Another lawsuit has been filed in the Fairbank Farms E. coli O157:H7 outbreak, this time on behalf of Alice Smith. The suit was filed by Marler Clark, the Seattle-based foodborne illness law firm.
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CDC Totals Damage From E. coli Outbreak
By Dan Flynn on
A final report on the Fairbank Farms outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 from ground beef was issued Nov. 24th by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Among its findings are:
- Twenty-six persons from
2nd Lawsuit Filed Against Fairbank Farms
By Dan Flynn on
A second lawsuit stemming from an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 was filed last week against Fairbank Farms, this one was on behalf of Augusta, Maine resident Margaret Long and was filed in Maine District…
Second Camper Sues Meat Co. over E. coli
By Suzanne Schreck on
A second E. coli lawsuit was filed against Crocetti’s Oakdale Packing Co. in Plymouth County Superior Court in Massachusetts yesterday. The lawsuit was filed by Lincoln, RI resident Barry Santos on behalf of his 11-year-old…
Mass. Family Battles E. coli
By Zach Mallove on
For 11-year-old Andrea Munro, the night of Sep. 24 held no surprises: after sharing a meal of hamburger patties with her grandmother, as she had done many times before, Andrea spent the evening at her…
GAO Asked to Probe School E. coli Risk
By Helena Bottemiller on
In reaction to the ongoing multistate E. coli beef outbreak, which has sickened 25 and caused two deaths, Representative George Miller (D-CA) asked the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to launch an investigation into the risk…
Ground Beef Takes Toll, CDC Reports
By Dan Flynn on
Twenty-five people in ten states are part of a cluster of victims of an E. coli O157:H7 strain matched to ground beef from Fairbank Farms, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported Monday.…
After Outbreak, PETA Launches Billboard
By Helena Bottemiller on
In response to the current multi-state E. coli outbreak traced to ground beef from Fairbank Farms in Ashville, New York, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is placing a billboard in the neighboring city…
FSIS Adds to Retail List for Meat Recall
By Dan Flynn on
The footprint of states where in mid-September consumers could have bought ground beef contaminated with E. coli O157:H7 is much larger than was originally reported.
When Fairbank Farms, based in upstate New York, announced the…
E. coli Victims File First Lawsuits
By Dan Flynn on
Political and legal ramifications of the now nationwide E. coli O157:H7 outbreak came into focus yesterday. Twenty-eight people from 12 states infected with matching strains of E. coli O157:H7 are at the center of an…