As of September 18, 2015, Marler Clark, the Food Safety Law Firm based in Seattle, has filed their seventh and eighth lawsuit against Andrew & Williamson Fresh Produce, Inc., a corporation based in San Diego, CA.
- William D. Marler, managing partner at Marler Clark, is representing Utah residents Meghann and Jesse Mills, on behalf of their 5-year-old child, C.M., after he fell extremely ill after consuming a contaminated cucumber that was manufactured and distributed by Andrew & Williamson. The case number is 2:15-cv-00675-RJS.
- William D. Marler, managing partner at Marler Clark, is representing Maricopa County resident William Levy, after he fell extremely ill after consuming a contaminated cucumber that was manufactured and distributed by Andrew & Williamson. The case number is 2:21-cv-01858-DJH.
We filed the first lawsuit in Minneapolis last week and the second and third lawsuits in Arizona. Monday we filed lawsuits in California and Texas. Thursday we filed another in Arizona.
“Salmonella is a nasty bacteria,” said food safety attorney and Salmonella expert, Bill Marler. “Aside from the immediate symptoms like nausea and diarrhea,” he continued, “The bacteria can morph into a variety of chronic infections, spurring onsets of joint pain, arthritis, and in this case, a very severe urinary tract infection. The symptoms do tend to be more severe with victims whose immune systems are already compromised, such as infants and the elderly, but this can really happen to anyone. ”
As of September 15, 2015, a total of 418 illnesses from Salmonella Poona have been reported from 31 states. The victims of the outbreak include: Alaska (10), Arizona (72), Arkansas (6), California (89), Colorado (16), Hawaii (1), Idaho (14), Illinois (6), Indiana (2), Kansas (1), Kentucky (1), Louisiana (4), Minnesota (20), Missouri (8), Montana (13), Nebraska (2), Nevada (9), New Mexico (22), New York (4), North Dakota (2), Ohio (2), Oklahoma (10), Oregon (8), Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina (8), Texas (20), Utah (37), Virginia (1), Washington (15), Wisconsin (9), and Wyoming (4).
So far, The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that about 31% of these victims have been hospitalized, and two deaths have been reported from California (1) and Texas (1).
Bill Marler, food safety attorney representing the Mills family, has already been contacted by over a dozen victims affected by this outbreak.
Salmonella is the second most common foodborne illness in the United States. Approximately 1.4 million cases of Salmonella occur each year with 95% of those caused by tainted food. The acute symptoms of Salmonella include the sudden onset of nausea, abdominal cramping, and bloody diarrhea and mucous over a period of days. While there is no cure, infected persons usually recover completely, although it may take months. A small number of people experience ongoing symptoms such as joint pain, which can lead to chronic arthritis.
Marler has been an advocate for victims of foodborne illnesses since representing those made sickest by an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 traced back to fast food giant, Jack in the Box. He has since represented thousands of victims of Salmonella and other foodborne illnesses.
Marler Clark, The Food Safety Law Firm, is the nation’s leading law firm representing victims of Salmonella outbreaks. The Salmonella lawyers of Marler Clark have represented thousands of victims of Salmonella 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. Marler Clark attorneys have litigated Salmonella cases stemming from outbreaks traced to a variety of foods, such as cantaloupe, tomatoes, ground turkey, salami, sprouts, cereal, peanut butter, and food served in restaurants. The firm has brought Salmonella lawsuits against companies such as Cargill, ConAgra, Peanut Corporation of America, Sheetz, Taco Bell, Subway and Wal-Mart.