Or, Two weeks into my trip “Downunder.”
Being away from the office for the last two weeks has given me an even better appreciation for the hard work and quality of the lawyers and staff at Marler Clark. Looking at what we do from eighteen hours ahead and several thousands of miles makes it clear
Jan TenBruggencate of the Honolulu Advertiser reported on the E. coli O157:H7 outbreak tied to Kaua’i grown lettuce. Interestingly, we had been contacted by one of the ill tourists after they were released from the hospital and returned home from Hawaii. It is not too difficult to tie lettuce grown near cattle production as the
Today’s Daily Report, an Atlanta-area legal journal, reported on the ConAgra Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter litigation. In the Daily Report, writer Robin McDonald mentioned Marler Clark’s role in the litigation:
The other plaintiffs’ lawyer is Seattle attorney William D. Marler, who has built his reputation by successfully litigating on behalf of
Well, perhaps I already scarred them out of the water.
I am still in Australia with my family enjoying the Winter weather of Northern Australia (80 degrees). It is amazing how you can stay connected via email, phone and blackberry – I’m sure my opponents love it. Right now I am sitting in an Internet
ConAgra announced that production of Peter Pan peanut butter will resume this month, now that the company’s Sylvester, Georgia, plant has been renovated. AP reported that ConAgra is working to determine when the product will be reintroduced, and is strategizing how to re-introduce the product without facing backlash from consumers who became ill after eating
KABC reported yesterday that a restaurant on Lake Avenue voluntarily closed after 30 patrons become sick from a Shigella bacteria outbreak. Posted on the front door is a notice from the Health Department and restaurant telling customers of the Shigella outbreak.
You might recall that just a few months ago over a dozen of the
Marler Clark is pleased to be a chief sponsor of this event on Spetember 12 -13 2007. As China is fast becoming one of the largest US trading partners in food, the safety of our imports are becoming of even greater concern.
I ran across the following, posted on the Lubbock, Texas, News Radio website today. James Clark wrote the article, Why The Code of Silence On Deadly Botulism? He brings up some really good points about the information available to the media concerning the recall of Castleberry’s products after they were found to be contaminated
I am in Australia giving talks on how to improve food safety in the world and all people at the conference can talk about is how US businesses seem to do such a great job poisoning customers. I must admit it is a bit embarrassing. Castleberry’s Food Co. has recalled more than 90 potentially contaminated
SEATTLE, WA (August 2, 2007)—Bill Marler, an attorney who has represented thousands of victims of foodborne illness outbreaks, including victims of botulism poisoning, called on Castleberry’s, the company whose chili and dog food products were recalled last month due to contamination with Clostridium botulinum, to pay all botulism outbreak victims’ medical bills
