The CDC reports: Shigellosis is a nationally notifiable diarrheal illness caused by gram-negative bacteria. Shigella infection is spread through fecal-oral transmission and sexual contact. Although most infections are self-limited, antibiotics are indicated for severe illness or to reduce transmission in settings with high risk for spread. Since 2015, a growing proportion of cases has been caused by […]
As James McNair of the Cincinnati Enquirer reported in his article Castellini named in hepatitis suit, my firm has filed a lawsuit on behalf of Richard and Linda in Pittsburg against Castellini Co., because the green onions connected with the recent Chi Chi’s hepatitis A outbreak may have passed through the company’s warehouse. The Millers […]
As Dan Fitzpatrick reported for his Pittsburgh Post-Gazette story, Hepatitis waning, but costs continue to climb, the Chi Chi’s hepatitis A outbreak in Beaver County is causing serious money problems for local families and businesses. There is not one local business “where I cannot think of a person affected,” said Beaver County Chamber of Commerce […]
In an article Chi-Chi’s litigation hinges on company’s insurance, the Associated Press reported yesterday about the lawsuits my firm is handling in the hepatitis A outbreak which has so far claimed three lives and made at least 600 people ill. The source of the outbreak has been traced to Mexican grown green onions, but thus […]
As the Associated Press reported, Chi-Chi’s faces 5 lawsuits over hepatitis, and more lawsuits are likely to follow. The outbreak has killed three people and sickened more than 600. The challenge we face in getting these victims compensated is partially that the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, so all claims against the company are […]
As the Spokesman Review reported in its article Regents freeze new enrollments, in response to reduced state funding, Washington State University and University of Washington have decided to freeze the number of new freshmen and transfer students accepted effective immediately. ”All you do is start cramming more kids in larger classes and teaching with more […]
Some good news for those sickened by Chi Chi’s hepatitis A outbreak: attorneys for the company have asked the bankruptcy court for permission to pay up to $20,000 to each victim for medical expenses, lost wages and related costs. “We received approval from the U.S Bankruptcy Court to proceed with a plan to begin to […]
At least 575 people have gotten sick, and at least three people have died in connection with Chi Chi’s hepatitis A outbreak, the source of which has eluded officials. Evidence is pointing to green onions as the outbreak’s source, as most of the cases were traced back to the mild salsa served in one or […]
Pennsylvania health officials reported Tuesday that there are at least 300 confirmed cases of hepatitis A linked to the Beaver County Chi Chi’s outbreak. Not all were from the Pittsburgh area. Other confirmed cases were from Ohio (31), West Virginia (8), Florida (1), and South Carolina (1). So far, the outbreak has claimed one life. […]
Today I asked Chi Chi’s to pay damages to the nearly 300 people infected with hepatitis-A after eating at the restaurant’s Beaver Valley Mall location in October and early November. I am representing nearly 40 people sickened and exposed in the outbreak and have already filed one lawsuit against Chi Chi’s. It is time Chi […]
From a recent article in the San Mateo County Times: The families of several local E. coli sufferers have contacted a Seattle-based lawyer who has collected tens of millions of dollars in settlements in food-poisoning cases. William Marler, a personal-injury attorney who has represented hundreds of E. coli, salmonella and botulism victims, said Tuesday several […]
I’ve been reappointed to a second term with the Washington State University Board of Regents, which I currently serve as president. I was first appointed to the WSU Board of Regents in 1998. I served as a member of the Pullman City Council while attending WSU, as the youngest and first student ever elected to […]
Marler Clark and Keeney, Waite & Stevens filed a lawsuit today on behalf of Christopher and Karie Galindo, and their daughter, Kayce, who is suffering from a severe E. coli O157:H7 infection after consuming contaminated lettuce at Pat & Oscar’s on September 28. The lawsuit was filed against Gold Coast Produce and Family Tree Produce […]
Todd Frankel of the Post-Dispatch called dining with me an unusual experience in his recent article “Seattle attorney is representing 5 of 6 victims in E. coli outbreak,” which refers to the recent Habaneros E. coli Outbreak in Missouri. As Frankel reported: “I haven’t eaten a hamburger since Jack in the Box,” Marler said, referring […]
In his recent article “E. coli Strikes Like Lightning,” Todd C. Frankel of the Post-Dispatch recently reported on several of the e. coli victims who ate at Habaneros at the St. Clair Square mall. Frankel reported on Stan Pawlow (age 7) who spent six days in the hospital and still asks if his food is […]
In its story Fewer students of color at WSU, the Spokesman Review reported today that while enrollment is up at Washington State University, the number of African-American students on campus is down. The African-American student population dropped to close to 13 percent this fall. Although the drop accounts for only 67 fewer students than last […]