Personal Injury Law

Salmonella-tainted Tuna From Indoneasia Is A Problem on O'ahu

Posted on February 10, 2008
Health officials in Hawaii are trying to find out what and who is responsible for 33 cases of the same strain of salmonella that were confirmed between October and December of 2007.  The strain---Salmonella paratyphi B---was linked to 'ahi tuna consumed raw, but none were linked to a specific restaurant, grocery store, or even one distributor...

PA Report Points To Raw Milk Danger

Posted on January 29, 2008
The potential health risks associated with raw milk consumption need to be better understood by policy makers and the public. So says a report by the Pennsylvania Departments of Health and Agriculture. It was published online today by the Journal of the American Medical Association...

Organic sesame seeds may contain Salmonella

Posted on January 28, 2008
Shiloh Farms has recalled organic sesame seeds that may be contaminated with Salmonella.  They were distributed in New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Arkansas.  Full StoryThis product comes in a 12-ounce blue and white 5" x 8" plastic bag with a Shiloh Farms logo and USDA organic symbol...

90 Percent Chance Your Pet Turtle Has Salmonella

Posted on January 24, 2008
We usually focus on food-borne illness here, but when pets poise a serious threat  to children due to salmonella we want to help get the word out. HealthDay Reporter Steven Reinberg today wrote about the Centers for Disease Control finding that 103 children got salmonella poisoning in the last half of 2007 from their pet turtles...

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South Dakota State Epidemiologist Mum On Spread Of Salmonella Outbreak

Posted on January 14, 2008
South Dakota public health officials apparently want to make a game out of guessing the other three states involved in a four-state salmonella outbreak.Rapid City, the largest town in South Dakota's Black Hills, is said to be the center of the outbreak...

Salmonella outbreaks being investigated in Pennsylvania, Montana

Posted on January 07, 2008
The Lancaster News reported that at least eleven people have been culture-confirmed with Salmonella infections since eating food from Mazzi, a restaurant whose owner also co-owns the Leola Village Inn & Suites.  According to  the story: John Calabrese, who owns Mazzi and co-owns Leola Village Inn & Suites with his wife, Deborah Shirk, said about 50 people attended the Dec...

Did PetSmart Cover Up Salmonella Outbreak?

Posted on January 04, 2008
We're not members of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), but we do moniter the organization's acitivities and positions because they offer a view that is worth paying attention to. PETA's latest campaign is to get PetSmart, the naitonal pet food retailer from offering live pets for sale in its stores...

Salmonella cases linked to Safeway beef

Posted on December 21, 2007
Thirty-eight people from three states are sick with salmonella that may be linked to ground beef processed at Safeway stores,  the United States Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service says.The shipments with the salmonella contaminated beef were received between Sept...

Salmonella fear prompts recall of Mexico-grown basil

Posted on December 20, 2007
Full Story from the Associated Press LOS ANGELES Some 5,500 pounds of basil grown in Mexico and sold in the United States is being recalled because of fears it may be infected with salmonella. Los Angeles-based importer Top Line Specialty Produce says that the basil was imported from a farm in Mexico's southern Baja California region on Dec...

Wisconsin man files Salmonella lawsuit against ConAgra

Posted on December 12, 2007
A Marion, Wisconsin resident filed a lawsuit against ConAgra, the manufacturer of Banquet pot pies, today.  The lawsuit is one of seven filed by Seattle-based Marler Clark on behalf of victims of a nationwide outbreak of Salmonella infections traced to the pot pies...

Arizona health officials track salmonella flare-up

Posted on December 12, 2007
Arizona health officials are still uncertain what the source of the salmonella outbreak is that cause 14 people to become ill, 7 of which were hospitalized.  Full story from The Arizona RepublicKen Komatsu, top epidemiologist for the Arizona Department of Health Services, said seven of those ill in Arizona had to be hospitalized after becoming infected with salmonella, a food-borne germ...

Salmonella Outbreak Traced to Pulled Pork

Posted on December 10, 2007
The East Metro Health District issued a report last week indicating that a Salmonella outbreak associated with attendance at Sherman's Last Burning could be traced further to consumption of pulled pork at the Lion's Club booth.  At least 67 people became ill with Salmonella after eating at the Lion's Club booth at the festival, which was held in Covington, Georgia, in October...

Seattle law firm files sixth lawsuit against ConAgra over Salmonella-tainted pot pies

Posted on November 28, 2007
SEATTLE, WA (November 28, 2007) – Marler Clark filed a sixth lawsuit against ConAgra today on behalf of a victim of the Banquet pot pie Salmonella outbreak that sickened hundreds. The lawsuit was filed in Yakima County Superior Court on behalf of Yakima resident Renee Barnes, who became ill with a Salmonella infection in May, 2007 after consuming a Banquet pot pie manufactured by ConAgra...

Salmonella outbreaks traced to tomatoes

Posted on November 28, 2007
Vindy.com today reported on the resolution of one of the last Sheetz Salmonella cases that stemmed from the 2004 Salmonella outbreak traced to contaminated tomatoes.  According to the newspaper report: Anslinger's case was notable because it was the vehicle for the complicated discovery process — the pretrial exchange of evidence — used to determine where the tomatoes originated, said Anslinger's attorney, William Marler...

ConAgra Banquet and Great Value Pot Pie Outbreak Update

Posted on November 18, 2007
Investigation of Outbreak of Human Infections Caused by Salmonella I 4,[5],12:i:- CDC is collaborating with public health officials in multiple states across the United States and with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service to investigate an ongoing multi-state outbreak of Salmonella I 4,[5],12:i:- (pronounced “four five twelve eye minus”) infections in humans...

Salmonella outbreaks

Posted on November 14, 2007
WBTV published a press release from the Catawba County Public Health Department on its website regarding the Salmonella outbreak that has recently plagued customers of Carniceria y Taqueria Hermanos Chavez located in Newton. Following is an excerpt from the press release: Catawba County Public Health is continuing to investigate a food borne illness outbreak...

Marler Clark files fifth lawsuit against ConAgra on behalf of man who ate contaminated Banquet pot pies

Posted on November 13, 2007
NEWS RELEASEContact:Suzanne Schreck(206) 346-1879sschreck@marlerclark.com SEATTLE, WA (November 13, 2007) – A Pasco, Washington man who became ill with Salmonella after eating a Banquet pot pie in September filed a lawsuit against ConAgra, the food manufacturer whose Banquet pot pies were recalled in October after they were identified as the source of a nationwide Salmonella outbreak...

Update: North Carolina Salmonella Outbreak

Posted on November 09, 2007
WSOC TV reported yesterday that the Newton, North Carolina restaurant associated with a large Salmonella outbreak may not reopen after the health department concludes its investigation into the source of the outbreak.  Experts with the Catawba County Public Health Office said they may never know for sure what caused the outbreak at the Carniceria y Taqueria off U...

2 more cases of Salmonella confirmed

Posted on November 08, 2007
Public health officials have confirmed two more cases of Salmonella associated with a food poisoning outbreak in Catawba County, North Carolina.  According to an article published in the Hickory Daily Record today: The number of confirmed cases stood at 15 as of late Wednesday afternoon, but 126 people have complained of Salmonella-like symptoms, they said...

Quizno's Salmonella outbreak likely from tomatoes

Posted on November 08, 2007
This week's food safety infosheet from the International Food Safety Network highlights a recent Salmonella outbreak that was traced to a Quizno's restaurant in Rochester, Minnesota.  From the infosheet: Doug Schultz, spokesman for the Minnesota Department of Health was quoted as saying "We're still investigating the outbreak, and part of that investigation involves produce items being the likely vehicle for the contamination...

Salmonella outbreak in Catawba County, NC

Posted on November 07, 2007
The Charlotte Observer reported yesterday on the closure of Carniceria & Taqueria Hermanos Chavez in Newton.  The restaurant was closed on Friday after dozens of people became ill with Salmonella infections after eating at the restaurant, according to Catawba County health officials...

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