--- title: "Shigella Lawyers | Marler Clark" date: 2011-07-03T16:19:32-07:00 author: admin canonical_url: "https://marlerclark.com/shigella-lawyers-marler-clark" section: Litigation Landing Pages --- [Foodborne Illnesses](/foodborne-illnesses) / [Shigella](https://marlerclark.com/foodborne-illnesses/shigella) / # Shigella Lawyers | Marler Clark **The Marler Clark Shigella lawyers have represented thousands of foodborne illness victims and have recovered over $600 million for victims and their families.** The firm’s Managing Partner, Bill Marler is considered the nation’s top Shigella attorney as well as a leading food safety advocate. His work has been credited by politicians, journalists, and experts as instrumental in improving the American food safety system. ## Shigella Lawyers Work for Victims, Get Results Marler Clark is the nation’s only law firm with a practice focused exclusively on representing victims of foodborne illnesses like Shigella. Beginning with the 1993 Jack in the Box E. coli outbreak, our lawyers have represented thousands of victims of countless foodborne illness outbreaks. Our Shigella lawyers have represented victims of such notable Shigella outbreaks as the 2003 [Doubletree Hotel outbreak](http://www.marlerclark.com/case_news/view/doubletree-hotel-shigella-outbreak-colorado-2003 "Doubletree Hotel outbreak") in Colorado, the 2004 [Gate Gourmet Shigella outbreak](http://www.marlerclark.com/case_news/view/gate-gourmet-shigella-outbreak-hawaii-nationwide "Gate Gourmet Shigella outbreak") that sickened airline passengers around the country, and the 2006 [Filberto’s Shigella outbreak](http://www.marlerclark.com/case_news/view/filibertos-shigella-outbreak "Filberto’s Shigella outbreak") that victimized citizens of San Diego. Marler Clark filed Shigella lawsuits on behalf of over 70 people who were sickened in a 2010 [outbreak linked to an Illinois Subway](http://www.marlerclark.com/case_news/view/subway-restaurant-shigella-outbreak-chicago "outbreak linked to an Illinois Subway"). ## Listeria Lawyers with Experience & Integrity Shigella lawyer Bill Marler has been interviewed and profiled by many major newspapers and magazines and is a frequent guest on many television shows. His peers and clients have voted Bill as one of the “Best Lawyers in America,” a “Super Lawyer” and a “Top 100 Trial Lawyer.” He has also been consistently ranked as an “A” with the American Bar Association and a “10” at Avvo. In 2010 Bill was awarded the NSF Food Safety Leadership Award for Education and in 2008 earned both the Outstanding Lawyer Award by the King County Bar Association and the Public Justice Award from the Washington State Trial Lawyers Association. ## Contact the Marler Clark Shigella Lawyers If you or a family member became ill with a Shigella infection after consuming contaminated food and you’re interested in pursuing a legal claim, contact the Marler Clark Shigella attorneys for a free case evaluation. You can fill out our [contact form](https://marlerclark.com/) or call toll-free at 866-770-2032. There is no cost to you. ### Shigella news and updates February 26, 2020 ###### [Mariscos San Juan Restaurant Shigella Outbreak and Litigation - California (2015)](https://marlerclark.com/news_events/mariscos-san-juan-restaurant-shigella-outbreak-and-litigation-california-2015) According to a Public Health Warning, on Saturday afternoon, October 17, 2015, the Santa Clara County Public Health Department was notified by a local hospital … February 11, 2018 ###### [Pearl Catering Shigella Outbreak Lawsuits - Oregon (2018)](https://marlerclark.com/news_events/pearl-catering-shigella-outbreak-and-litigation-oregon-2018) On August 14, 2018 the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) and Yamhill County Health and Human Services received reports of multiple people with gastrointestinal illness days … November 05, 2014 ###### [Salsarita Shigella Outbreak Lawsuit – Arkansas (2014)](https://marlerclark.com/news_events/salsarita-shigella-outbreak-lawsuit-arkansas-2014) Salsarita’s Restaurant in the Walmart Home Office Café in Bentonville has reopened following a Shigella outbreak that made 275 sick in nine states. … [1. 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