Consumer Reports has been measuring contamination in store-bought chickens since 1998. For the latest analysis, the had an outside lab test 382 chickens bought last spring from more than 100 supermarkets, gourmet- and natural-food stores, and mass merchandisers in 22 states. They tested three top brands—Foster Farms, Perdue, and Tyson—as well as 30 nonorganic store
First E. coli Lawsuit filed in Kroger Tainted Ground Beef Recall
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The first E. coli lawsuit in the Ohio and Michigan E. coli outbreak was filed today in the Court of Common Pleas in Franklin County, Ohio against Kroger and its as yet unidentified meat supplier (“John Doe”). The complaint was filed by Marler Clark attorneys on behalf of a New Albany resident who was infected
E. coli Victim Sues Yum For $5 Million
The Reading Eagle this morning (5/30) reports that Yum Brands, parent company of Taco Bell, is being sued for $5 million in federal court by Debra Moyer of Boyertown. The newspaper said the woman was the victim of E coli contaminated food served by a Gilbertsville Taco Bell in 2006. Her lawyer spoke for her.
Victim of Taco Bell E. coli Outbreak Sues Yum Brands
An E. coli lawsuit was filed today against Yum Brands—the parent company of Taco Bell—in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Debra Moyer, a resident of Boyertown, PA, who became gravely ill with an E. coli infection after eating contaminated food from a Taco
Utah E. Coli Victims Sue Wendy’s As It’s Consumed By Triarc
One thing that has always struck us as odd is the difference between the way society treats individual versus corporate wrongdoing. Take for example, someone who has one 
drink too much and then drives, ending up causing serious injury or death to someone else.
Rightly or wrongly, our laws–both criminal and civil–will devastate that irresponsible driver.
E. coli lawsuit filed against Organic Pastures
Marler Clark filed two E. coli lawsuits against Organic Pastures on February 7, 2008. The lawsuits were filed in Fresno County Superior Court on behalf of two children who developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) secondary to E. coli O157:H7 infection after consuming Organic Pastures raw milk.
The California Department of Health Services (CDHS) and California
Tennessee family recovering from E. coli
Marti Davis of the Knoxville News Sentinel spoke with the McDonald family, whose two children became ill with E. coli infections last fall after eating Cargill ground beef patties.
Preschoolers John and Michaela McDonald shared a burger that led to a prolonged stay in intensive care and cost 4-year-old John part of his bowel and
Lawyers negotiate spinach E. coli cases
Lawyers for parties involved in claims that arose from the 2006 E. coli outbreak traced to contaminated spinach from California’s Salinas Valley are meeting this week in the hopes of resolving claims brought by several Marler Clark clients. Dawn Withers, a reporter with the Salinas Californian, interviewed attorney Bill Marler about the cases he is
Spinach E. coli lawsuit settled
The Associated Press broke the story yesterday that a Wisconsin family’s E. coli lawsuit – one stemming from the 2006 spinach E. coli outbreak – had been resolved without going to trial. Dinesh Ramde, AP business writer, wrote:
The agreement was reached in October but not filed in federal court until last week. It still
Tennessee family sues Cargill over E. coli illnesses
Marler Clark has filed a lawsuit on behalf of Knoxville, Tennessee, residents Jim and Georgia McDonald and their two children, who both became ill with E. coli O157:H7 infections and were hospitalized after eating hamburgers made from Cargill ground beef patties.
Four-year-old John McDonald was seen in the emergency room, where he was treated for