Personal Injury Law

JBS Swift Beef Company Recalls Ground Beef Products Due To Possible E. coli O157:H7 Contamination - Are There Illnesses Too?

Posted on June 24, 2009
Recall Release CLASS I RECALL FSIS-RC-034-2009 HEALTH RISK: HIGH JBS Swift Beef Company, a Greeley, Colo., establishment is recalling approximately 41,280 pounds of beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today...

International Meat Co., Inc., Recalls Ground Beef Products Due To Possible E. coli O157:H7 Contamination

Posted on June 23, 2009
Recall Release CLASS I RECALL FSIS-RC-033-2009 HEALTH RISK: HIGH International Meat Co., Inc., a Chicago, Ill., establishment is recalling approximately 6,152 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today...

Colorado Child Sickened by E. coli Cookie Dough Files Lawsuit

Posted on June 23, 2009
An E. coli lawsuit was filed today on behalf of a Denver-area child who became gravely ill with E. coli O157:H7 after eating refrigerated Nestle Toll House cookie dough.  The lawsuit was filed on behalf of the family of Madison Sedbrook by her attorneys, William Marler of the Seattle-based foodborne illness law firm Marler Clark and Kara Knowles of the Denver firm Montgomery, Little, Soran, & Murray...

CDC - 70 now Ill with E. coli O157:H7 Linked to Nestle Toll House Cookie Dough - 30 Hospitalized, 7 with Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS)

Posted on June 23, 2009
According to the CDC, 70 persons infected with a strain of E. coli O157:H7 with a particular DNA fingerprint (Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis - PFGE) have been reported from 30 states. Ill persons range in age from 2 to 65 years; however, 66% are less than 19 years old; 75% are female...

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Lawsuit in E. coli Cookie Dough Outbreak Filed by Marler Clark

Posted on June 22, 2009
A young woman who was hospitalized for seven days after eating raw cookie dough made by Nestle USA filed suit today against the company in California Superior Court, San Mateo County. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of 18-year-old Jillian Collins by her attorneys, William Marler of the Seattle-based foodborne illness law firm Marler Clark and Terry O' Reilly of the San Mateo firm Reilly Collins...

First Lawsuit to be Filed in Nestle's Toll House Cookie Dough E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak

Posted on June 21, 2009
Between speaking at the American College of Trial Lawyers in Minnesota on Friday, visiting on Saturday with a young dancer who now is confined to a wheelchair because of an E. coil O157:H7-tainted hamburger, and seeing an Ohio family today who lost their seven-year-old daughter to E...

Nestles has sickened at least 66 with E. coli O157:H7, with 25 hospitalized and 7 with Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS) - Nestles, pay the medical bills - Hell, that's what even the Cookie Monster would do

Posted on June 20, 2009
The average E. coli O157:H7 victim without hospitalization will spend at least $1,000 in medical expenses and loose a week's wages. For those hospitalized, medical bills can run from $10,000 to $100,000 in a very short time period. Those families whose children develop HUS, bills can push well into $1M depending on the severity of the illness...

So, How the Hell Does Cow Shit (E. coli O157:H7) Get Into Nestles' Toll House Cookie Dough?

Posted on June 20, 2009
I have been asked that questions several dozen times in the last 48 hours as this outbreak has mushroomed to nearly 70 in some 28 states with at least 25 hospitalized and 7 with HUS.  So, how did this nasty bug get into such an "All-American" product?  Here is the list of ingredients: E...

Multi-State E. coli Outbreak Linked to Nestle Toll House Raw Cookie Dough Underscores Funding Need

Posted on June 19, 2009
An outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 that has sickened 66 people in 28 states points to the need for better funding for health surveillance, said food safety advocate and foodborne illness litigator William Marler. News of the E. coli outbreak was issued by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), which said in its release that the link to Nestle Toll House raw cookie dough was strong enough to warrant a warning...

Colorado State Health Officials Urge Coloradans to Avoid Eating Raw Nestle Toll House Cookie Dough Products because of Possible Contamination with E. coli O157:H7

Posted on June 19, 2009
DENVER--The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is urging Coloradans not to eat raw Nestle Toll House cookie dough because of possible contamination with E. coli O157:H7. Colorado state health officials, the CDC and several other state health departments are investigating an outbreak of E...

CDC releases information on the Nestle Toll House Cookie Dough E. coli Outbreak

Posted on June 19, 2009
Two long days after word first surfaced about a multi-state outbreak of E. coli tied to raw cookie dough, the CDC has issued information detailing the illnesses. The CDC reports: CDC is collaborating with public health officials in many states, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the United States Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) to investigate an outbreak of E...

Nestle Toll House Prepackaged, Refrigerated Cookie Dough Linked to E. coli O157:H7 Illnesses - 25 Hospitalized, 7 with Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS)

Posted on June 19, 2009
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are warning consumers not to eat any varieties of prepackaged Nestle Toll House refrigerated cookie dough due to the risk of contamination with E. coli O157:H7. The FDA advises that if consumers have any prepackaged, refrigerated Nestle Toll House cookie dough products in their home that they throw them away...

List of Nestle Toll House Cookie Dough Recalled Products

Posted on June 19, 2009
Click on below image to download complete list of recalled items due to E. coli O157:H7 contamination:

Nestlé USA's Baking Division Initiates Voluntary Recall of Toll House Cookie Dough Contaminated with E. coli O157:H7

Posted on June 19, 2009
Tip 'o the hat to Nestlé USA's Baking Division for Initiating Voluntary Recall.  From a Press Release: (SOLON, Ohio) – June 19th, 2009 – Nestlé USA's Baking Division is initiating a voluntary recall of Nestlé® TOLL HOUSE® refrigerated cookie dough products...

Yet Another Death of a Child Due to E. coli - This Time Eight-Year-Old Joseph Coning

Posted on June 18, 2009
The Blount Daily Times reports on yet another death caused by E. coli O157:H7 and Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS) – this time it is eight-year-old Joseph Coning.  I received an email tonight from his devastated family. Just a few weeks ago, seven-year-old Abby Fenstermaker died of E...

63 E. coli O157:H7 Illnesses in 26 States Linked to Nestle's Toll House Cookies?

Posted on June 18, 2009
Over the last few weeks we have been investigating E. coli O157:H7 illnesses in several states.  All seemed unconnected.  However, common food items were uncooked Nestles Toll House Cookie Dough, Strawberries, Fruit Roll-ups and Ground Beef...

China International Food Safety and Quality Conference

Posted on June 16, 2009
I have been invited back to Bejing for the China International Food Safety and Quality Conference.

Some People Have No Shame - Stewart Parnell Makes a Claim Against the Company He Drove into the Ground

Posted on June 16, 2009
I was reviewing the 300 plus claims amounting to over $300,000,000 that companies and individuals have filed against the Peanut Corporation of America and found a claim for $601,506.96 by Stewart Parnell - No, really, the Stewart Parnell - the guy who took the 5th in front of Congress...

Marler Clark Is Updating www.fsis-pfge.org - Food Safety Inspection Services (FSIS) Pulse Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE) Patterns Online Since 2000

Posted on June 15, 2009
Marler Clark is in the process of updating www.fsis-pfge.org through 2009.  We have taken the initiative to publish this information in the hopes that it will provide assistance to government agencies - Federal, State and Local – as well as individuals, in ascertaining the source of E...

I try not to work all the time - mid-morning at Bainbridge Island Farmer's Market

Posted on June 14, 2009
Oldest daughter was taking the SAT's, middle daughter we dropped at softball practice, so the youngest one and I went to the Farmer's Market - a big deal on the Island on a Saturday.  We picked up some fresh strawberries (ours at home are not ripe), a couple more pepper plants and a bag of fresh spinach (I just planted some)...

Valley Meats recalled hamburger due to E. coli O157:H7 contamination AFTER illnesses were found in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Illinois - Why are we not all "Testing and Holding?"

Posted on June 14, 2009
Valley Meats LLC, a Coal Valley, Illinois grinding plant recalled approximately 95,898 pounds of ground beef that might have been contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced in late May...

Yet Another Reason NOT to Poison Your Food Customers - Peanut Corporation Claims Top $200 Million

Posted on June 12, 2009
Ray Reed of the Lynchburg News and Advance reported today that '[c]laims totaling $202 million had been filed Thursday against the Peanut Corporation of America in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Lynchburg, as next Monday's deadline for filing claims approached...

Bar Date Extended to October 31, 2009 for Filing of Personal Injury Claims Against Peanut Corporation of America

Posted on June 12, 2009
Federal judge extends deadline for Peanut Corp. salmonella claims

Another Great Charity - Art With Heart Helps Kids

Posted on June 12, 2009
Art with Heart is a charitable 501c3 nonprofit organization that has helped over 41,000 children through the healing power of creativity. Our books and programs support the mental health of fragile populations at times of crisis, such as after a diagnosis of cancer, a natural disaster, or the tragedy of a school shooting...

US State Department Funds Clear Path International Programs in Vietnam & Cambodia - Marler Clark Matches Grants

Posted on June 11, 2009
Sometimes when you do well, it is good to lend a hand. The U.S. Department of State's Office of Weapons Removal & Abatement has approved matching grants totaling $177,000 for Clear Path International's humanitarian mine action programs in Vietnam and Cambodia...

Paying for Michael Pollan - I need to write a book too!

Posted on June 11, 2009
I spoke with Jerry Large of the last newspaper in Seattle still standing a few days ago (before the flight attendant pried my iphone out of my hand) for his column, 'Appetite lost for "The Omnivore's Dilemma" at WSU,' about the continued interest in my bailing out the WSU 'Common Reading Program' after it bought 4,000 of Michael Pollan's book, "The Omnivore's Dilemma,' and then canceled his campus trip due to costs...

Snow Creek Recalls Fresh Beef Trim Products Due to Possible E. coli O157:H7 Contamination - 75 Pounds - Really?

Posted on June 11, 2009
Snow Creek Meat Processing, a Seneca, S.C., establishment is recalling approximately 75 pounds of fresh beef trim products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today...

FDA Needs More Resources To Oversee Food Safety According to Marler Clark Client

Posted on June 11, 2009
NPR Joanne Silberner interviewed Peter Hurley, father of three-year-old Jacob Hurley, who was poisoned by Salmonella-tainted peanut butter for Morning Edition, June 10, 2009 ... Congress is taking the first step toward major changes in monitoring the safety of the nation's food supply...

CDC Date - Surveillance for Foodborne Disease Outbreaks in the United States, 2006

Posted on June 11, 2009
CDC just today published its 2006 data on Foodborne Disease Outbreaks.  Here is the Report - no wonder I have been so busy: Foodborne illnesses are a major health burden in the United States. Most of these illnesses are preventable, and analysis of outbreaks helps identify control measures...

Outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 Infections in Boulder County & other Denver-area Counties September-October 2008 Linked to Jimmy John's Restaurants

Posted on June 11, 2009
Boulder County Public Health just published this report:

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