This is simply unacceptable. This botulism outbreak, frankly any outbreak that sickens babies, should never have happened. We can do more to protect the most vulnerable. The stork in “operation stork speed” clearly flew into a brick wall and crash landed. This child’s parents bought ByHeart Infant Formula at a Walmart. ByHeart utilized powdered organic […]
I was asked last night how long I have been representing people sickened by food poisoning. It is a bit of a long story, but it really started in 1993, when I was able to secure a $15.6 million settlement on behalf of the most seriously injured survivor of the 1993 Jack in the Box […]
I received the below email last week – thought I would share it and my response: From: Dan Cahalan [mailto:dancahalan@hotmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 3:23 PM To: marler mail Subject: Stop & Shop Attorney Clark: I read about the lawsuit against Stop & Shop on behalf of Eric Tsirovakas, who developed HUS from Escherichia […]
Last week, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDOH) issued a wake-up call to poultry processors — at least in spirit — when it announced that twenty-nine people, including many kids, recently contracted Salmonella from frozen, pre-browned, microwaveable chicken entrees. This is not the first Salmonella outbreak associated with such frozen chicken entrees. The MDOH alone […]
Just so those folks that attack lawyers and what I am doing do not feel alone, I thought I would share this email I received a few months ago. I guess the bottom line is that whatever makes people try and make food safe is OK with me. April, 10, 2006 F1: FDA food code […]
I thought it might be helpful to give some background on E. coli O157:H7 and the dangers it poses to our food supply, particularly in hamburger: E. coli O157:H7 was first recognized as a pathogen in 1982 during an investigation into an outbreak of hemorrhagic colitis[1] associated with consumption of hamburgers from a fast food […]
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 […]