Nuts have long been a staple of the American diet—but they have also been a source of food-borne illness.  Many people recall the 2004 outbreak of Salmonella poisoning linked to California almonds.  That outbreak led to the recall of roughly 18 million pounds of Paramount Farms almonds from across the nation.  Now, epidemiological investigations in [...]

Simon & Luke has filed 2 Staphylococcus aureus claims against Rolf’s Patisserie, a bakery located in Lincolnwood, Illinois. Rolf’s was identified as the source of an outbreak in November and December of last year that sickened approximately 100 people in Illinois and Wisconsin.  The outbreak was attributed to pastries from the bakery that were tainted with Staphylococcus aureus. The [...]

The Houston based law firm of Simon & Luke today filed 2 listeria claims against Sangar Fresh Cut Produce of San Antonio, Texas.  The claims were filed on behalf of a 25 year old mother and her newborn daughter who contracted listeriosis in Travis County in September 2010.  Both were hospitalized for an extended period [...]

Yesterday I had the honor and privilege of serving as an invited speaker to a room full of food industry executives and defense attorneys at the Inaugural Conference of the Food and Supplements Division of the American Bar Association.  The conference took place at the world headquarters of Coca-Cola in Atlanta, Georgia. The topic of my speech [...]

WASHINGTON, June 28, 2010 — The Fourth of July is nearly upon us, and many Americans will celebrate our Nation’s birthday by grilling or attending cookouts.  The USDA is reminding consumers that following safe food handling steps are the key to making your cookout safe and healthy for your guests. “Barbecuing is a great way [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]