Health Law

Iztapa Restaurant in Washington State Sued By E Coli Victim

Posted on October 24, 2008
The first lawsuit stemming from the Snohomish county E. coli outbreak was filed earlier this week in the Superior Court for the State of Washington, County of Snohomish. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of the minor child of Alison and Ray Riojas of Snohomish County, against Ixtapa Family Mexican Restaurant, which has been identified as the source of the outbreak...

North Bay E Coli Outbreak Grows To 190

Posted on October 22, 2008
Harvey's restaurant in North Bay, Ontario must have been a popular place.   The number of E coli 0157:H7 cases linked to Harvey's increased today to 190, up from 158 just a day earlier.   Of those, 36 have been confirmed by laboratory results...

Michigan State E Coli Victim Files Lawsuit

Posted on October 22, 2008
A University of Michigan student has filed a lawsuit against Detroit-based Aunt Mid's Produce in connection with a statewide E. coli outbreak last month.  The lawsuit -- the second against Aunt Mid's since the outbreak -- was filed Monday in Washtenaw County Circuit Court on behalf of a U-M senior who alleges she was sickened in the outbreak, which has been linked to Aunt Mid's...

Ontario, Vermont, & Washington State All Tracking E. coli Outbreaks; Meat Recall Underway

Posted on October 20, 2008
We are beginning to wonder if the number and seriousness  of E. coli 0157:H7 has become so routine  that its like background music.   The North Bay, Ontario outbreak has  reached 159 confirmed and suspected cases, say Canadian health officials...

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Oklahoma Was Slow To Close Popular Locust Grove Restaurant

Posted on October 19, 2008
The Oklahoma State Health Department arrived in Locust Grove at nightfall last Aug. 22nd to investigate multiple reports of food poisoning in the area. They knew by the next day that the Country Cottage restaurant was implicated in the outbreak, but allowed popular family dining spot to remain open until it closed voluntarily three days later on Aug...

Harvey's Restaurant in North Bay Linked To E. Coli Outbreak

Posted on October 15, 2008
Canada has seen more of its fair share of food-borne illness in recent months, especially with the Maple Leaf listeria outbreak that has killed 20.   Now its got a full-blown E. coli outbreak on its hands as well. Ontario's North Bay Parry Sound Health District today is reporting its: ...

E coli Kills Kansas Boys in Witchita Medical Center

Posted on October 14, 2008
There is a lot of Kansas separating the towns of Liberal and Matfield Green.   Liberal is an Oklahoma panhandle border town.  The 20,000 who make Liberal home depend on oil, gas, and helium as well as agriculture.  Its closer to Denver, Colorado than Kansas City, Kansas...

E coli Contamination Brings Recall of Nicaraguan Beef

Posted on October 13, 2008
In a world where financial markets around the globe can all either light up or melt down in an instant, the path meat takes to our tables should not come as a surprise.   Still, we are reminded how quickly these linkages can catch up with us when the United States is recalling Nicaraguan-produced beef being distributed by a packer in Puerto Rico...

Just Another Week of E. coli Taking Victims In Amercia

Posted on October 11, 2008
We thought we'd do something different today, and just give a rundown on the E, coli news we've been involved in.  Every week is getting to be E. coli week in America.  This is a look-back on the last one.  Here we go! We received several calls last Monday from  sorority sisters who had been sickened by E...

Raw Milk Farms Celebrate; Their Product Sends Three To Hospital

Posted on October 05, 2008
Today farms selling raw milk in Vermont held open houses. They invited city and town folk to "hop from farm to farm and spend the afternoon getting to know the farmers, dairy cows and goats in your community and beyond. Tour the farms, taste the milk, and even purchase a gallon to bring home!" When they picked Sunday, Oct...

Boulder, Where The Rich Always Keep Secrets, Won't Say Which Sorority Has E coli Outbreak

Posted on October 02, 2008
Public Health Officials Investigating wave of E. coli cases Boulder County Public Health (BCPH) is currently investigating a cluster of E. coli O157:H7 infections associated with students attending the University of Colorado at Boulder (CU). Since September 23rd, BCPH has investigated eight related cases...

Outbreak May Be Over, But Suffering Continues In Locust Grove, OK

Posted on September 30, 2008
There are places with bad karma and it makes you wonder why.   Locust Grove, OK is such a place.  The town of 1500 was, 30 years ago, the center for the murders of three Girl Scouts at camp.  Murders that remain unsolved.   Then there was the more recent killing of an elderly couple south of town...

Michigan E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak Linked to Bagged Lettuce, Again. Food Safety Attorney, William Marler, Gives History Lesson.

Posted on September 27, 2008
This is a press release being distributed by Marler Clark: Seattle--- “E. coli O157:H7 outbreaks associated with lettuce or spinach, specifically the "pre-washed" and "ready-to-eat" varieties sold under various brand and trade names, are by no means a new phenomenon,” according to food-safety attorney, William D...

If Your "Aunt Mid's" Place Is In Detroit, You've Got A Problem!

Posted on September 26, 2008
The Michigan Department of Community Health is issuing a public health alert after dozens of cases of E. coli surfaced. It now appears the E. coli outbreak is linked to iceberg lettuce that came from a wholesale distributor. As a precautionary measure, the Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) is issuing a public health alert due to illnesses from the 26 cases of E...

Colorado Infant Death Linked To Unlicensed Day Care

Posted on September 24, 2008
Bill Scanlon at the Rocky Mountain News this morning is reporting with some detail on the Colorado 3-year old who died Friday of E coli O17:H7.   According to The Rocky:   The Aurora day-care facility attended by a 3-year-old who died Friday of an E...

Ten Students At Michigan State University Are Down With E. coli 0157:H7

Posted on September 16, 2008
The“particularly dangerous” type of E coli (0157:H7) is said to be responsible for an outbreak at Michigan State University. Ten students living on campus are sick.  According to the Detroit Free Press: Tests have confirmed that the strain of E...

Oklahoma Says Country Cottage Outbreak Is Over

Posted on September 16, 2008
“The spread of E. coli 0111 in this outbreak was directly related to the (Country Cottage) restaurant,” said State Epidemiologist Dr. Kristy Bradley. And with that statement, Oklahoma health officials declared the E. coli 0111 outbreak over...

More E. coli Cases In OK-A Clue In Broken Arrow?

Posted on September 15, 2008
The wording that has been used in the Oklahoma State Health Department releases have left us with no doubt that the number of victims in the E. coli 0111 outbreak could continue to increase.   That happened on Friday, when the total number climbed to 291...

Oklahoma Says Food Samples Are Clean; Mystery Continures

Posted on September 11, 2008
The laboratory analysis of food samples taken from the Country Cottage restaurant found no disease-causing pathogens, the Oklahoma State Health Department (OSHD) announced today.  Earlier, no disease-causing pathogens were found in either the well water available for use at the Country Cottage nor the Locust Grove public water...

OSDH Updates Numbers In E coli 0111 Outbreak

Posted on September 10, 2008
While we wait for laboratory analysis of food samples from the Country Cottage restaurant in Locust Grove, OK, there was this update: The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) said today at least 231 persons have become ill as the result of an E...

Food is Final Focus of Investigation into E. coli 0111 Outbreak

Posted on September 09, 2008
The largest outbreak of E. coli 0111 remains unsolved.   Here's the latest from state officials: The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) said today that analysis of environmental samples taken from the Country Cottage restaurant in Locust Grove, OK, indicated no disease-causing pathogens were found on the restaurant’s surfaces...

CDC Joins Oklahoma Investigation Into E Coli 0100 Outbreak: Locust Grove Suffers Along With Victims

Posted on September 05, 2008
There is no reason now to get off the Cherokee Turnpike, northeastern Oklahoma's toll road, at Locust Grove.   The Country Cottage remains closed, few want to go to any other Locust Grove restaurants, and they've even called off a high school football game...

Boy Scout Zachary Yost Sues S&S Foods LLC

Posted on September 03, 2008
A Boy Scout who was infected by E. coli O157:H7 while attending camp in Virginia filed suit today in the Circuit Court of Rockbridge County. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Zachary Yost and his mother, Devon Drew, against S & S Foods LLC. The plaintiffs are represented by Marler Clark, a Seattle law firm dedicated to representing victims of foodborne illness, and Maryland attorney Benson Klein of Ward & Klein...

E. coli 0111 Outbreak Continues To Increase East of Tulsa

Posted on August 31, 2008
The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) reports this weekend that at least 176 persons have become ill as a result of the E. coli O111 outbreak in northeastern Oklahoma. Cases include 128 adults and 48 children. Federal and state health officials say E...

Country Cottage's Use Of Private Well Water May Have Been Fatal

Posted on August 30, 2008
The outbreak of a rare strain of E. coli centered east of Tulsa has now made 116 people sick, put 50 into area hospitals and taken at least one life. The Oklahoman today is reporting that well water tests at the Country Cottage restaurant are raising more questions about the source of the deadly E...

Tulsa's 2 Discovers Country Cottage Has Dirty Record

Posted on August 29, 2008
Beth Burnett at KJRH-TV 2 in Tulsa appears to be digging into that area's E. coli outbreak, finding that the ill-fated Country Cottage restaurant has a long history of negative inspections by local health authorities.   The popular Locust Grove, OK restaurant racked up a staggering 88 health violations in the last four years...

Connecticut Finds It Was E. coli With That Raw Milk

Posted on August 29, 2008
On July 16th, 2008 the Connecticut Department of Agriculture began an investigation of a possible link between several reported illnesses and the consumption of Retail Raw Milk (unpasteurized milk). Recently we concluded that investigation. The investigation was prompted when the Department was notified by Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) Epidemiologists of 2 reported illnesses in which both patients had consumed Retail Raw Milk from a dairy licensed to produce Retail Raw Milk and pasteurized milk and milk products...

Picking Through The Menu At Country Cottage Won't Be Easy

Posted on August 27, 2008
Some restaurants have simple menus and if they have a food poisoning incident it is fairly easy for investigators  to track the sources of the food.   Then, there are restaurants like the Country Cottage in Locust Grove, OK,  which is the center of that area's possible E...

Locust Grove, OK's Country Cottage Said Responsible For Death and Illnesses

Posted on August 25, 2008
 Locust Grove, Oklahoma, population 1400,   is about 50 miles east of Tulsa.  A local hamburger joint called D.J.'s was made famous by local country-western star Mica Roberts.  But an apparent outbreak of E. coli 0157:H7 is making another Locust Grove restaurant famous in the worst way...

Raw Milk

Posted on August 21, 2008
An ambitious and well-meaning attempt to make California’s dairy products safer arrives this week in the California Assembly in the form of State Bill 201—but the country’s top food safety advocates are calling on California legislators to vote against it...

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