Although the recent Peanut Butter salmonella outbreak appears to be coming to an end (new illness onsets have slowed dramatically), we continue to be contacted by individuals and families across the United States who contracted Salmonella Typhimurium after consuming peanut butter and peanut products.  We are actively prosecuting these claims in courts across the United States.  Below is an update on the status of the [...]

Health officials have confirmed that the recent West Coast outbreak of rare Salmonella Rissen has now expanded to 5 states.  The current illness count has also risen to 79, and is distributed as follows:  California (63), Nevada (10), Oregon (4), Washington (1), and Idaho (1).   Illness onsets range from December 9, 2008 to April 29, 2009. [...]

Simon & Luke has settled 752 cases for individuals across the United States who became ill from salmonella poisoning after consuming Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter manufactured by ConAgra Foods, Inc.  In November 2006, public health officials at CDC and state health departments detected a substantial increase in the numbe of reported Salmonella Tennessee illnesses.  Illness [...]

Health officials continue to investigate two Cleveland eateries for possibly serving burgers tainted with E. coli bacteria. Matt Carroll, director of the Cleveland Department of Public Health, said that officials from the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service have recently inspected the VFW Hall in North Olmsted and Deekers Side Tracks in Mentor. Three Cuyahoga County residents who contracted E. coli in [...]

As we enter the summer months, we will start to see an increase in E. coli outbreaks.  Most will be related to the consumption of contaminated hamburger.   The first outbreak – currently ongoing on Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Illinois — has already claimed the life of an innocent 7 year old and sickened many others.  Valley [...]

The Cleveland Health Department has reported that a 7-year-old Cleveland girl died Sunday from an E. coli infection.  Health officials say the death could be linked to a massive ground beef recall issued Thursday from Valley Meats LLC of Coal Valley, Ill.  A USDA investigation has now confirmed that three other Cleveland-area residents were also infected by eating [...]

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today that Valley Meats LLC has  recalled over 95,000 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.  The company is located in Coal Valley, Illinois. On May 13, 2009, FSIS was informed by the Ohio Department of Health of a cluster of [...]

Simon & Luke has settled a case on behalf of a woman who contracted botulism.  After consuming Castleberry’s Black Rock Chili with Beans in late June of 2007, she began experiencing paralysis, dizziness, blurred vision, muscle weakness, respiratory problems, numbness, tingling, difficulty swallowing, and dry mouth.  Her symptoms persisted for several months and she received medical treatment for her condition. Eight cases of botulism were reported [...]

The recent Salmonella Rissen outbreak due to recalled Uncle Chen’s and Lian How spices that sickened over 60 people in Washington, California, Oregon, and Nevada has caused several of our clients to ask:  “How rare is Salmonella Rissen?  To fully answer that question, some background is needed. Every year, over 40,000 people culture positive for one of [...]

The CDC today issued a report on their investigation of the recent Salmonella Saintpaul outbreak.   The investigation has now identified 228 cases in 13 states and linked the source of the outbreak to alfalfa sprouts produced at multiple facilities using seeds that likely originated from a common grower. Since February 1, a total of 228 cases of Salmonella Saintpaul have [...]