A North Carolina salmonella outbreak tied to Bullocks Bar B-Q in Durham, North Carolina that sickened 65 customers has now been linked to the national salmonella egg recall. “We’re very confident the outbreak at Bullock’s caused by the commercial egg product can be traced back to eggs in this recall,” Megan Davies, North Carolina’s state [...]

The CDC has just reported updated outbreak numbers for the Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak linked to contaminated eggs produced by Wright County Egg and Hillandale Farms. Salmonella Enteritidis Case Counts Rise Significantly In early July 2010, CDC identified a nationwide sustained increase in the number of Salmonella Enteritidis cases uploaded to PulseNet, the national subtyping network [...]

A federal magistrate judge has recommended approval of a proposed $12,000,000 settlement for those who were sickened or killed in a massive Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak linked to tainted peanut butter and peanut butter products manufactured by Peanut Corporation of America and Kellogg Company. This morning, I gave a long interview with Associated Press super-reporter Michael [...]

It has been a busy day for me and client Amanda Sanchez of Austin, Texas.  We were interviewed by 4 Austin TV stations, discussing the recent salmonella egg recall and Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak that has sickened over 1300 people nationwide, including Amanda. The first interview, with Dave Scott of KXAN (NBC), is shown below: Kudos [...]

In between interviews with virtually every major news organization, today we filed the first Texas egg recall lawsuit on behalf of Amanda Sanchez, an Austin woman who was hospitalized for four days after consuming tainted eggs. Tomorrow, we will be on several Austin news stations discussing the outbreak and its affect on Texas citizens. In [...]

Texas Egg Lawsuit Filed The Houston-based law firm of Simon & Luke has filed the first Texas lawsuit relating to the salmonella egg recall that has sickened over 1300 people nationwide. The suit was filed today in Travis County on behalf of Amanda Sanchez, a 34 year old Austin resident who was hospitalized after consuming [...]

The salmonella egg recall that has sickened over 1300 people nationwide has now been linked to several illnesses in Houston, Texas. Officials at the Houston Health Department announced that 34 cases of Salmonella Enteritidis have been confirmed in and around the Houston city limits.  Of those, 10 are in the City of Houston itself, and [...]

Recent reports collected from various state agencies show preliminary counts of Salmonella Enteritidis illnesses in each state.  they are as follows: Arizona egg recall – 50 Arkansas egg recall – None California egg recall – at least 300 Colorado egg recall – 21 Minnesota egg recall – 14 Missouri egg recall – None Nebraska egg [...]

After the recent news of the egg recall that has left thousands sick from Salmonella Enteritidis in several states across the country, we have had several calls and inquiries asking – which brands of eggs were recalled in the recent Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak? Below is the answer. To determine whether the eggs in your refrigerator [...]

The salmonella lawyers at Simon & Luke have collected another record Salmonella Enteritidis settlement on behalf of a Chicago, Illinois gentleman who consumed egg products at a local sushi restaurant.  The individual suffered from high fever, stomach pains, vomiting, diarrhea, and nausea for 12 days  fafter consuming the contaminated food.  The salmonella settlement amount is [...]