The food poisoning lawyers at Simon & Luke have settled another salmonella claim against Daniele International from the national Salmonella Montevideo outbreak linked to Daniele’s contaminated pepper-coated salami products. The claim was brought on behalf of a seven year old California child who had consumed the contaminated salami in January 2010.  The child was hospitalized [...]

Simon & Luke Collects Salmonella Settlements for Clients The salmonella lawyers at food safety firm Simon & Luke have started off 2011 with another round of salmonella settlements. This morning, the firm announced that it had settled 3 more claims on behalf of victims who had contracted salmonellosis after consuming contaminated salami products manufactured by [...]

CDC Issues Final Investigation Report The Centers for Disease Control has just posted its final report on the nationwide outbreak of Salmonella Montevideo linked to contaminated salami products in 2009-2010.  Below are the key findings of that report: In August and September 2009, PulseNet, the national molecular subtyping network for foodborne disease surveillance, detected a [...]

As the nationwide Salmonella Montevideo outbreak comes to an end, the salmonella lawyers at Simon & Luke continue to field questions from concerned citizens on our toll-free hotline (1-888-335-4901).  Below is an update on the outbreak with answers to the most frequently asked questions. How many people are sick? As of 9:00 pm EST on [...]

As the nationwide Salmonella Montevideo outbreak continues to grow,  the salmonella lawyers at Simon & Luke continue to field questions from hundreds of concerned citizens on our toll-free hotline (1-888-335-4901).  Below is an update on the outbreak with answers to the most frequently asked questions. How many people are sick? Currently, a total of 249 [...]

Sometimes we actually get things right when it comes to outbreaks. As I wrote in my article a few days ago, I suggested that the source of the current Salmonella Montevideo outbreak would turn out to be black pepper on Daniel, Inc. salami products, not the salami itself.  Well, today that prediction was proven correct. [...]

The CDC tonight released updated statistics on the current Salmonella Montevideo outbreak – it has now expanded to 187 individuals in 39 states.  The number of ill persons identified in each state with this strain is as follows: AL (2), AZ (5), CA (30), CO (3), CT (4), DE (2), FL (2), GA (3), IA [...]