Health Law

Marler Clark And Reilly Collins File First Lawsuit Against Nestle's In National E. coli 0157:H7 Outbreak

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...

Marler Clark And O'Reilly Collins File First Lawsuit Against Nestle's In National E. coli 0157:H7 Outbreak

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 O'Reilly Collins...

Nestle's Danville, VA Plant Gets Visits From Federal Food Safety Officials

Posted on June 21, 2009
Federal food safety officials are on the ground at the Danville, VA plant (see picture on right)  that made the recalled Nestle's cookie dough, the Washington Post reported this morning. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is trying to solve the mystery of why and how a bacteria found in the gut of a cow found its way into raw cookie dough, causing a national E...

FDA Joins States In Warning Against Eating Nestle Toll House Cookie Products; CDC Issues Outbreak Map

Posted on June 20, 2009
It's rare that an "FDA Medwatch" is about food. Usually, such alerts are for medical professionals and address something having to do with drugs or medical devices. The national E. coli 0157:H7 outbreak associated with Nestle's cookie dough, however, is very unusual and this FDA Medwatch has been issued for both consumers and all healthcare professionals: FDA and the CDC are warning consumers not to eat any varieties of prepackaged Nestle Toll House refrigerated cookie dough due to the risk of contamination with E...

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66 E. coli O157:H7 Illnesses in 28 States Linked to Nestle's Toll House Cookie

Posted on June 19, 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. The vast majority reported eating Toll House Cookies...

Local Newspaper Reports Nestle Is Shutting Down Production At Its Danville Cookie Dough Plant

Posted on June 19, 2009
The Danville News just put this report on its website: Nestle USA has stopped production in half of its Danville, VA  plant following a Centers for Disease Control and Food and Drug Administration investigation that the company's cookie dough may be connected to a recent E...

Your Federal Government Weighs In On Toll House Cookie/E. coli 0157:H7 Outbreak

Posted on June 19, 2009
 Following Bill Marler's exclusive last night on his personal blog, the State of Colorado, and Toll House Cookies, the federal government just issued this release on the Toll House Cookie crisis:  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...

Nestle Is Out With A Recall Of Its Toll House Cookies --E coli 0157:H7 Contamination Feared

Posted on June 19, 2009
 On the heels of the warning Colorado issued about Nestle Toll House cookies, the company issued the following 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...

Coloradans Urged Not To Eat Raw Nestle Toll House Cookies

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...

Timing of May 21st Recall At Valley Meats Raises Questions About Its "Test And Hold" Program

Posted on June 16, 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...

Fifth Beef Recall Due To E. coli 0157:H7 Contamination, Announced By FSIS

Posted on June 09, 2009
For the fifth time since May 4th, the Food Safety & Inspection Service (FSIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced a "Class I, High Health Risk" recall due to contamination of beef by E. coli O157:H7. The latest recall involves just 75 pounds of fresh beef trim products from Snow Creek Meat Processing in Seneca, SC...

Maine's Cumberland And York Counties Have E Coli Cases Connected To National Cluster, According To PFGE Match

Posted on June 05, 2009
  Maine CDC is investigating a cluster of 7 shiga toxin positive E. coli O157:H7 (STEC) cases in Cumberland and York counties that occurred among residents over the past month (case onset dates of April 17 to May 17). This is double the usual number of STEC cases reported this time of year (n=3)...

FSIS Finds E. Coli In Cascade Natural & SP Beef Products; Recall Impacts Washington & Oregon

Posted on June 03, 2009
Portland, OR-based SP Provisions is recalling approximately 39,973 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. The products subject to recall include: Cascade Natural Beef Brand:  5-pound and 10-pound bags of ground beef...

Grimmway Farms Sues Over Loss Of Its Carrot Crop To Neighbor's Sheep

Posted on June 01, 2009
Fernando and Yvonne Iturriria are neighbors of Grimmway Farms outside Bakersfield, CA. They raise sheep next door to Grimmway Farms, which grows carrots. After the sheep recently got into the carrots, Grimmway Farms destroyed 75 acres out of concern that sheep droppings might have left the carrots contaminated with E...

A Quick Swim In The E Coli Contaminated Oklahoma River Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time

Posted on May 28, 2009
It seemed like such a good idea at the time.  Everyone would meet at Regatta Park in downtown Oklahoma City at the corner of Reno and Lincoln.  The race would begin off the docks of the Chesapeake Boathouse with a one lap, 1.5 kilometer swim across the Oklahoma River...

Food Borne Illness Attorney William Marler Says When Its Comes To E. coli Outbreak, Remember What You Ate

Posted on May 26, 2009
The following was an editorial by Youngstown, Ohio television station WYTV-33: Summertime means firing-up the grill or heading to the county fair, but it also means e-coli dangers. The US Department of Agriculture says at least three people in Ohio are sick with e-coli after eating meat from Valley Meats in Illinois...

E. coli Lawyer - E. coli Outbreak, Illnesses and Death in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Illinois Linked to Valley Meats - Is this the beginning of E. coli Season?

Posted on May 25, 2009
I did not serve hamburger to my kids at our Memorial Day Barbecue – again. Perhaps after 16 years of Litigating E. coli cases make me more wary than most, or perhaps it is the facts that on family of a seven year old is mourning the loss of their child – because she ate a hamburger...

Ground Beef Recalled From "Establishment" 5712 Hits 172,000 In Single Day With Second Notice From FSIS

Posted on May 22, 2009
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has been busy today dealing with "Establishment 5712" at  2302 1st St., Coal Valley, IL 61240-9408.  In the morning, USDA's Food Safety & Inspection Service announced the recall of almost 100,000 pounds of ground beef from "Establishment 5712" because the Ohio Department of Health had connected meat from that plant to E...

Coal Valley Meat Processing Plant Has A History Of E. coli 0157:H7 Contamination

Posted on May 22, 2009
Ohio health officials have confirmed the death of a 7-year old Cleveland girl due to an E. coli infection related to what is now a multi-state outbreak traced back to a troubled Illinois meatpacker. Yesterday's recall of 96,000 pounds of ground beef from Valley Meats LLC was not a first time offense for the Coal Valley, IL business that is known to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) as "Establishment 5712...

Ohio Reports Cluster Of E. coli 0157:H7 Infections Leading To Ground Beef Recall: Are More E. coli Lawsuits In the Future?

Posted on May 21, 2009
  The Ohio Department of Health reports a cluster of E. coli O157:H7 infections in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Illinois, prompting FSIS to announce a HIGH HEALTH RISK, CLASS I RECALL. ILLINOIS FIRM RECALLS GROUND BEEF PRODUCTS DUE E. COLI O157:H7 CONTAMINATION Valley Meats LLC, a Coal Valley, Ill...

Chicken Industry Wins In 10th Circuit Over State of Oklahoma In "Poultry Litter" Case

Posted on May 18, 2009
 In a 2-to-1 vote,  the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ruled against the State of Oklahoma in the ongoing "poultry litter" litigation.   The action continues a  federal trial  court's denial of Oklahoma's motion to stop Tyson Foods and other chicken companies from dumping "poultry litter" on land within the Illinois River Basin...

FSIS Routine Testing Discovers Contaminated Beef In Arkansas

Posted on May 12, 2009
Routine testing by the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) found that ground beef produced by Bob's Food City, a Hot Springs, Arkansas based retailer was contaminated with the deadly E coli 0157:H7. The finding brought today's recall by the grocer of 375 pounds of ground beef...

Prom Queen Is E. Coli Victim And Cannot Go; So Prom Comes To Her Hospital

Posted on May 10, 2009
Spring break in Mexico has left Fishers High School prom queen in the hospital with E. coli since April 18th, unable to attend the big event. But thanks to her friends from school and an understanding Indianapolis Hospital staff, the prom came to the queen...

New York Wholesaler Recalls Nearly 5,000 Pounds Of E. Coli Contaminated Ground Beef

Posted on May 06, 2009
 FSIS is out with a recall of  approximately 4,663 pounds of ground beef products  from Alex & George Wholesale, Inc., a Rochester, New York firm, because they may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.  The following products are subject to recall: * 10-pound poly bag of "A & G Brand BULK GROUND BEEF" * 10-pound poly bag of "A & G Brand 'HOT SAUCE' SPECIAL BLEND" * 25-pound poly bag of "A & G Brand BULK GROUND BEEF" * 30-pound poly bag of "A & G Brand BULK GROUND BEEF" * 10-pound case of (3-1) "A & G Brand GROUND BEEF PATTIES" * 10-pound case of (5-1) "A & G Brand GROUND BEEF PATTIES" * 10-pound case of "A & G Brand 'Homestyle Press' GROUND BEEF PATTIES" * 10-pound case of (6-1) "A & G Brand GROUND BEEF PATTIES" * Cases containing 48, 4...

Raleigh Wedding Reception E. coli O157:H7 Cases Settle

Posted on May 03, 2009
  On October 22, The General Communicable Disease Control Branch (GCDC) of North Carolina was contacted by a guest and family member of the bride to report an outbreak of gastroenteritis caused by E. coli O157:H7, associated with a catered wedding reception held in Raleigh on October 13, 2007...

After Nearly Two Years, Victims Of United Food Group, LLC (UFG) E. coli Outbreak Settle

Posted on May 01, 2009
  In June of 2007, United Food Group, LLC (UFG) recalled 5.7 million pounds of ground beef products after a joint investigation into an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak by Colorado and California health officials in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) led to the conclusion that UFG ground beef was the source of the outbreak...

Campaign Underway In UK To Make It Illegal To Provide Advance Warnings Of E. coli Inspections

Posted on April 30, 2009
In the United Kingdom, Professor Hugh Pennington wants all food inspections, primary and secondary, to be unannounced unless 'there are specific and justifiable circumstances or reasons why a pre-arranged visit is necessary'. The Wales News reports that: In his report into the 2005 epidemic that struck down more than 150 people, most of them children, across the South Wales Valleys and claimed the life of Mason Jones, aged five, Professor Hugh Pennington found that all of the inspections made at the premises of the butcher responsible in the months before people became ill had been pre-arranged...

The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) Issues Final Report on E. coli 0111 Outbreak Linked to Food Served at Country Cottage Restaurant in Locust Grove

Posted on April 10, 2009
Outbreak Statistics At a Glance Source of Outbreak: Country Cottage Restaurant, Locust Grove, OK Outbreak Organism: E. coli O111:NM Vehicle of Contamination: Unknown Method of Spread: Foodborne transmission Confirmed Outbreak Period: Aug. 15-24, 2008 Cases: 341 Hospitalizations: 70 Deaths: 1 The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) released its final report today on the investigation of the largest E...

E coli Showing Up In Too Much Arkansas Private Well Water

Posted on April 07, 2009
 Now the safety of private water wells is being called into question in Arkansas.    "We don't recommend that people drink water with E. coli in it under any circumstances. There's no safe level of E. coli as far as we're concerned," says Ed Barum...

E. coli O157:H7 Season is Nearly Upon Us - Will it be 2005 and 2006 or 2007 and 2008?

Posted on April 05, 2009
The presence of E. coli O157:H7 in hamburger was defined as an adulterant under the Federal Meat Inspection Act in 1994. However, recalls of E. coli O157:H7 contaminated meat and related illnesses continued over the next decade to grow, as did my law firm...

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