It is great to see an unbiased explaination of the horrors of Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome caused by E. coli O157:H7. This is a well-written article by the New York Times.
Brookfield family files lawsuit in E. coli outbreak
As the Associated Press reports, Marler Clark has filed a lawsuit on behalf of Anne and Neil Grintjes of Brookfield, whose seven-year-old son Willem and three-year-old daughter Ella became sick after eating the bagged spinach in late August. The suit names Dole Food Company and Natural Selection Foods.
This is the second lawsuit related
Will People Eat Their Spinach – Again?
Interesting article by the business writers of the San Francisco Chronicle:
"Seattle-based attorney William Marler, who represented the plaintiffs in the Odwalla and Jack-in-the-Box cases, said both companies adopted skillful public relations campaigns that maintained their corporate reputations.
"To be candid, companies that do that usually escape having more lawsuits filed against them. People say,
Health Director: Spinach From Outside NorCal Is Safe
I know there is a lot of pressure to get spinach back in the market, but at a minimum, don’t you think we should figure out what cased this outbreak before we call that all is ok?
The announcement:
Spinach grown outside of Monterey, San Benito and Santa Clara counties is safe to eat, a
Health officials: Girl sickened by E. coli not part of outbreak
We learned late this afternoon that Olivia is not likely part of the outbreak directly related to spinach. However, we are still investigating how it was that she and her siblings were sickened. E. coli O157:H7 impacts 75,000 Americans each year, sending thousands to the hospital and killing nearly 100 – one two-year-old is too many.
As the Associated Press reports, the death of a 23-month-old girl who was sickened by E. coli is not part of a multistate outbreak that has been linked to tainted spinach, a state health department spokeswoman said Friday.Continue Reading Health officials: Girl sickened by E. coli not part of outbreak
Spinach E. coli Outbreak Daily Update
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The Associated Press reports that the outbreak of E. coli has now spread to half the states. As of Friday afternoon, infections had been reported in 166 people in 25 states. That’s up from 157 victims in 23 states on Thursday, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The infection has been associated
Another E. coli Lawsuit
Marler Clark filed another lawsuit today against Dole and Natural Selection Foods in US District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. This is the fourth lawsuit we have filed on behalf of victims of the spinach E. coli outbreak.
We have been contacted by the families of 61 ill people, and are
More deaths linked to E. coli outbreak
Marler Clark is currently investigating the deaths of two more people, one elderly woman from the Baltimore, Maryland, area, and one child from Ohio, who are believed to have been victims of the spinach E. coli outbreak. The families of the deceased contacted the firm earlier this week, asking for assistance in their
CDC Audio – Spinach E. coli Outbreak
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has posted an audio recording from a conference call held yesterday afternoon about the current E. coli O157:H7 outbreak.
Topic: Update on Current E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak Date: Thursday, September 21, 2006
Speakers: Patricia Griffin, MD from CDC; Karl Klontz, MD from FDA; Phillip Tarr, MD
Experts fear spinach scare may dampen bagged salad market
Case Update:
146 cases of illness due to E. coli infection have been reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), including 23 cases of Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS), 76 hospitalizations, and one death. Illnesses continue to be reported to CDC.
As noted in this AP article (with 1 correction):
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