With the recent salmonella egg recall that has harmed at least 50,000 nationwide, the salmonella lawyers at Simon & Luke have been fielding a huge volume of calls from sickened individuals who want to know whether they have a viable case.  There are several factors that determine whether a case can be made or not - below is an explanation:
The [...]

The Centers For disease Control (”CDC”)  is collaborating with public health officials in multiple states, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA/FSIS) to investigate two national outbreaks of Salmonella infections, each involving a different Salmonella serotype: Hartford and Baildon.  Both of these Salmonella serotypes [...]

Victim Count Rises to 90 in 28 Counties
The Subway Salmonella Hvittingfoss outbreak continues to expand.  As of today, 90 cases of Salmonella Hvittingfoss linked to Subway have been reported.  At least 25 have been hospitalized.  Victims reported eating at Subway restaurants between May 5 and June 4, 2010.  Cases range in age from 2 [...]

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 [...]

California has now joined several states warning its citizens not to eat salmonella-contaminated ground beef.
Dr. Mark Horton, director of the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), has warned Californians not to eat ground beef manufactured by Beef Packers, Inc. between June 5 and 23, 2009 because the products could be contaminated with Salmonella Newport, a [...]

Health officials have now reported that at least 27 people have fallen ill from a Salmonella Newport outbreak that prompted the recall of more than 412 tons of ground beef.  The beef was manufactured by Beef Packers Inc. in Fresno, California, a unit of Minneapolis-based agribusiness giant Cargill, Inc.
So far 21 cases have been identified [...]

Over 400 tons of ground beef were recalled today when officials linked the meat to a salmonella outbreak.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today that Beef Packers, Inc. of Fresno, Calif., has recalled approximately 825,769 pounds of ground beef products linked to an outbreak of [...]

Simon & Luke is currently prosecuting over 100 peanut butter salmonella claims and salmonella lawsuits across the United States.  We continue to be contacted by individuals and families who contracted Salmonella Typhimurium after consuming products containing peanut butter products such as Austin and Keebler brand peanut butter crackers.  Below is an update on the status of the [...]