The CDC reports: Shigellosis is a nationally notifiable diarrheal illness caused by gram-negative bacteria. Shigella infection is spread through fecal-oral transmission and sexual contact. Although most infections are self-limited, antibiotics are indicated for severe illness or to reduce transmission in settings with high risk for spread. Since 2015, a growing proportion of cases has been caused by […]
29 ill after eating chicken entrees, the Star Tribune reports. Frozen, uncooked chicken entrees prompt concern by Minnesota officials who have traced 29 case of illness to insufficient cooking. Food safety officials said today that 29 people in Minnesota got sick after eating frozen chicken entrees that were not cooked long enough to kill salmonella […]
The Chicago Tribune recently published the following article on gross food claims (and quoted me): When a woman claimed to have found a human finger in a bowl of Wendy’s chili, Denny Lynch was the point man for the giant fast-food chain. “This was grotesque, gruesome,” Lynch said. An expert at damage control for decades, […]
As the Associated Press reported today, attorneys for Sheetz convenience stores and scores of customers sickened during a salmonella outbreak two years ago have settled more than 80 lawsuits in recent weeks and agreed to delay a filing deadline in hopes that dozens of other claims might settle. Saturday marks the two-year anniversary of the […]
The Herald Salinas Bureau has also reported on the Dole lawsuit settlements. In her article “Dole settles E. coli lawsuits,” Dania Akkad writes: Five lawsuits filed in response to an E. coli outbreak traced to Dole Fresh Vegetable bagged salads in Minnesota last fall have been settled. Bill Marler, an attorney for the nine plaintiffs […]
As the Associated Press reported today, Marler Clark has settled several lawsuits stemming from an E. coli outbreak that was traced to bags of Dole Food Company brand prepackaged lettuce.
Jack in the Box and Foodmaker, Inc. E. coli Litigation More than 600 people were sickened, and four children died, following a 1993 outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 that was blamed on consumption of undercooked hamburgers from Jack in the Box restaurants in Washington and other Western states. The outbreak was traced to ground beef […]
Bravo! Italian Cucina was sued Monday by a woman who suffered food poisoning after eating at the restaurant on May 7. The plaintiff is represented by Marler Clark, the Seattle law firm nationally recognized for the successful representation of foodborne illness. At least 360 people became ill with symptoms of foodborne illness after eating at […]
William Marler, the Seattle attorney who made a name for himself representing Jack in the Box customers exposed to the E. coli bacteria in undercooked hamburger, said he plans to file as many as 148 cases against Sheetz Inc. and now-defunct tomato supplier Coronet Foods Inc. concerning allegedly salmonella-infested tomatoes, reported The West Virginia Record. […]
On May 05, John O’Brien of the Charleston Bureau did an article on Marler Clark’s involvement in the Sheetz litigation. In his article, “Seattle Firm Leading Sheetz Litigation,” O’Brien writes: William Marler has been living in disease for 13 years. “It’s an odd niche,” said Marler, who helped form the Seattle law firm Marler Clark […]
On May 03, By John O’Brien of the Charleston Bureau reported on the status of bankrupt Coronet Foods, Inc. and its attempts to stave off liability in several lawsuits claiming tomatoes supplied by Coronet to Sheetz contained salmonella bacteria. From the article: “I don’t think there’s any doubt in anyone’s mind that the tomatoes were […]
In an April 28th, 2006 MSNBC Dateline investigative report titled “Unseen danger in bagged salads,” Dateline documents several cases of E. coli infections caused by bagged salad, including an 11-year-old girl and a 54 year-old-old man. In September and October, 2005, at least 23 Minnesotans became ill with E. coli O157:H7 infections after consuming Dole […]
On April 10, Scripps Howard News Service reported that the federal government warned consumers Monday to take precautions cooking meat after disease detectives concluded there is a connection between 14 cases of illness caused by a dangerous strain of E. coli that has been found in seven states across the country in the last six […]
On April 28, 2005, the Florida Department of Health announced the ongoing investigation of an upsurge of Florida residents ill with Cyclospora. Over the course of several weeks, Florida residents had complained of intermittent or persistent diarrhea, loss of appetite, substantial weight loss, bloating, increased gas, stomach cramps, nausea, vomiting, muscle aches, low-grade fever, and […]
In the Abbott Cheese Listeria Outbreak, Marler Clark represented Molly Sandvick who was eight weeks pregnant when she and her fiance took a float plane from Seattle to Victoria for a weekend getaway. The couple, who are getting married that weekend, stayed at a resort hotel where they ordered from room service a plate with […]
The Florida State Fair outbreak was first recognized after two separate HUS case reports were posted on the Florida Department of Health EpiCom on March 18 and March 21, 2005. The two cases (a 5-yr-old girl and a 7-yr-old boy) both reported having visited a fair with a petting zoo (Agventure) a few days prior […]