After months of attempting to resolve these cases without litigation, after five days of mediation with no resolution, we filed suit against Wendy’s (perhaps now Arby’s) in Salt Lake City Federal Court on behalf of two victims who suffered severe hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). We did settle with Wendy’s insurance companies several other claims
Hepatitis A Lawsuit Filed Against La Mesa Chipotle Mexican Grill
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A lawsuit was filed today against Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., in San Diego County Superior Court for the recent hepatitis A outbreak linked to a La Mesa Chipotle restaurant. Terry Wesley, the plaintiff, became infected with hepatitis A after eating in March and April at the Chipotle Grill on Fletcher Parkway in La Mesa, California.
20 Hepatitis A cases linked to Chipotle, 10 Salmonella cases linked to Princeton – A busy Monday
San Diego California
County health officials reported today another person who contracted hepatitis A from possibly eating at a Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurant in La Mesa. The new case brings the number of people linked to the exposure at the restaurant to 20, eight women and 12 men, according to the San Diego County Health
Chinese Fish Imports Raise Concerns
I was reading Bill Lambrecht’s article from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch this morning, “Seafood imports: worries growing,” and was struck by these quotes:
"As our system becomes more antiquated and more ineffective, the world is sending us their junk."
"When you look at less than 1 percent of shipments, and sample and test maybe one-fifth
Speaking in Minnesota about Food Poisoning Law
Next week I (www.billmarler.com) will be speaking at the University of Minnesota College of Agriculture, Food, and Environmental Sciences on Tuesday, May 6 at 3:00 PM. (PowerPoint). I am a guest lecturer in the Food: Safety, Risk, and Technology class taught by distinguished professor Dr. Ted Labuza.
As those who frequent my blog,
I’ll have a side of Listeria with my Pennsylvania Raw Milk and New York Salad
Salad Recall
Gourmet Boutique of Jamaica, N.Y., is recalling 35 types of fresh and frozen products, which were distributed nationwide. It includes various salads and other products. It is voluntarily recalling 286,320 pounds of meat products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Safety Inspection Service.
UPDATE – Salmonella Illnesses Traced to Norwalk Ohio Casa Fiesta – Lawsuit Filed
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Ohio Health officials are working to identify the source of a salmonella scare that sent 10 people to the hospital last week in Norwalk. However, The common thread linking the 10 victims together is that they all ate at Casa Fiesta, 196 Milan Avenue in Norwalk on April 24. That restaurant voluntarily closed its doors
Princeton University Salmonella Outbreak May Hit 80
There are now eight confirmed cases of salmonella at Princeton University and health officials are investigating whether they are related to 80 other cases of stomach problems at the school. A Princeton spokeswoman said those who tested positive for the salmonella bacteria had more severe symptoms than the others, who may have caught an unrelated
19 and Rising – Customers of La Mesa Chipotle Ill with Hepatitis A
San Diego County health officials reported today another person who contracted hepatitis A from eating at a Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurant in La Mesa. The new case brings to 19, eight women and 11 men, the total number of patients sickened by the outbreak, according to the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency.
Acceptance Speech for WSTLA Public Justice Award
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Thank you Governor Locke and thank you WSTLA for this honor. For those who know me well, know that this honor is not mine alone. It is an honor shared with my law partners, Bruce Clark, Denis Stearns and Andy Weisbecker and associates and staff who have all long suffered in my presence. Thanks to