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 [...]

Between July 4, 2009 and April 14, 2010, a total of 272 individuals became infected with Salmonella Montevideo.  The illnesses were reported from 44 states and District of Columbia.  Those illnesses were eventually linked to consumption of contaminated red and black pepper on salami products manufactured by Daniele International, Inc. of Rhode Island. The number [...]

Simon & Luke has filed four more salmonella claims against Daniele International, Inc. on behalf of residents from Florida, Washington, and California.  Each of the individuals contracted Salmonella Montevideo after consuming salami / sausage products manufactured by the Rhode Island based company.  The claims seek full compensation for the victims’ medical bills, pharmaceutical bills, lost [...]

As the nationwide Salmonella Montevideo outbreak continues to grow,  the salmonella lawyers at Simon & Luke have been busy fielding 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 [...]

The salmonella salami outbreak continues to grow.  As of 9:00 pm EST on February 2, 2010, a total of 207 individuals infected with a matching strain of Salmonella Montevideo have been reported from 42 states and District of Columbia since July 1, 2009.  The number of ill persons identified in each state with this strain [...]

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 [...]

According to the Oregon State Department of Public Health, Rhode Island-based Daniele brand salami has been identified as the source of the Salmonella Montevideo outbreak that has sickened 184 people in 38 states, including 8 from Oregon and 14 from Washington.  The numbers continue to grow as reports from state health departments continue to track [...]