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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." …
August 24, 2000
Lawsuit Seeks Damages for Daughter Infected with E. coli Bacteria While Caring for Sick Mother
Marler Clark and a Milwaukee, Wisconsin, law firm filed damage claims on behalf of a Milwaukee woman who was infected with the E. coli bacteria while caring for her elderly mother. The mother was hospitalized with an E. coli infection after eating contaminated food at the Sizzler located at 97 …
August 05, 2000
A Second Lawsuit Filed Against Sizzler by Local Law firm
A lawsuit filed by Marler Clark claims that Sizzler is liable for the injuries and damages that sickened over 50 people and left one child dead. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a woman who ate at the Sizzler located 975 West Layton Avenue, in Milwaukee, and consumed several …
August 02, 2000
Lawsuit filed against Sizzler on behalf of injured Milwaukee Man
Marler Clark filed a lawsuit on behalf of a Milwaukee resident against the E. B. Management Company, the owner and operator of the Sizzler rstaurant implicated in an E. coli outbreak that sickened at least 40 people and left one child dead. …
May 04, 2000
Food Safety Advocates Call on Industry to Vaccinate All Food Handlers Against Hepatitis A
In light of a large-scale Hepatitis A exposure in the San Francisco Bay Area, food safety attorneys of the Seattle-based law firm of Marler Clark, asked restaurants and food manufacturers to voluntarily vaccinate all workers against Hepatitis A. …
May 03, 2000
Marler Clark Files Claim Against Juice Maker
Marler Clark announced the filing of a claim on behalf of a Huntington Beach, California resident, against Glendora, California-based California Day-Fresh Foods. Ms. Kabana became infected with Salmonella after consuming orange juice contaminated with the bacteria. …
April 26, 2000
Marler Clark calls on FDA to Require Sprout Labeling
Bill Marler suggested labeling all sprouts with the message: WARNING: This product may contain harmful bacteria that can cause serious illness in children, the elderly, and persons with weakened immune systems. …
April 01, 2000
Minnesota School Hit by Deadly E. coli Bacteria
Bill Marler, who has represented some of the most seriously injured victims of foodborne illness in the United States, said parents, like those at Risen Christ Catholic School in Minneapolis, must demand to know where the food served to their children in school lunches comes from. …
March 16, 2000
Marler Clark Amends Class Action Against Carl's Jr. To Add Named Plaintiff Who Received Injection
The class action lawsuit filed in Spokane County Superior Court against Carl’s Jr. was amended to add a named plaintiff who was required to receive an Immune Globulin (IG) shot after he ate a sandwich purchased at the restaurant. …
February 10, 2000
Shigella Illnesses Tied to Dip Rise --More Join Class
Data released from the Washington State Department of Health confirmed that over 160 people in Washington State were sickened by Shigella-contaminated dip. Other States are also showed increases of reported cases. Over 30 of these people joined a class action lawsuitagainst Senor Felix Gourmet Mexican Foods. …
February 04, 2000
Marler Clark Files Class Action Lawsuit
A class action lawsuit was filed in King County Superior Court against Senor Felix Gourmet Mexican Foods, a California Corporation implicated in a Shigella outbreak. The named plaintiffs were from Port Townsend, Washington. …
January 29, 2000
Shigella Fact Sheet
Shigella is a bacterium that can cause sudden and severe diarrhea (gastroenteritis) in humans. Shigellosis is the name of the disease that Shigella causes. The illness is also known as "bacillary dysentery." …
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