November 27, 2018
A large commercial Kenworth truck plowed into the rear end of a Ford F-150 pickup truck this fall inside a Minnesota highway work zone, killing a road crew worker and alarming safety officials. Minnesota State Patrol Lt. Tiffani Nielson pleaded…
November 26, 2018
The romaine lettuce E. coli outbreak has expanded to include 43 people in 12 states, according to a statement issued today by FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb. Sixteen people have been hospitalized. Twenty-two cases in Canada have also been reported. Contact…
November 23, 2018
A house explosion in the 600 block of Payne Ave. in St. Paul injured one person this morning. John Lundahl, the 80-year-old property owner, was transported to Region Hospital where he is being treated for burns and other explosion injuries. The blast,…
November 21, 2018
A Listeria outbreak linked to Long Phung pork products has sickened four people and triggered a recall of the ready-to-eat products. Consumers who have purchased this brand of pork products should check recall information carefully. Because Listeria can cause illness…
November 20, 2018
After discovering a new romaine lettuce E. coli outbreak, the CDC is warning consumers, restaurants and retailers to throw away all romaine lettuce. Thirty-two people in 11 states have been sickened by the outbreak strain of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli O157:H7. One person has…
November 19, 2018
Two people were injured and another person died in an explosion and fire at Heather Gardens Senior Living community in Aurora, Colorado on November 16. Emergency responders transported one resident and one firefighter to an area hospital where they were treated…
November 16, 2018
Jennie-O Turkey Stores Sales of Barron, Wis. has issued a recall of more than 91,000 pounds of ground turkey products that may be associated with the nationwide Salmonella outbreak. And there may be recalls from other companies coming. That’s because the outbreak strain…
November 15, 2018
Minnesota has been hard hit by the turkey Salmonella outbreak that has sickened 164 people in 35 states, according to the latest update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Sixty-three people have been hospitalized, one person from California has…
November 15, 2018
Whether it’s spinach or romaine, a chopped, bagged salad prepared at home, or as a meal enjoyed at a restaurant, Americans are eating more leafy greens than ever. But they’re also hearing more about lettuce E. coli outbreaks and wondering, are…
November 12, 2018
A Legionnaires’ disease outbreak at St. Elizabeth Hall, an independent living apartment complex on the Stella Maris campus in the Baltimore suburb of Timonium, MD has sickened two people. Officials from Stella Maris, the nonprofit long-term care facility, said St. Elizabeth Hall operates…
November 2, 2018
Pritzker Hageman, P.A. is pleased to announce our inclusion in the 2019 “Best Law Firms” list by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers. An honored recipient since 2012, our firm received the highest metropolitan tier ranking possible for our…
October 31, 2018
Thirty people in New Mexico are part of the multi-state ground beef Salmonella outbreak linked to beef products sold under a variety of brand names. And these illnesses have been longer-lasting and more severe than typical cases of salmonellosis, according to…