The Associated Press story caught my eye – “Several sick with E-Coli after "Beast Feast" at Mobile church.” Several people, including a 7-year-old boy, have been hospitalized when they became… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: February 2008
Another Conference – at least it is in Arizona
I am at the Food-Borne Illness Litigation Conference being sponsored by the American Conference Institute. So far the conference has been very informative. Here is the description of the conference:… Continue Reading
Another Day in the Other Washington
Well, I landed in Washington DC at about 2:00 AM this morning after testifying in Sacramento on Monday. The hearing this morning in front of House Energy and Commerce went… Continue Reading
Senator Florez Investigates Nation’s Largest Beef Recall
I was the first speaker today at Senator Dean Florez’s hearing into the lapses that led to the largest beef recall our nation has ever experienced. My written testimony is… Continue Reading
Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing Co to Shut Down ?In Wake of Massive Recall
The Wall Street Journal reported this morning on something that probably does not come as a surprise to those who watched the video and have seen the largest recall in… Continue Reading
E. coli Tainted lettuce linked to Taco John’s grown on Buttonwillow farm
A report by food safety investigators have linked a Kern County farm with an E. coli outbreak in 2006 that sickened dozens of people in the Midwest. Officials from the… Continue Reading
Hallmark and Westland Saga Continues to Expand
I spoke with Julie Schmit of USA TODAY during a layover in Dallas on my way home about her story this morning “Feds still tracing millions of pounds of recalled… Continue Reading
Workers arrested in Chino slaughterhouse case
Still going after the small fish? The Associated Press reported this evening that a second fired worker has been arrested in a case involving alleged abuses at a Chino slaughterhouse… Continue Reading
Westland and Hallmark Recalled Beef Went to Schools
As a human (yes, lawyers are), I was appalled by the treatment of the “downer” cows caught on film. The outpouring of emotional comments on my blog over the last… Continue Reading
Castleberry’s Botulism Lawsuit Filed – Illnesses reported in Indiana, Texas and Ohio
Although I am down in the “Big Easy” at the GMA’s 2008 Food Claims and Litigation Conference, I still had the time to edit and file what appears to be… Continue Reading