Attorney William Marler

(PRWEB) May 03, 2012 The Seattle-based attorneys of Marler Clark filed a Salmonella lawsuit today against Toast of Dilworth, a Charlotte restaurant. The lawsuit (#12-CVD-8507) was filed in Mecklenburg County Superior Court on behalf of Charlotte resident Bryan McWherter. The complaint alleges that Mr. McWherter was one of more than 10 people who became ill with Salmonella infections after ordering and eating food from Toast of Dilworth on March 25, 2012. According to the complaint...Read Full Story

(Reuters) - J.M. Smucker Co has recalled about 300 cases of its Natural Chunky Peanut Butter because of possible Salmonella contamination though there have been no reports of illnesses, the company said on Thursday.Smucker said it found the possible contamination in routine sampling of the 16-ounce jars, was confident it had an isolated issue, and had retrieved the majority of the peanut butter.The recalled peanut butter was distributed in 24 states and the District of Columbia. The peanut...Read Full Story

Salmonella contaminated eggs have sickened 1,470 people in 17 states, including Georgia, over the past four months. It’s a story that seems familiar. In 2009, grocery foods laced with salmonella-infected peanut butter sent hundreds of people across 43 states to hospitals. In 2008, it was a 41-state e. coli outbreak from contaminated tomatoes. In 2007 contaminated hot dog chili produced at Augusta’s Castleberry’s Food Co. plant, pot pies and peanut butter caused three separate multistate...Read Full Story

Email This Print Comments Trackbacks Share Link As the count of those sickened in the Illinois Subway Restaurant Salmonella outbreak hit 97, a Salmonella lawsuit was filed against Doctor’s Associates, Inc., the restaurant chain’s parent company. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Will County resident Alicea Bush-Bailey by Drew Falkenstein of food safety law firm Marler Clark and by Gary A. Newland of the Illinois firm Newland, Newland, & Newland. On May 12, Ms. Bush-Bailey bought a...Read Full Story

Image via Wikipedia <!--break--> SPRINGFIELD, Ill.— The Illinois Department of Public Health states that 46 Subway franchises are currently linked to the outbreak and are being tested. State public health director Dr. Damon T. Arnold said, “In an effort to prevent a secondary outbreak, the Department is taking precautions by requiring food handlers at certain SUBWAY® restaurants in Illinois to be tested and cleared before being allowed to handle food.” As of Friday, the state’s health...Read Full Story