Personal Injury Law

Hot Topics in Food Illness Litigation

Posted on May 27, 2008
I (www.billmarler.com) am off to Eastern Washington a bit later this morning to give a talk at the “Farm-to-Table” Conference. My talk is on “Hot Topics in Food Illness Litigation.” It is also a bit of a homecoming – I spent six years at WSU getting three bachelor degrees, four years on the Pullman City Council and eight years as a WSU Regent...

Salmonella St. Paul sickens 21 in New Mexico, 14 in Texas and They are Still Counting in Colorado, Utah and Arizona.

Posted on May 26, 2008
I blogged last week that New Mexico was reporting a large cluster of salmonella illnesses.  This morning New Mexico state health department says there are now 21 and many of the state's recent salmonella cases are linked.  Health officials said many come from the same strain, which is being called "Saint Paul...

Trial Court Backs Standards For Raw Milk

Posted on May 24, 2008
Robert Rodriguez of The Fresno Bee reported from the courtroom Friday in Hollister that the Superior Court judge ruled that the state had a rational basis for creating legislation that imposes a higher safety standard for Organic Pastures and Claravale Farms - California's two raw milk producers...

Salmonella Hits New Mexico - At Least 19 ill with 7 Hospitalized

Posted on May 23, 2008
The New Mexico Department of Health is investigating 19 salmonella cases across the state since May 8. Several patients have been hospitalized with severe symptoms, but no deaths have been reported.  Health officials are interviewing patients to determine how they may have contracted the illness...

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Princeton Salmonella Caused by Touch of Ill Worker?

Posted on May 22, 2008
New Jersey health officials announced today that the Salmonella outbreak at Princeton University appears to have been caused by an ill food service worker who touched (with what?) some shredded cheddar cheese.  Salmonella is a fecal bacterium that causes one of the most common enteric (intestinal) infections in the United States – Salmonellosis...

What is FSIS Really Thinking?

Posted on May 22, 2008
I read with some level of concern that “FSIS Issues Public Health Alert For Beef Products Due To Possible E. Coli O157:H7 Contamination” which wound up in my inbox this morning: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert [not a recall] for approximately 808 pounds of ground beef products produced at Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc...

E. coli Lawsuit Filed Against Taco Bell and Hepatitis A Lawsuit Filed Against Chipotle

Posted on May 21, 2008
A week without a blog post?  That has not happened for a long time.  Being "off the grid" in Alaska for a few days did not help (me in the Obama hat with a very fresh steelhead), and spending the balance of the time in airports and airplanes getting to and from Omaha and Minneapolis absorbed the balance of the time...

Where in the World?

Posted on May 14, 2008
Someone sent me this photo and asked me to guess where it is?  Other than heaven?  Where? Another friend/attorney's kid just got elected President of his High School class - great to see he took after his mom.

Twenty-eight Cases of Salmonella Bacteria Infections have been Confirmed on Princeton University's Campus

Posted on May 14, 2008
Katie Wagner of the Packet wrote a few moments ago “Salmonella infection count at university now at 28.” According to Ms. Wagner: Since April 29, when the university learned of the first of the cases, a total of 20 students and eight staff members have been infected, university spokeswoman Cass Cliatt said...

INS Raids, Bad for Consumers?

Posted on May 13, 2008
I was reading today that Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials have said that 390 people have been arrested on immigration charges after Monday's raid at Agriprocessors Inc., in Postville, Iowa.  The facility is the world's largest kosher meatpacking plant...

Albuquerque New Mexico International House of Pancakes - IHop - Linked to Possible Hepatitis A Illnesses

Posted on May 12, 2008
Since April of this year, the New Mexico Department of Health has been investigating two Albuquerque IHop restaurants after two food servers were diagnosed with hepatitis A.  The servers at two separate International House of Pancakes – IHop - restaurants in northeast Albuquerque have been diagnosed with hepatitis A, the department said Tuesday...

"It's a dirty, dirty business," Marler said.

Posted on May 10, 2008
Mick Trevey of WTMJ reported on documents discovered at the Cargill Meat Solutions plant in Milwaukee, also called Emmpak Foods, which processes more than 100 million pounds of beef every year. Bill Marler is a lawyer who specializes in food borne illnesses...

22nd Hepatitis Case Linked To Chipotle In La Mesa

Posted on May 10, 2008
We have been contacted by nearly one dozen people who believe that the have contracted hepatitis A.  We have filed one suit so far, but may file others as the facts warrant it.  Another hepatitis A case with a possible link to a Chipotle restaurant in La Mesa has been confirmed, bringing the number to twenty-two, the San Diego County Health and Human Services announced Friday...

Ashlyn Johnson Sickened by Salmonella at Shelby County Relay for Life Event at Roughrider Stadium in Center Texas

Posted on May 09, 2008
KTRE 9 reports that Ashlyn Johnson was one of more than three dozen people who came down with salmonella last week.  They all attended a Relay For Life event at Roughrider Stadium in Center last Friday evening. Ashlyn's kidneys were failing so she was lifeflighted to a Shreveport hospital Tuesday night...

Princeton Salmonella Poisonings Top 90

Posted on May 09, 2008
Newsday reports that the number of confirmed cases of salmonella at Princeton University continues to grow.  The university said today that there are now 22 confirmed cases -- 20 students and two staff.  Health officials have been investigating more than 70 other cases of stomach problems at the school that may be related to the bacteria...

Hawaii Meat Plant - Palama Holdings - Recalls E. coli Contaminated Ground Beef

Posted on May 08, 2008
Palama Holdings LLC, a Kapolei Hawaii firm is voluntarily recalling more than 68,000 pounds of ground beef products because they may be contaminated with E. coli contamination.  The following products are subject to recall: Six- and ten-pound boxes containing 1/4-pound and 1/3-pound "May's Teriyaki Beef Patties...

Salmonella Still Plagues Princeton - Ill People Now 17

Posted on May 08, 2008
Princeton health authorities have confirmed at least 17 cases of salmonella at Princeton University and are investigating 70 other cases of stomach problems at the school that may be related to the bacteria.  Princeton spokeswoman Cass Cliatt says the most recent patient diagnosed got sick last week...

Tonight at 10:00: Tainted Beef - WTMJ Presents

Posted on May 08, 2008
Tonight at 10:00: hundreds of millions of pounds of beef have been recalled over the last several years. Is the meat we eat, safe? Several recalls were for meat processed in Milwaukee. TODAY’S TMJ4 sent requests for federal inspection reports...

Salmonella Plague at Princeton

Posted on May 07, 2008
Jack Ackerman of the Daily Princetonian reported that the number of confirmed Salmonella infections on campus has risen to 16, including 15 students and one staff member. Despite not knowing the source, the Princeton Regional Health Department (PRHD) has been working with New Jersey state officials to conduct preliminary food history surveys with both infected and healthy students...

Two E. coli Lawsuits Filed Against Wendy's in Utah

Posted on May 06, 2008
After months of attempting to resolve these cases without litigation, after five days of mediation with no resolution, we filed suit against Wendy’s (perhaps now Arby’s) in Salt Lake City Federal Court on behalf of two victims who suffered severe hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS)...

Hepatitis A Lawsuit Filed Against La Mesa Chipotle Mexican Grill

Posted on May 06, 2008
A lawsuit was filed today against Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., in San Diego County Superior Court for the recent hepatitis A outbreak linked to a La Mesa Chipotle restaurant.  Terry Wesley, the plaintiff, became infected with hepatitis A after eating in March and April at the Chipotle Grill on Fletcher Parkway in La Mesa, California...

Chipolte Hepatitis A Outbreak Hits 21 in La Mesa

Posted on May 06, 2008
Another hepatitis A case with a possible link to a Chipotle restaurant in La Mesa has been confirmed, bringing the number to 21, the San Diego County Health and Human Services announced Tuesday.  Hepatitis A is commonly spread through fecal contamination due to poor hygiene...

Chipotle Hepatitis A Outbreak Hits 21 in La Mesa

Posted on May 06, 2008
Another hepatitis A case with a possible link to a Chipotle restaurant in La Mesa has been confirmed, bringing the number to 21, the San Diego County Health and Human Services announced Tuesday.  We filed suit today on behalf of 1 of the 21 today...

20 Hepatitis A cases linked to Chipotle, 10 Salmonella cases linked to Princeton - A busy Monday

Posted on May 05, 2008
San Diego California County health officials reported today another person who contracted hepatitis A from possibly eating at a Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurant in La Mesa. The new case brings the number of people linked to the exposure at the restaurant to 20, eight women and 12 men, according to the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency...

I'll have a side of Listeria with my Pennsylvania Raw Milk and New York Salad

Posted on May 04, 2008
Salad Recall Gourmet Boutique of Jamaica, N.Y., is recalling 35 types of fresh and frozen products, which were distributed nationwide. It includes various salads and other products. It is voluntarily recalling 286,320 pounds of meat products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, according to the U...

Speaking in Minnesota about Food Poisoning Law

Posted on May 04, 2008
Next week I (www.billmarler.com) will be speaking at the University of Minnesota College of Agriculture, Food, and Environmental Sciences on Tuesday, May 6 at 3:00 PM.  I am a guest lecturer in the Food: Safety, Risk, and Technology class taught by distinguished professor Dr...

Chinese Fish Imports Raise Concerns

Posted on May 04, 2008
I was reading Bill Lambrecht’s article from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch this morning, “Seafood imports: worries growing,” and was struck by these quotes: "As our system becomes more antiquated and more ineffective, the world is sending us their junk...

Salmonella Illnesses Traced to Norwalk Ohio Casa Fiesta

Posted on May 03, 2008
Ohio Health officials are working to identify the source of a salmonella scare that sent 10 people to the hospital last week in Norwalk. However, The common thread linking the 10 victims together is that they all ate at Casa Fiesta, 196 Milan Avenue in Norwalk on April 24...

UPDATE - Salmonella Illnesses Traced to Norwalk Ohio Casa Fiesta - Lawsuit Filed

Posted on May 03, 2008
Ohio Health officials are working to identify the source of a salmonella scare that sent 10 people to the hospital last week in Norwalk. However, The common thread linking the 10 victims together is that they all ate at Casa Fiesta, 196 Milan Avenue in Norwalk on April 24...

19 and Rising - Customers of La Mesa Chipotle Ill with Hepatitis A

Posted on May 02, 2008
San Diego County health officials reported today another person who contracted hepatitis A from eating at a Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurant in La Mesa.  The new case brings to 19, eight women and 11 men, the total number of patients sickened by the outbreak, according to the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency...

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