Simon & Luke Collects Ground Beef E. coli Settlements The E. coli lawyers at Simon & Luke today announced that they have collected settlements on behalf of 2 California residents who had become ill from E. coli 0157:H7 after consuming contaminated beef manufactured by JBS Swift of Greeley, Colorado.  Both clients had filed lawsuits against [...]

CDC Launches Investigation into E. coli O157:H7 Romaine Lettuce Outbreak Today the CDC announced that it is working with public health and agriculture officials in Missouri and several other states, along with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in a joint investigation a multistate outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections linked to romaine lettuce. [...]

Missouri E. Coli Outbreak Claims 36 Victims Missouri health officials have raised the total victim count to 36 in an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 in the St. Louis area. There have been no deaths linked to the St. Louis area outbreak, although many of the victims have been hospitalized and some patients have reported severe illnesses, including [...]

Organic Pastures Implicated in Another Raw Milk E. coli Outbreak California health officials have initiated a recall and quarantine of raw organic milk from a Fresno County company after it was linked to E. coli that sent three California children to the hospital.  The children have been hospitalized with hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a life-threatening complication [...]

Recall and Quarantine of Organic Pastures Raw Milk Products The California Department of Agriculture today announced that raw milk products produced by Organic Pastures of Fresno County are the subject of a statewide recall and quarantine order announced by California State Veterinarian Dr. Annette Whiteford. Pursuant to the terms of the recall, all Organic Pastures [...]

E. coli Outbreak at N.C. Fair: Again Linked to Livestock in the Kelley Livestock Building State health officials have determined that the source of the E. coli outbreak came from the Kelley Building at the State Fair, one of the permanent buildings where sheep, goats, and pigs are housed, and where they compete in livestock [...]

St. Louis E. coli Outbreak Claims 30 Victims The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services yesterday added two new cases to St. Louis E. coli outbreak case count, bringing that total to 30 victims.  All of the victims have identical genetic E. coli isolates as that observed in the outbreak.  There are currently no other human samples being [...]

Boone County E. coli Investigation – Are Illnesses Part of the St. Louis Schnucks Outbreak? The Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services continues to investigate several recent cases of E. coli O57:H7 in Boone County.  To date, the officials have sent five samples from Boone County individuals suspected to have E. coli O157:H7 to the Missouri State Public [...]

St. Louis E. coli Outbreak – 24 Victims Confirmed This morning, the St. Louis County Health Department released updated case counts for the E. coli outbreak that has been linked to consumption of Schnucks salads. As of this morning, the number of confirmed victims is 24.  Since yesterday, 2 new cases have been confirmed and added to [...]

E. Coli Lawyer in St. Louis Today was a busy day for me in St. Louis. It started with an early morning flight to the city of the World Champion Cardinals, then a drive from the airport to meet with several victims of the Schnucks E. Coli outbreak that has sickened dozens in St. Louis [...]