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April 04, 2013
Marler Clark, Seattle Women Sue Ethiopian Restaurant over E. coli
Plaintiffs fell ill with E. coli infections after eating at Ambassel Restaurant in Seattle’s Central District An E. coli lawsuit was filed today against Ambassel Restaurant, an Ethiopian restaurant located in Seattle’s Central District that was identified as the source of an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak among restaurant patrons in …
March 11, 2013
William Marler Honored as Distinguished Law Graduate by Seattle University School of Law
William (Bill) Marler is one of four honorees who will receive recognition at the Seattle University School of Law 40th Anniversary Celebration next month. Marler will receive the Distinguished Law Graduate Award at a reception to be held Thursday, April 11 on the Seattle University campus. …
February 04, 2013
Sisters Sue Macomb County Restaurant and Meat Supplier in Salmonella Case
Two Michigan-based meat suppliers and a restaurant were named as defendants in a Salmonella lawsuit brought by Seattle-based Marler Clark. The lawsuit was filed in Macomb County Circuit Court on behalf of Macomb County residents M.T. and S.J.—two of at least nine Michigan residents who were part of a 16-person …
November 28, 2012
Rochester Resident Sues Lettuce Supplier over E. coli Infection
Seattle-based Marler Clark and Rochester-Buffalo based Underberg & Kessler filed a lawsuit Tuesday against State Garden, Inc., the leafy greens supplier whose salad mix was identified as the source of an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak in October. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Rochester resident Molly Larkin in Federal …
November 16, 2012
Bill Marler: Sunland Should Pay Out-of-Pocket Medical Costs and Lost Wages
William Marler, attorney for victims of the recent Salmonella outbreak traced to contaminated peanut and other nut butter products manufactured by Sunland, Inc., called on the company today to pay all outbreak victims’ out-of-pocket medical costs and lost wages for missed time off work to care for themselves or family …
November 15, 2012
Marler Calls for Congressional Investigation Into Shipment of Salmonella-Contaminated Nut Butter
Food safety advocate and attorney William Marler called on Congress to investigate New Mexico-based peanut and nut butter producer Sunland, Inc. on Thursday. The call came after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released records showing that between 2009 and 2012 Sunland had distributed multiple lots of peanut butter …
November 14, 2012
Lettuce Supplier Sued by E. coli Victim
Marler Clark and Underberg & Kessler filed a lawsuit against State Garden on behalf of an Ontario, NY resident who fell ill with E. coli after eating Wegmans spinach. …
October 25, 2012
William Marler Comments on Actions Taken by Federal Grand Jury in PCA Case
A former employee of the Peanut Corporation of America has reportedly been subpoenaed to testify before a Federal Grand Jury in Georgia next month, causing widespread speculation over whether criminal charges will be formally brought against PCA founder and CEO Stewart Parnell. PCA peanuts were the source of a nationwide …
October 04, 2012
Massachusetts Mother Files Salmonella Lawsuit against Sunland & Trader Joe’s
A lawsuit was filed today against Sunland, Inc. and Trader Joe’s, the manufacturer and retailer who sold Salmonella-contaminated peanut butter products that state and federal public health officials identified as the source of a multi-state Salmonella Bredeney outbreak in September. …
October 04, 2012
California Couple Sues Cheese Importer after Mother’s Illness, Child’s Premature Birth
A lawsuit was filed against Forever Cheese, Inc., The Aniata Cheese Co., and Cookbook Los Angeles—the cheese importer, distributor and retailer whose Marte brand Frescolina ricotta salata cheese was identified as the source of a multi-state Listeria outbreak in September. The lawsuit was filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court …
September 25, 2012
Forever Cheese and Peterson Co. Sued by Seattle Woman
Marler Clark filed a lawsuit yesterday against New York-based Forever Cheese, the importer of Listeria-contaminated Marte brand Frescolina ricotta salata cheese that federal public health officials have determined is the source of a 15-person Listeria outbreak. The lawsuit, which also names Washington state-based cheese distributor Peterson Company as a defendant …
September 24, 2012
Marler Clark Sues Cantaloupe Distributor & Farm Auditor in Louisiana
Marler Clark filed a lawsuit Friday on behalf of the sons of a Baton Rouge woman who died as a result of a Listeria infection she contracted during last year’s outbreak linked to cantaloupes grown by Colorado-based Jensen Farms. The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Baton Rouge …
September 18, 2012
Salmonella Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Daniella Mango Victim
Marler Clark, filed a Salmonella lawsuit against Splendid Products the distributor of Daniella mangoes that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Center for Disease Control and Prevention have identified as the source of a nationwide Salmonella Braenderup outbreak in August 2012. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of 92- …
September 18, 2012
Cantaloupe Listeria Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Louisiana Victim’s Family
The attorneys of the Seattle-based Food Safety Law Firm, Marler Clark, and McMichael, Medlin, D'Anna, Wedgeworth & Lafargue filed a Listeria lawsuit against Frontera Produce, the distributor of cantaloupes that the FDA identified as the source of a nationwide Listeria outbreak in September 2011; Primus Group, a company that provided …
August 22, 2012
Mother of children sickened by Salmonella-contaminated cantaloupe sues Wal-Mart
Law firm nationally recognized for work on foodborne illness cases hired to represent family with two children sickened in a Salmonella outbreak traced to contaminated cantaloupe. …
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