, 2000
Lawsuit seeks damages for Maryland Shore hepatitis A victims
A resident of Sellersville, Pennsylvania, filed a lawsuit against Catamarans Restaurant on Solomons Island, after she was infected with hepatitis A during the August 2000 outbreak in Calvert and St. Mary’s Counties in Maryland. The spread of the hepatitis A virus was linked to an employee of that restaurant. At …
September 14, 2000
Second E. coli Lawsuit Filed Against Wendy's
The parents of a 14-year old boy from Salem, Oregon, filed the second lawsuit against the Wendy’s restaurant located at 2375 Commercial Street in Salem. The lawsuit claims that Wendy’s was liable for injuries and damages that the boy sustained as one of the victims of the E. coli O157:H …
September 02, 2000
E. coli Lawsuit Filed Against Wendy's
An 85-year old Salem resident filed a lawsuit against the Wendy’s restaurant located at 2375 Commercial Street in Salem, Oregon. He was one of at least sixty people who became ill with symptoms of E. coli O157:H7 infection after eating at the Wendy's restaurant. …
August 30, 2000
Attorney Calls on Wendy's to Pay all Victims' Medical Bills
William Marler called on Wendy’s corporate leaders “to do the right thing and immediately pay all the victim’s medical bills related to E. coli illnesses caused by its Salem franchise." …
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