With the recent salmonella, shigella, listeria, and E. coli outbreaks in salami, sprouts, lettuce, Subway sandwiches, raw milk, peanut butter, cookie dough, beef, spices and others - the food poisoning lawyers at Simon & Luke have been fielding a huge volume of calls from concerned citizens who want to know whether they have a viable [...]

With the recent outbreak of Salmonella Montevideo, which has sickened 184 people in 38 states, we have been fielding calls from people who want to know: How common is Salmonella Montevideo?
To answer this question, one must first understand that every year in the United States, there are over 30,000 laboratory confirmed cases of salmonella illness.   [...]

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is providing recommendations to those affected by tropical storms, flooding or severe weather in the Southeastern United States due to potential hurricanes expected to hit land this fall.  The USDA is hopeful that this information will help minimize the potential for foodborne illnesses due to food spoilage from power outages [...]

With all of the recent salmonella and E. coli outbreaks - beef, peanut butter, cookie dough, spices, and others - the food poisoning lawyers at Simon & Luke have been fielding a huge volume of calls from concerned citizens who want to know whether they have a viable food poisoning case.  The answer is a [...]

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 [...]

Every year in the United States, there are over 30,000 laboratory confirmed cases of salmonella illness.   To be considered a confirmed case, a person must provide a stool, urine, or blood sample that tests positive for salmonella.
There are over 2500 different known types - or more accurately - serotypes of salmonella.   Three of those serotypes - [...]

After contaminated food is eaten, there is a delay before the consumer starts to feel the first food poisoning symptoms.  This delay is called the “incubation period”.  Incubation periods of foodborne illnesses can range from a few hours to several days or weeks.  
People tend to believe that the last food they ate caused their illness.  This is not always the case [...]

We talk with people every day who want to know whether they may have a viable food poisoning case.   Here is how we go about answering that question for them.
First, it is important to understand that most food poisoning illnesses are never specifically identified.   Almost everyone has suffered from food poisoning at one time or another in their lives.   The [...]