Marler Clark Current Case Updates

Salmonella litigation is currently taking place in several states.

• Alamosa, Colorado, Municipal Water System Salmonella Outbreak Litigation

  Marler Clark has filed claims on behalf of 40 people who became ill with Salmonellosis after drinking water from the City’s municipal water system.  The CDC, along with the Environmental Protection Agency, the Colorado Department of Public Health and and Environment, and several other public agencies, investigated the outbreak and ultimately confirmed the presence of Salmonella in Alamosa city water.  The health agencies counted at least 417 illnesses and one death in the outbreak.

• 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.  Marler Clark has resolved one case against Beaches, and is currently litigating the case of a Pennsylvania man who developed permanent, debilitating reactive arthritis after being sickened in the outbreak.

• ConAgra Pot Pie Salmonella Lawsuits

  Marler Clark filed six Salmonella lawsuits against ConAgra in connection with the Banquet pot pie Salmonella outbreak.  The CDC identified at least 272 confirmed cases of Salmonella infection 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. Marler Clark’s Salmonella attorneys have resolved 30 cases brought on behalf of victims of the outbreak to date.

• CW Sprouts/Caudill Seed Salmonella Lawsuits

  Marler Clark’s Salmonella lawyers are pursuing legal claims on behalf of several victims of a 2009 Salmonella outbreak that was traced to the consumption of contaminated alfalfa sprouts grown from seeds sold by Caudill Seed Company of Kentucky.  Marler Clark has filed three Salmonella lawsuits on behalf of victims of this outbreak.

• Pars Cove Salmonella Lawsuits

  Marler Clark’s Salmonella lawyers represent over twenty individuals who became ill with Salmonella Heidelberg infections after eating foods prepared at the Pars Cove Persian Cuisine booth at the Taste of Chicago festival in July of 2007.  The City of Chicago Department of Public Health identified hummus shirazi, a fresh herb tomato cucumber salad over a bed of hummus, as the source of the Salmonella outbreak. 

• Peanut Corporation of America Peanut Butter Salmonella Outbreak Lawsuits and Litigation 2008-2009

  An outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium that was first documented in August 2008 was finally linked to peanut butter in January 2009.  There are 714 documented illnesses in 46 states, and infection with the outbreak strain may have contributed to nine deaths.  The tainted peanut butter was traced to processing plants owned and operated by the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA), located in Blakely, GA and Plainview, TX. The plants, now shuttered, made both peanut butter and peanut paste, which was sold to many different companies for use in their products.  Over 3600 products have been recalled.

  Marler Clark’s Salmonella lawyers have filed nine Salmonella lawsuits in connection with the outbreak.

• Quizno’s Salmonella Outbreak Lawsuit

  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 Olmsted 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. 

• Wal-Mart Salmonella Outbreak Lawsuit

  A rare strain of Salmonella, the serotype saintpaul, sickened more than 1300 people in 43 states, the District of Columbia, and Canada and may have contributed to two deaths. Marler Clark filed a Salmonella lawsuit on behalf of a Colorado man who became ill after eating raw peppers purchased from Wal-Mart in late June.  Both the victim and the peppers he ate tested positive for Salmonella saintpaul.  The lawsuit was filed on August 1, 2008 against Wal-Mart and its unknown supplier, “John Doe”.