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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Jasmine Bell – St. Louis E. coli Victim – Her Story Jasmine Bell is a 23 year old All-American college student who has been paying for an education at Florissant Valley Junior College by working afternoons and evenings at a local bank in St. Louis, all while taking 17 hours of courses this semester.  She will [...]

E. coli Outbreak Linked to N.C. State Fair Continues to Grow: 4 Children Hospitalized State health officials are now investigating 30 possible cases of E. coli, up from 24 Monday, according to the North Carolina Division of Public Health (NCDPH).  Of these, there are 12 confirmed cases and 18 that remain under investigation.  According to [...]

24 E. coli Victims attended N.C. State Fair:  Food, Water, or Animals Could be Source State health officials said Monday during a media briefing that they investigating an an E. coli outbreak that has thus far sickened 24 citizens.   State Epidemiologist Dr. Megan Davies says while all two dozen people affected so far were at the fair, [...]