Two strains of Salmonella were implicated in the 2010 outbreak: Salmonella Hartford and Salmonella Baildon. The Salmonella Hartford outbreak caused 75 illnesses in 15 states: Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Wisconsin. The Salmonella Bialdon outbreak caused 80 illnesses. The states involved with that strain were Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Washington, and Wisconsin.
On August 17, Marler Clark filed a second lawsuit on behalf of an Ohio resident infected with Salmonella Hartford after eating at Taco Bell. On February 2, 2011 Marler Clark filed its third lawsuit in Michigan Circuit Court on behalf of a Whitehall, Michigan man who contracted Salmonella Baildon after eating at a local Taco Bell.
Marler Clark has resolved the claims of several victims of the Taco Bell Salmonella Hartford and Baildon outbreak. One case remains in litigation.
PRESS RELEASESAugust 6, 2010 Marler Clark Files First Salmonella Lawsuit in Outbreaks Linked to Taco Bell
August 17, 2010 Salmonella Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Ohio Victim of Taco Bell Salmonella Outbreaks
February 2, 2011 Michigan Man Files Salmonella Lawsuit Against Taco Bell