William D. Marler of the Seattle, Washington–based law firm Marler Clark—has represented thousands of individuals in class action lawsuits related to Hepatitis A vaccines (HAV), including:

  • More than 1,500 individuals in a class action related to a previous HAV outbreak at the D’Angelo’s in Swansea, Massachusetts in 2001
  • Approximately 1,300 persons as part of a class action on behalf of persons who received IG shots due to an HAV outbreak in June and July 2000 in Spokane, Washington, which was associated with food served at a Carl’s Jr. fast-food restaurant
  • Approximately 9,000 persons who received IG shots due to an outbreak of HAV at a Chi-Chi’s restaurant near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 2003
  • Approximately 3,800 persons as part of a class action on behalf of persons who received IG shots due to an HAV exposure in June 2004 at a Friendly’s restaurant in Arlington, Massachusetts
  • Approximately 850 persons as part of a class action on behalf of persons who received IG shots due to an HAV exposure at a Quizno’s in Boston, Massachusetts in 2004
  • Over 3,000 persons who received IG shots due to potential HAV exposure in January 2007 at a Houlihan’s restaurant in Geneva, Illinois
  • More than 5,000 persons who were required to get vaccinations against HAV following exposure at a McDonald’s restaurant in Milan, Illinois in 2009
  • Approximately 1500 claimants who dined at The Olive Garden Italian Restaurant in Fayetteville, North Carolina who thereby were required to get vaccinations against HAV following their potential exposure to hepatitis A
  • All persons who consumed food and drink at a McDonald’s Restaurant in Northport, Alabama on March 14, 2012 or on March 16, 2012, and who thereby were required to get vaccinations against HAV following their potential exposure to HAV
  • More than 700 claimants who consumed food or drink purchased at a Papa John’s restaurant in Charlotte, North Carolina in March and April 2014, and who thereby were required to get vaccinations against HAV following their potential exposure to hepatitis A
  • Approximately 3,000 claimants who ate at a Red Robin in Springfield, Missouri would were exposed to a HAV infected worker and who received HAV vaccines.
  • Presently Marler Clark is class counsel for a nationwide putative HAV class involving as many as 25,000 claimants.

Hepatitis A: Marler Clark, The Food Safety Law Firm, is the nation’s leading law firm representing victims of Hepatitis A outbreaks. The Hepatitis A lawyers of Marler Clark have represented thousands of victims of Hepatitis A and other foodborne illness outbreaks and have recovered over $600 million for clients. Marler Clark is the only law firm in the nation with a practice focused exclusively on foodborne illness litigation. Our Hepatitis A lawyers have litigated Hepatitis A cases stemming from outbreaks traced to a variety of sources, such as green onions, lettuce and restaurant food. The law firm has brought Hepatitis A lawsuits against such companies as Subway, McDonald’s, Chipotle, Quiznos and Carl’s Jr.

If you or a family member became ill with a Hepatitis A infection after consuming food and you’re interested in pursuing a legal claim, contact the Marler Clark Hepatitis A attorneys for a free case evaluation.

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Anthony joined Marler Clark as an associate attorney in August 2015, after graduating from Seattle University School of Law with honors. During law school, Anthony worked as an in-house legal intern at Weyerhaeuser Company, where he focused in environmental and natural resources law.

Anthony joined Marler Clark as an associate attorney in August 2015, after graduating from Seattle University School of Law with honors. During law school, Anthony worked as an in-house legal intern at Weyerhaeuser Company, where he focused in environmental and natural resources law. He also served as a summer clerk at the firm of Fortier & Mikko, P.C. in Anchorage, Alaska, and served as a legal extern at the King County Superior Court to Judge (now Justice) Mary Yu, of the Washington State Supreme Court. Anthony spent the last year of law school working as a Rule 9 Legal Licensed Intern with Marler Clark, where he worked closely with Bill Marler and Denis Stearns on research projects that covered a variety of complex legal issues, such as the recovery of emotional distress damages in cases involving consumption of recalled food, and the differing legal standards applicable to the certification of class actions under federal and state laws.