October 2, 2018
Ham products produced by Williams Brothers Meat Market in Washington, Missouri, are linked to an E. coli outbreak that has sickened four people, according to a report from emissourian.com. The store has issued a recall for all cured or smoked ready-to-eat…
September 28, 2018
The Honey Smacks Salmonella outbreak has ended after sickening 135 people in 36 states, but Salmonella lawyer Ryan Osterholm is still fielding questions from consumers. “When someone suffers a serious foodborne illness, it is often devastating for them and for their…
September 28, 2018
A Vibrio outbreak linked to crab meat imported from Venezuela and sold at restaurants and grocery stores has ended after sickening 26 people, hospitalizing nine of them. Some of those sickened may still choose to file lawsuits, says Vibrio lawyer Fred…
September 27, 2018
Food from the service deli at the Costco Wholesale Warehouse in Issaquah, WA is associated with a Salmonella outbreak, according to the King County health department. Seven people have been sickened one of whom has been hospitalized. The Salmonella lawyers at Pritzker Hageman…
September 27, 2018
Truck accident lawsuits over the past several years have yielded a high number of multi-million dollar recoveries for family members injured and killed in semi truck crashes. As a prime example, lawyers point to a 2018 legal case in Texas…
September 25, 2018
Cargill ground beef recalled for E. coli was sold at Meijer, Safeway and Sam’s Club stores nationwide, at Target stores in five states and Publix stores in Florida. The recalled meat is linked to a four-state E. coli outbreak that sickened 18…
September 24, 2018
Fourteen people have been hospitalized and one of them has died in a Legionnaire’s disease outbreak in Sioux Falls, SD. Those sickened, who range in age from 36 to 80, live in or visited Sioux Falls prior to getting sick. Legionnaires’ disease,…
September 24, 2018
Three people were injured when a house in the Detroit suburb of Harper Woods exploded on September 21. Fire officials say a natural gas buildup was the source of the blast that leveled the home, located at 20839 Lennon, around 10:30 that…
September 20, 2018
Cargill ground beef is the likely source of an E. coli O26 outbreak that has sickened 17 people, killing one of them. “Eating a hamburger shouldn’t kill you,” said E. coli attorney Fred Pritzker, founder of the national food safety…
September 19, 2018
Two people were injured in an explosion and fire at a metal processing plant in Minneapolis’ Marcy-Holmes neighborhood this afternoon. The blast, which is believed to have originated in a metal dust collector at Metal-Matic Inc., located at 629 SE 2nd St., occurred around…
September 18, 2018
Following a Salmonella outbreak that sickened 30 people, La Luz Mexican restaurant in Old Town Fort Collins, CO has permanently closed. Some customers decided to file a lawsuit after becoming ill. Can I Sue a Restaurant for Salmonella food poisoning?…
September 17, 2018
Cyclospora Illnesses from Fresh Express salad sold at McDonald’s have ended, but many of those sickened may still choose to file a lawsuit, says Ryan Osterholm, a Cyclospora lawyer with the national food safety law firm Pritzker Hageman. The Centers…