Marler Clark Current Case Updates

Salmonella litigation is currently taking place in several states.

• Alamosa, Colorado, Municipal Water System Salmonella Outbreak Litigation

  Marler Clark filed a claim with the City of Alamosa on behalf of a young child who became ill with Salmonellosis after drinking water from the City’s municipal water system.  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment have confirmed the presence of Salmonella in the Alamosa water.  The health organizations are continuing to investigate the cause of the outbreak, which has resulted in at least 417 illnesses and one death.

• Beaches Sandy Bay Jamaica Salmonella Outbreak Litigation

  The Marler Clark Salmonella lawyers represented two couples who became ill with Salmonella infections after staying at the Beaches resort in Jamaica.  70 people from the United States were confirmed part of the Salmonella outbreak.

• ConAgra Peanut Butter Salmonella Outbreak Litigation

  Marler Clark is pursuing individual claims on behalf of all people who were sickened or hospitalized as a result of their Salmonella infections. 

• ConAgra Pot Pie Salmonella Outbreak Litigation

  Marler Clark filed six lawsuits against ConAgra in connection with the Banquet pot pie Salmonella outbreak.  The CDC has identified at least 272 confirmed cases of Salmonella infection that have been associated with the consumption of Banquet and store-brand pot pies manufactured by ConAgra.  At least 65 people were hospitalized after eating Banquet brand pot pies. 

• Corky & Lenny’s Salmonella Outbreak Litigation

  Marler Clark filed a lawsuit against Corky & Lenny’s, a Cleveland, Ohio-area restaurant, on February 15, 2006, on behalf of a woman who was hospitalized with a Salmonella infection after eating at the restaurant. The Cuyahoga County Board of Health reported that there were 20 confirmed and 61 probable cases of Salmonellosis traced to the restaurant between January 29 and February 10, 2006. Marler Clark has resolved the claims of 15 individuals. 

• Quizno’s Salmonella Outbreak Litigation

  Marler Clark represents a woman who became ill with a Salmonella Typhimurium infection after eating contaminated tomatoes served in food-items at the Rochester, Minnesota, Quizno’s restaurant in early October of 2007.  The Minnesota Department of Health and Olmstead County Public Health Services investigated the outbreak and identified 23 cases of Salmonella among patrons and employees of the restaurant; 18 were culture-confirmed, and one person was hospitalized for two days.  All cases ate food prepared at the restaurant between October 1 and October 8, 2007. 

• Veggie Booty Salmonella Outbreak Litigation

  Marler Clark has filed two lawsuits against Robert’s American Gourmet, the company that markets Veggie Booty. The first lawsuit filed was on behalf of an Indiana family, and the second on behalf of a New York family. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed 60 individuals in 19 states as suffering from Salmonella Wandsworth infections subsequent to consumption of Veggie Booty.

• Wal-Mart Salmonella Outbreak Litigation

  Marler Clark represented two dozen people who became ill with Salmonella infections after eating foods prepared at a Wal-Mart deli in Indiana.  Although most of the firm’s cases against Wal-Mart have been resolved, Marler Clark continues to represent one client who developed reactive arthritis secondary to Salmonella infection.