This is simply unacceptable. This botulism outbreak, frankly any outbreak that sickens babies, should never have happened. We can do more to protect the most vulnerable. The stork in “operation stork speed” clearly flew into a brick wall and crash landed. This child’s parents bought ByHeart Infant Formula at a Walmart. ByHeart utilized powdered organic […]
146 cases 76 hospitalized 23 hus 71 % female 23 states What is most important is that the New Mexico Health Department confirmed a positive from an open Dole baby spinach bag; packed by Natural Selection
We are now up to 23 states, 146 cases As of 1 PM (ET) September 20, 2006, Wednesday, 146 persons infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 have been reported to CDC from 23 states. Among the ill persons, 76 (52%) were hospitalized, 23 (16%) developed a type of kidney failure called hemolytic-uremic […]
September 19th, 2006 @ 5:55pm KSL TV Salt Lake City Ed Yeates Reporting "I think you have to step back and go, ‘well, maybe convenience and money aren’t worth it.’" A Seattle attorney and advocate for change in the produce industry says, though convenient, maybe bagged produce isn’t such a good idea after all. As […]
It is great when the Washigton Post, New York Times and Los Angeles Times all cover the same story — perhaps there will be a behavior change in the lettuce and spinach industry. My question is where are the politicians? Where is the call for concern? Another question – why have the producers of this […]
114 confirmed illneses 21 states 60 hospitalizations 18 HUS 1 death; still investigating Ohio
The E. coli outbreak that has been linked to Spinach has sickened over 100 in 20 states. Marler Clark has ben retained by 18 families and is investigating 22 other cases in several states. We have filed lawsuits in Oregon, Wisconsin and Utah. I have had several inquiries about prior outbreaks stemming from fresh spinach […]
Note – the AP news report cited in the article Spinach packer target of suits that we filed a lawsuit in California on behalf of the family is incorrect. We did represent Ms. McWalter’s family two years ago stemming from her death after eating E. coli contaminated spinach. She died after contracting HUS. For information […]
FROM PRESS REPORTS FROM OHIO: Family: Spinach May Be Responsible For Baby Death A Cambridge family would have celebrated their baby girl’s second birthday Saturday, but instead, they were searching for answersas to what caused Olivia Perkins, and three other children in the family, to contract E.coli. It was that bacteria that eventually took little […]
Posted on September 15, 2006 and updated on September 16, 2006, by Bill Marler Affected brands Natural Selection Foods brands include: Natural Selection Foods, Pride of San Juan, Earthbound Farm, Bellissima, Dole, Rave Spinach, Emeril, Sysco, O Organic, Fresh Point, River Ranch, Superior, Nature’s Basket, Pro-Mark, Compliments, Trader Joe’s, Ready Pac, Jansal Valley, Cheney Brothers, […]
The AP just reported that California based Natural Selection Foods may be the missing link in this ongoing outbreak: Natural Selection Foods LLC said in a statement that it was cooperating with federal and state health officials to identify the source of the contamination and had stopped shipping all fresh spinach products. They are sold […]
I was awakened this morning at 3:00 AM Seattle time by a reporter wanting to know the status of the outbreak. At that time the toll on consumers stood at 30 from 7 states. Over 12 hours later and countless interviews, spinach contaminated with E. coli O157:H7 has now sickened at least 94 people across […]
Another in a series of articles by Mr. Lin and the LA Times tracking the problems with fresh, "pre-washed," ready to eat lettuce and spinach: FDA issues spinach warning. From the article: An ongoing outbreak of E. coli has killed one person and sickened at least 48 others in eight states, prompting the U.S. Food […]
In its article Nationwide E. coli breakout affects bagged spinach the Statesman Journal reports on the confirmed E. coli case in Salem, Oregon. From the article: Wellborn’s illness was traced back to a package of Dole baby spinach, according to her family and her attorney. The law firm of Marler Clark in Seattle, which has […]
Lois M. Collins of the Deseret Morning News has reported on the E. coli increase in Utah. From the article: Enterohemorrhagic E. coli outbreaks linked to pre-washed or ready-to eat spinach or lettuce, sold under various brand names, are nothing new, attorney William Marler, of Seattle’s Marler Clark LLP, told the Deseret Morning News. Marler, […]
In their article State death tied to E. coli Outbreak linked to spinach, Jesse Garza and Kawanza Newson report on the first fatality linked to the spinach outbreak. As was reported in the article: Bill Marler of the Seattle-based law firm Marler Clark said he is representing four cases of victims of the latest outbreak, […]