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 [...]

Simon & Luke Files Tainted Cantaloupe Lawsuit Texas-based food safety firm Simon & Luke today filed a lawsuit on behalf of one of the 84 victims nationwide that have been sickened by cantaloupe contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.  The cantaloupes were produced by Jensen Farms in Colorado and distributed by Texas-based Frontera Produce, Ltd. The lawsuit [...]

The salmonella lawyers at Simon & Luke have uncovered new facts about an outbreak of Salmonella Muenster that sickened 4 people in Texas earlier this year.  The illnesses were later linked to raw milk produced by Lavon Farms of Plano, Texas. Documents uncovered by the firm today provided more demographic information about each of the 4 victims of this [...]

Ron Simon and Mary Chiles Interviewed by CBS News Yesterday, Mary Chiles and I had the pleasure of speaking with Steve Pickett of CBS News in Dallas.  Steve was working on a story related to the raw milk outbreak that has sickened 4 victims in North Texas since November 2010.  Mrs. Chiles was one of [...]

Simon & Luke Files first Salmonella Claims Against Luxe Burger Bar Following an outbreak of Salmonella Newport among patrons who ate at Luxe Burger Bar in Providence, Rhode Island from May 4 to May 9, 2010, food safety attorney Ron Simon of Simon & Luke was the first to file claims on behalf of injured [...]

Sprout Outbreak Update – 125 Victims and Growing The US Centers for Disease Control (“CDC”) has just updated the number of salmonella illnesses linked to contaminated alfalfa sprouts.  Since November 1, 2010, 125 individuals have become infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella serotype I 4,[5],12:i:-.  The victims reside in 22 states and the District of Columbia. [...]

CDC Updates Illness Counts in Jimmy John’s Salmonella Outbreak The CDC has updated its illness counts in the Jimmy John’s salmonella sprout outbreak.  Over 112 individuals have been infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella serotype I 4,[5],12:i:-, in 18 states and the District of Columbia.  Illness onset dates range from November 1 to December 24, 2010, [...]

Sprouters Northwest, Inc. of Kent, WA, has recalled all of its clover and clover mix products because they may be contaminated with Salmonella. The recall was initiated January 1stby Sprouters Northwest after learning that a 6 cases of Salmonella poisoning - 4 in Washington and 2 in Oregon – were linked to the contaminated sprouts.  The illness onsets range [...]

The Illinois Department of Public Health has issued the following update  regarding the Salmonella outbreak that has sickened 94 people nationwide, the majority of which reside in Illinois: The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), working in conjunction with local health departments and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is investigating a [...]

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 [...]