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January 30, 2009
Amid Massive Peanut Butter Recall, Marler Clark Files Second Salmonella Lawsuit
Firm Repeatedly Called on Peanut Corporation of America to Pay Medical Bills and Wage LossOne day after the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) initiated one of the largest food recalls in American history, foodborne illness law firm Marler Clark filed a second lawsuit in the Salmonella outbreak linked to their …
January 17, 2009
FDA Must Widen Salmonella Peanut Butter Recalls
Seattle food safety advocate and attorney Bill Marler is calling on the FDA to request recalls of foods containing peanut butter products manufactured in the Peanut Corporation of America’s (PCA) Blakely, GA plant. Tests have shown that product produced in the facility carries the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium, which …
October 17, 2008
Vermont Recall Part of Dangerous Trend
The E. coli illnesses of ten Vermont residents have been traced tainted beef from the Vermont Livestock, Slaughter, and Processing Company in Ferrisburgh. The USDA has recalled 2,758 pounds of ground beef from the company, and has put out warnings for consumers. …
August 11, 2008
Lawsuits Build Against Nebraska Beef as New Recall is Announced
A second Georgia lawsuit arising from E. coli tainted meat sourced from Nebraska Beef Ltd. was filed Friday (8/8/08), just as the beef processing company recalled another 1.2 million pounds of contaminated meat, bringing the total recalled in the last thirty days to over 6 million pounds. The complaint was …
August 06, 2008
American Food Safety System a “Train Wreck”
In just a year and a half, the American meat industry has experienced a whiplash of beef recalls. 40 million pounds of meat tainted with highly toxic E. coli O157:H7 has been publicly recalled, up by a staggering factor of two hundred from the 2006 amount of only 181,900 pounds. …
July 09, 2008
Georgia E. Coli Illnesses Linked to Nebraska Beef Recall
The widening cluster of E. coli O157:H7 infections in Georgia may be linked to an outbreak E. coli illnesses in Ohio and Michigan. The Moultrie Observer and WALB report that preliminary testing has linked the Georgia cases to the 41 in Ohio and Michigan, which have been traced back to …
July 02, 2008
Marler Clark Responds to Nebraska Beef Press Release
In a press release issued today, Nebraska Beef attempted to downplay the seriousness of its recall of over 265 tons of ground beef, beef chuck, other beef products because of possible contamination with E. coli O157:H7. It claims "The Company has processed over 10 billion pounds of product without a …
June 30, 2008
First E. coli Lawsuit filed in Kroger Tainted Ground Beef Recall
The first E. coli lawsuit stemming from the Ohio and Michigan E. Coli outbreak was filed today in the Court of Common Pleas in Franklin County, OH against Kroger and its as yet unidentified meat supplier (“John Doe”). [An amended complaint naming Nebraska Beef Ltd was filed on July 2 …
June 25, 2008
Marler Clark Calls for Kroger Beef Recall
With the Michigan State Health Department linking Kroger ground beef to many of the illnesses in Michigan (which have also been linked to illnesses in Ohio), Kroger must recall all possibly contaminated ground beef and tell the public who supplied it, said Seattle food safety attorney William D. Marler. …
April 11, 2008
Seattle University School of Law (2008)
Who's Minding the Store: The Current State of Food Safety and How it Can be Improved.Few subjects draw more immediate attention or concern than the safety of the food we eat. Recent years have included a plethora of food warnings and recalls, raising new questions about the quality and integrity …
February 20, 2008
Lawsuit filed against maker of botulism-tainted chili
Marler Clark will file a lawsuit Thursday against Castleberry’s Food Co., the company that recalled tens of millions of pounds of canned meat products sold under over 80 different labels after they were identified as the source of a botulism outbreak in July, 2007. The lawsuit was filed in Federal …
October 17, 2007
New York Couple Sues Topps: Punitive damages sought
SEATTLE, WA (October 17, 2007) – A lawsuit seeking punitive damages was filed today against Topps, the New Jersey beef supplier that recalled nearly a year’s supply of frozen ground beef patties after its products were identified as the source of an E. coli outbreak in September. The lawsuit was …
October 10, 2007
William Marler, Food Safety Attorney, Urges ConAgra to Recall All Banquet Pot Pies Immediately
William Marler called on ConAgra this morning “to do the right thing for its customers and to immediately recall all of its Banquet Pot Pies without question and without hesitation.” According to a press release this morning, the CDC announced, “The outbreak appears to be ongoing.” Marler added, “As of …
August 31, 2007
Attorney speaks out about recall of Salmonella-contaminated spinach
Food safety attorney Bill Marler spoke out from across the globe today after hearing that bagged spinach has once again been recalled for contamination with a potentially deadly foodborne pathogen. Nearly a year after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed 205 illnesses and three deaths associated with …
October 11, 2005
Bagged "Pre-Washed" Lettuce: Is Convenience Worth the Risk?
At least 23 Minnesotans were ill with E. coli O157:H7 infections after eating bagged, pre-washed lettuce. 245,000 bags of lettuce were recalled for potential E. coli contamination nationwide, and some of the recalled lettuce was found to be contaminated with the same E. coli that sickened the 23 Minnesotans. E …
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