The CDC has released updated illness counts on the multistate E. coli O157:H7 outbreak attributed to Nestle Toll House cookie dough.  As of Friday, July 31, 2009, 80 persons infected with a strain of E. coli O157:H7 with a particular DNA fingerprint have been reported from 31 states.  Of these, 70 have been confirmed by [...]

Health officials have now reported that at least 27 people have fallen ill from a Salmonella Newport outbreak that prompted the recall of more than 412 tons of ground beef.  The beef was manufactured by Beef Packers Inc. in Fresno, California, a unit of Minneapolis-based agribusiness giant Cargill, Inc. So far 21 cases have been [...]

Over 400 tons of ground beef were recalled today when officials linked the meat to a salmonella outbreak. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today that Beef Packers, Inc. of Fresno, Calif., has recalled approximately 825,769 pounds of ground beef products linked to an outbreak of Salmonella Newport in [...]

Simon & Luke is currently prosecuting over 100 peanut butter salmonella claims and salmonella lawsuits across the United States.  We continue to be contacted by individuals and families who contracted Salmonella Typhimurium after consuming products containing peanut butter products such as Austin and Keebler brand peanut butter crackers.  Below is an update on the status of the [...]

Simon & Luke has settled a claim on behalf of a victim who contracted salmonella after eating dinner at a Cleveland, Ohio sushi restaurant.  The individual contracted Salmonella Enteriditis within 24 hours of eating the contaminated raw fish. “This is another great result for one of our clients” said Ron Simon, the lawyer who handled [...]