2012 Press Releases
Browse Marler Clark press releases dating back to 1998. Topics cover a broad range of topics including announcements that lawsuits have been filed or settlements reached, and calls on food industry groups and government to improve the safety of our food supply.
Attorney Marler Calls for Increased Transparency in Spartanburg E. coli Investigation
05.14.2012
Citing previous instances in which government suppression of data in foodborne illness outbreaks has proven misguided, food safety expert and attorney William Marler calls on DHEC to release the name of the Mexican restaurant responsible for the recent E. coli outbreak.
Marler Clark Files Salmonella Sushi Lawsuit on Behalf of Rock Musician
05.04.2012
The attorneys at Marler Clark are representing a heavy metal singer who contracted a severe Salmonella infection after consuming sushi containing Salmonella contaminated “tuna scrape” - a product that is responsible for a nationwide outbreak that has sickened at least 258 people.
Marler Clark files Salmonella Lawsuit On Behalf of Charlotte Resident
05.02.2012
Marler Clark Salmonella attorneys are representing Salmonella victims who were sickened with Salmonella after eating at Charlotte-based restaurant Toast of Dilworth in late March 2012.
Attorney Marler Calls for Increased Transparency in Foodborne Illness Investigations
04.23.2012
Attorney and food safety advocate Bill Marler calls for increased transparency in foodborne illness investigation and urges the CDC to identify Salmonella Sushi outbreak restaurants and retailers.
Attorney William Marler To McDonalds: Employees Should Have Hepatitis A Vaccine
03.28.2012
In the wake of a report linking a potential mass exposure of hepatitis A to a Northport McDonald’s restaurant, food safety expert and hepatitis A attorney William Marler is calling on McDonald’s to vaccinate its employees against the virus.
Marler Clark Calls on CDC to Name Grocery Store and Farm in Romaine Lettuce E. coli Outbreak
03.26.2012
Despite a high degree of public knowledge that Schnucks supermarkets were involved in a 2011 E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce, in its final report the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) fails to identify the grocery chain, instead referring to it only as “Grocery Chain A”. Attorney William Marler is calling on the CDC to name both Schnucks and the farm responsible.
Michigan Lawsuit Filed in Jimmy John’s E. coli Outbreak
03.14.2012
Marler Clark has filed a lawsuit against Jimmy John’s on behalf of a Michigan State University student who was hospitalized with an E. coli O26 infection she contracted after consuming a contaminated sandwich made by the restaurant chain. This is the third lawsuit Marler Clark has filed in multistate E. coli outbreak linked to clover sprouts used as sandwich toppings by Jimmy John’s.
Listeria Victims Call For Open Meetings on Cantaloupe Safety
03.02.2012
The families of victims of the 2011 Jensen Farms cantaloupe Listeria outbreak are calling on the produce industry to hold open meetings on safe cantaloupe production
Second Lawsuit Filed in Jimmy John’s E. coli Outbreak
02.23.2012
The second E. coli lawsuit in less than a week has been filed in Iowa against Jimmy John’s. Marler Clark has filed a lawsuit on behalf of an Iowa woman who was hospitalized after consuming a Jimmy John’s sandwich in December, 2011.
Marler Clark Files Lawsuit in Jimmy John’s E. coli Outbreak
02.21.2012
The Marler Clark E. coli attorneys have filed a lawsuit on behalf of an Iowa woman who was sickened with E. coli O26 after consuming a Jimmy John’s sandwich. Her illness is part of a multistate 12-person E. coli outbreak linked to sprouts served at Jimmy John’s.
Attorney William Marler Calls for Raw Milk Warning Labels
02.14.2012
In the wake of a 65-victim Campylobacter outbreak linked to unpasteurized (raw) milk produced by Scotland, Pennsylvania-based dairy, The Family Cow, food safety advocate and attorney William Marler is calling for warning labels to be placed on all raw milk products.
E. coli Lawsuit Filed Against Washington State Raw Milk Dairy
01.03.2012
Marler Clark has filed an E. coli lawsuit against Tenino, Washington-based Cozy Valley Creamery on behalf of a child who was hospitalized with an E. coli infection after consuming raw milk from the dairy.