Press Release - Virginia Court Approves $12,000,000 Settlement of Salmonella Peanut Butter claims
Virginia Federal Judge Norman Moon today approved the settlement and distribution of $12,000,000 to 122 victims of a nationwide salmonella peanut butter outbreak.  Each of the victims had contracted salmonella poisoning in 2008-2009 after consuming products containing peanut paste manufactured by Peanut Corporation [...]

A federal magistrate judge has recommended approval of a proposed $12,000,000 settlement for those who were sickened or killed in a massive Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak linked to tainted peanut butter and peanut butter products manufactured by Peanut Corporation of America and Kellogg Company.
This morning, I gave a long interview with Associated Press super-reporter Michael Fellerbaum, [...]

On August 18, 2010, a Federal magistrate in Western Virginia will hear motions to approve the distribution of $12,000,000 among 122 salmonella claimants as part of a global settlement with Peanut Corporation of America (”PCA”).  PCA manufactured peanut butter and peanut paste that poisoned over 714 people and killed nine in a Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak [...]

Earlier this week, two of my my clients and I were interviewed by Ross McLaughlin on ABC Channel 11 in Atlanta.  He is working on a follow up story examining the aftermath of the national salmonella outbreak tied to Austin and Keebler peanut butter crackers that sickened over 750 people and killed 11 last year.
Two [...]

On Monday, I traveled to Richmond, Virginia to meet with reporter Shelley Basinger of ABC 13.  Shelley is working on a three-part report on the 2008-2009 Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak that sickened 714 and killed 9.  That outbreak was linked to peanut butter and peanut paste manufactured by Peanut Corporation of America, which sold the peanut [...]

A Federal Bankruptcy Court in Western Virginia has set a filing deadline for claims of individuals who contracted Salmonella after consuming peanut butter-containing products such as Austin and Keebler brand peanut butter crackers and King Nut peanut butter.  The filing deadline is October 31, 2009.
Claims timely and properly filed before the deadline will be evaluated [...]

In a report issued today, New York State Health Department officials confirmed that 45 persons to date have become infected with an outbreak strain of  Salmonella Typhimurium linked to the consumption of contaminated peanut butter and peanut products manufactured by Peanut Corporation of America and Kellogg Company.  The majority of the illnesses are related to [...]

Although the recent Peanut Butter salmonella outbreak appears to be coming to an end (new illness onsets have slowed dramatically), we continue to be contacted by individuals and families across the United States who contracted Salmonella Typhimurium after consuming peanut butter and peanut products.  We are actively prosecuting these claims in courts across the United States.  Below is an update on the status of the [...]

We continue to be contacted by individuals across the United States who contracted Salmonella Typhimurium from peanut butter and peanut products.  We are actively pursuing these claims against Peanut Corporation of America (PCA), Kellogg Company, and Kanan Enterprises, Inc.  Below is an update on the status of the peanut litigation.
Overview of the Peanut Butter Outbreak
Officials at the Center [...]

I had the opportunity to investigate first-hand the PCA peanut processing plant in Blakely, Georgia yesterday.  This plant was the subject of the recent peanut butter salmonella recall that sickened 691 people and killed 9. 
Below is the NBC videotape of my investigation, which showed rats, insects, roaches, standing water and roof leaks inside the plant - [...]