A bill to protect livestock farms from “frivolous lawsuits” is advancing in the Indiana General Assembly.
House Bill (HB) 1091 already passed the Indiana House on a 57-to-39 vote and is awaiting action in the…
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A second lawsuit has been filed in a multistate E. coli outbreak linked to Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches. The lawsuit is on behalf of a Polk County, Iowa woman who was hospitalized because of her…
An Oklahoma woman has sued Taco Bell, alleging that contaminated food it served caused her to become very ill with Salmonella infection.
The 22-year-old Cleveland County resident said in her complaint that she ate…
An Iowa woman has filed suit against the Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwich chain after suffering from a severe E. coli O26 infection, and alleging that her illness was caused by a sandwich made with contaminated…
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A lawsuit will be filed on behalf of a 5-year-old Washington state child who developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a serious condition that can lead to kidney failure, after drinking raw milk allegedly contaminated with…
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A St. Louis man is the second person to seek damages from a Missouri grocery chain and an Oklahoma produce distributor after being sickened during an E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce, according to…
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A lawsuit has been filed on behalf of a Webster, NY woman and her child who say they were infected with Salmonella from contaminated pine nuts distributed by New Jersey-based importer Sunrise Commodities.
According to…
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A Missouri woman who spent 11 days in Mercy Hospital in Creve Coeur with kidney failure, a blood clot in the lung, and atrial fibrillation from being infected with E. coli O157:H7 is suing St.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has agreed to decide by March 31, 2012 whether bisphenol A, the controversial chemical known as BPA, should be banned from use in food and beverage packaging.
The FDA…
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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has sued Whole Foods Market Group to reinstate a former employee who was allegedly fired for reporting health concerns regarding a raw sewage spillage at…
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