Personal Injury Law

Princeton University Salmonella Outbreak May Hit 80

Posted on May 02, 2008
There are now eight confirmed cases of salmonella at Princeton University and health officials are investigating whether they are related to 80 other cases of stomach problems at the school.  A Princeton spokeswoman said those who tested positive for the salmonella bacteria had more severe symptoms than the others, who may have caught an unrelated virus...

Acceptance Speech for WSTLA Public Justice Award

Posted on May 01, 2008
Thank you Governor Locke and thank you WSTLA for this honor.  For those who know me well, know that this honor is not mine alone. It is an honor shared with my law partners, Bruce Clark, Denis Stearns and Andy Weisbecker and associates and staff who have all long suffered in my presence...

The Tale of Nebraska Beef Suing the Church Continues

Posted on April 30, 2008
You might recall a post I made several months back about Nebraska Beef suing the Salem Lutheran Church of Longville, Minnesota claiming, among other things: That, upon information and belief, an environmental assessment of the church kitchen and food preparation procedures by the Minnesota Department of Health indicated that there was a high potential of cross-contamination between the ground beef [filled with pathogenic cow shit] and other foods during food preparation...

Attorney William Marler Recognized for Public Health Advocacy

Posted on April 30, 2008
William Marler, managing partner of Seattle-based Marler Clark, has been selected for a prestigious law award recognizing his work on behalf of a safer food supply. The Washington State Trial Lawyers Association (WSTLA) has selected him for the 2008 Public Justice Award, which is bestowed upon "an individual or organization whose efforts, courage, litigation, or innovative work results in the creation of a more just society...

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CDC Reports Salmonella Agona in Colorado (1), Delaware (1), Maine (3), Massachusetts (2), Minnesota (1), North Dakota (1), New Hampshire (2), New Jersey (4), New York (3), Pennsylvania (1), Rhode Island (1), and Vermont (1) Tied to Malt-O-Meal

Posted on April 30, 2008
CDC is collaborating with public health officials in multiple states across the United States and with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to investigate a multi-state outbreak of Salmonella Agona infections. An investigation that includes interviews of persons with Salmonella Agona infections and comparison of the DNA fingerprints suggests that cereal from Malt-O-Meal unsweetened Puffed Rice Cereals and unsweetened Puffed Wheat Cereals is likely related to these illnesses...

18 and rising - Hepatitis A Cases Linked to Chipotle

Posted on April 29, 2008
Four more hepatitis A cases have been linked to a Chipotle restaurant in La Mesa, California, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 18.  Local Health and Human Services officials said no employees at the Chipotle restaurant tested positive for hepatitis A...

First Chipotle in San Diego, now I-Hop In New Mexico with Hepatitis A

Posted on April 29, 2008
A day after I listened to Bill Richardson, Governor of New Mexico, give a great speech in Seattle, restaurant workers in New Mexico are diagnosed with hepatitis A.  Two Albuquerque I-HOP restaurants are under the microscope after two of its workers were diagnosed with hepatitis A...

La Mesa California Chipotle Mexican Grill Hepatitis A Outbreak Update

Posted on April 27, 2008
Illnesses as of a few moments ago are holding at 14. However, San Diego Health officials have advised people who ate at the restaurant, at 8005 Fletcher Parkway, between March 1 and April 22 to see a doctor if they are experiencing symptoms of the viral infection...

Sarpy County Nebraska E. coli Roast Beef Outbreak Sickens 14

Posted on April 26, 2008
Outbreak supports the rationale for expanding E. coli O157:H7 as an adulterant on all meats, including those formerly considered “intact.” According to Nebraska State health officials, an E. coli outbreak in Sarpy County has sickened 14 people -- including a 7-year-old -- and sent four people to the hospital...

At least 12 sick with Hepatitis A after eating at Chipotle in San Diego, California

Posted on April 25, 2008
San Diego County health officials say they have identified six more cases of hepatitis A that may be linked to a restaurant in La Mesa, bringing to 12 the total number of people sickened. Those who became ill ate at the Chipotle Mexican Grill between March 1 and April 22...

Hepatitis A Illnesses Increase to 14 at San Diego Chipolte

Posted on April 25, 2008
Those sickened include six women and eight men, ranging in age from 23 to 55.  The concern is over anyone who dined at the restaurant located at 8005 Fletcher Parkway between March 1 and April 22. Anyone who is symptomatic for Hepatitis A should immediately see his or her doctor to be screened for the illness...

E. coli O157:H7 in the News in Colorado and Nebraska

Posted on April 25, 2008
E. coli illnesses seem to be a part of nearly every news cycle. This week stories of illnesses have come from Colorado and Nebraska. The Omaha World-Herald reports – “Sarpy County E. coli outbreak investigated” State health officials are continuing to investigate an E...

Two Law Awards in a Month - It is Hard to be Humble

Posted on April 24, 2008
Goodness, I have been selected for two prestigious law awards. The Washington State Trial Lawyers Association (WSTLA) has selected me for the Public Justice Award, and the King County Bar Association will give me the 2008 Outstanding Lawyer Award. WSTLA bestows the Public Justice Award to “an individual or organization whose efforts, courage, litigation, or innovative work results in the creation of a more just society”...

Today Wendy's makes $2,340,000,000 from Arby's and Yet Offers Nothing to Two Utah E. coli Victims It Almost Killed in 2006

Posted on April 24, 2008
I read with some amusement that Arby’s bought Wendy’s today for $2.34 billion. According to various press reports, Dave Thomas' daughter Pam Thomas Farber said the family was devastated by the news. "It's a very sad day for Wendy's, and our family...

MARLER CLARK AGAIN CALLS FOR MANDATORY VACCINATIONS OF FOOD SERVICE WORKERS

Posted on April 24, 2008
San Diego is the latest in a series out outbreaks and exposure to hepatitis A via restaurant food and/or infected workers. County health officials there say they are investigating six cases of hepatitis A linked to a Chipotle Mexican Grill in La Mesa...

Downers may be Down and Out, but Pigs do Fly

Posted on April 23, 2008
According to wikipedia, the popular saying "[it will happen] when pigs fly" (or when pigs have wings) is traditionally used to mean that the specified event will never occur.  Well, pigs do have wings. Today, the American Meat Institute, the National Meat Association and the National Milk Producers Federation announced that they have petitioned the Agriculture Department to enact a total ban on the slaughter of downer cattle...

Organic Pastures - "Where There is Smoke, There is Fire."

Posted on April 23, 2008
I was paging through the pages of the Ethicurean when I stumbled over this post: Amanda kicks over the raw-milk bucket Whoa! Our Ethicurean team member Amanda Rose (and Organic Gardening milk feature writer) neglected to tell us she would be dropping a bombshell on the California raw-milk community...

435 Chipotle Customers with Norovirus, 6 Sick with Hepatitis A, but Record Profits, what Gives?

Posted on April 23, 2008
The number of people who reported that they became sick with norovirus after eating at the Chipotle Mexican Grill in Kent has grown to about 435.  The restaurant at 429 E. Main St. reopened Saturday, after a voluntary shutdown Friday. Workers replaced the food and sanitized equipment with a bleach solution...

Raw Milk to be a Marler Clark Growth Sector?

Posted on April 22, 2008
From 1993 to 2002 nearly all the revenue to my firm came to E. coli-contaminated hamburger.  Then it was E. coli-contaminated spinach and lettuce.  Although spinach and lettuce were down in 2007, hamburger is back up.  With the increase in sales of raw milk in states, I am expecting a brisk growth in this sector of the Marler Clark firm...

www.outbreakinc.com updated too

Posted on April 21, 2008
OutBreak is a unique not-for-profit consulting company based on a radical notion: that the same lawyers who sue on behalf of victims of foodborne illness are best suited to help responsible companies with their food safety challenges. In 1998, the Marler Clark attorneys formed OutBreak, a not-for-profit consulting firm dedicated to training companies how to prevent foodborne illness outbreaks among their customers...

www.marlerclark.com relaunched

Posted on April 21, 2008
Since 1993, Marler Clark has represented thousands of clients in litigation against restaurants and food companies whose food was identified as the source of illness. We strive to obtain full and fair compensation for our clients’ injuries by ensuring that our clients are compensated for their physical and emotional injuries, as well as for medical expenses and missed time from work...

China Proposes Life in Prison for Food Poisoning Customers

Posted on April 20, 2008
Reuters reports that China is considering a food safety law that provides for penalties of up to life imprisonment for people responsible for the production of substandard food.  Lesser violations of the law could incur fines, confiscation of income from sales of substandard products, or revocation of licenses...

Malt-O-Meal Reads Marler Blog

Posted on April 19, 2008
Or, at least it's lawyers do.  I'm always a bit shocked that people other than my mom and dad read my blog.  I was pleased that the lawyers for Malt-O-Meal corrected me on one of my earlier posts (I posted a picture of the wrong product): Dear Mr...

Salmonella Death Linked to Alamosa Water

Posted on April 18, 2008
There have been 411 reported cases of salmonella linked to the outbreak, with 112 of those cases confirmed through laboratory testing. Eighteen people had to be hospitalized.  It now appears that there may be a death related to the consumption of Salmonella-tainted water...

California, Colorado, Indiana, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont report Salmonella Agona Cases Linked to Malt-O-Meal

Posted on April 16, 2008
According to the CDC's most recent count, as of April 14 the outbreak had sickened 23 patients in 14 states, including two cases each were reported in New Hampshire and Massachusetts with California, Colorado, Delaware, Indiana, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Rhode Island and Vermont each reported one case...

Who's Minding the Store?

Posted on April 15, 2008
Andrew Schneider, crack investigating reporter and ubber-blogger, posted today on his coverage of the Seattle University Law School Food Safety Conference – “Who’s Minding the Store?  See his coverage at: Secret Ingredients - Experts in food safety describe a problem that's hard to control, misunderstood by the public and too dangerous to ignore...

Illinois Resident Linked to Malt-O-Meal Salmonella Agona

Posted on April 15, 2008
Illinois has joined Maine and Minnesota in naming themselves as locations of ill persons linked to Salmonella Agona tainted Unsweetened Puffed Rice and Puffed Wheat cereal. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Saturday that diagnoses of salmonellosis linked with the consumption of Malt-O-Meal cereals have been reported in 14 states...

FDA Announces 23 Ill in 14 States from Malt-O-Meal Salmonella Agona

Posted on April 12, 2008
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced that at least 23 people in 14 states have been diagnosed with salmonellosis that was caused by the same strain of Salmonella that was found in the recently recalled unsweetened Puffed Rice and unsweetened Puffed Wheat Cereals produced by Malt-O-Meal...

Salmonella Agona Malt-O-Meal Outbreak

Posted on April 12, 2008
Salmonella is one of the most common enteric (intestinal) infections in the United States. Salmonellosis (the disease caused by Salmonella) is the second most common foodborne illness after Campylobacter infection. It is estimated that 1.4 million cases of salmonellosis occur each year in the U...

A Full Service Law Firm - "MarlerClarkwear"

Posted on April 12, 2008
Well into the second day of "Who's Minding the Store" food safety conference here in Seattle.  The only competition seems to be our first sunny day with temperatures reaching 70 and the visit from the Dali Lama.  The hot item at the conference is the Marler Clark hat:

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