Marler Blog

November 29, 2025

ByHeart Infant Formula went to 21 Countries. Are infants ill? Are they getting the BabyBIG botulism anti-toxin?

The FDA has published the following warning: Consumers worldwide should not use any ByHeart brand infant formula as all ByHeart products are included in this recall. As we know, as of November 26, 2025, a total of 37 infants with suspected or confirmed infant botulism and confirmed exposure to ByHeart Whole Nutrition infant formula (various […]

November 02, 2024

2nd McDonalds E. coli Lawsuit Filed by Marler Clark in Montana

As of October 30, 90 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 have been reported from 13 states.  Wyoming 5, Wisconsin 1, Washington 1, Utah 7, Oregon 1, New Mexico 5, Nebraska 12, Montana 17, Missouri 8, Michigan 2, Kansas 1, Iowa 1, Colorado 29 Illnesses started on dates ranging from Sept […]

E. coli HUS
November 01, 2024

Marler Clark, the Food Safety Law Firm, files 1st Colorado E. coli Lawsuit

As of October 30, 90 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 have been reported from 13 states.  Wyoming 5, Wisconsin 1, Washington 1, Utah 7, Oregon 1, New Mexico 5, Nebraska 12, Montana 17, Missouri 8, Michigan 2, Kansas 1, Iowa 1, Colorado 29 Illnesses started on dates ranging from Sept […]

E. coli HUS
November 01, 2024

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE E. COLI O157:H7 BACTERIA DURING THE MCDONALDS OUTBREAK

E. coli is an archetypal commensal bacterial species that lives in mammalian intestines. E. coli O157:H7 is one of thousands of serotypes Escherichia coli.[1] The combination of letters and numbers in the name of the E. coli O157:H7 refers to the specific antigens (proteins which provoke an antibody response) found on the body and tail or flagellum[2]respectively and distinguish it from other […]

E. coli HUS
November 01, 2024

Another needless E. coli Death – RIP J.C. Smith

I am reminded of my dad the marine who died over 12 years ago of natural causes. A death by a McDonalds’ quarter pounder is not the way it should have been.

E. coli
October 31, 2024

Marler Clark calls on McDonalds to step up and pay customers Medical Bills and Lost Wages

 Bill Marler, food safety advocate and foodborne illness attorney since 1993, whose Seattle law firm, Marler Clark’s work was recently profiled in the Netflix documentary “Poisoned,” The Dirty Truth about your Food, is calling on McDonalds to pay the medical bills and lost wages of the victims of the E. coli outbreak in the United States that has so far sickened 90, […]

E. coli HUS
October 31, 2024

First McDonalds E. coli Lawsuit filed in Montana

As of October 30, 90 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 have been reported from 13 states.  Complaint – https://www.marlerblog.com/files/2024/10/10.31.24-West-McDonalds-Complaint-Final-Conformed.pdf Wyoming 5, Wisconsin 1, Washington 1, Utah 7, Oregon 1, New Mexico 5, Nebraska 12, Montana 17, Missouri 8, Michigan 2, Kansas 1, Iowa 1, Colorado 29 Illnesses started on dates […]

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October 30, 2024

McDonald E. coli Outbreak hits 90

As of October 30, 90 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 have been reported from 13 states. Wyoming 5Wisconsin 1Washington 1Utah 7Oregon 1New Mexico 5Nebraska 12Montana 17Missouri 8Michigan 2Kansas 1Iowa 1Colorado 29 Illnesses started on dates ranging from Sept 27, 2024, to October 16, 2024. Of 83 people with information available, […]

E. coli HUS
October 28, 2024

Marler Clark retained by 5 families of those that died from Listeria tainted Boar’s Head Deli Meat

As of August 28, a total of 59 people infected with the outbreak strain of Listeria have been reported from 19 states – Including: Arizona 1, Florida 3, Georgia 2, Illinois 1, Indiana 1, Louisiana 1, Maryland 8, Massachusetts 3, Minnesota 1, Missouri 3, New Jersey 5, New Mexico 1, New York 17, North Carolina 1, Pennsylvania […]

Listeria
October 28, 2024

Marler Clark hired by McDonald E. coli victims in Colorado, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Utah, Washington, Oregon and Wyoming – more illnesses expected

As of October 25, 75 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 have been reported from 13 states.  Colorado – 26Iowa – 1Kansas – 1Michigan – 2Missouri – 4Montana – 13Nebraska – 11New Mexico – 5Oregon – 1Utah – 5Washington – 1Wisconsin – 1Wyoming – 4 *Note, several of the illnesses resulted from travel […]

E. coli HUS
October 28, 2024

Colorado, Montana and Nebraska hardest hit in E. coli Outbreak linked to McDonalds

The Latest: Colorado – 26 – Montana – 13 and Nebraska – 11. Colorado health authorities confirmed late yesterday that hamburger that was tested was negative for E. coli O157:H7. Two people, likely children, have developed acute kidney failure and one adult has died. Marler Clark has been retained by dozens and is investigating the […]

E. coli HUS
October 27, 2024

Colorado: Its not the beef

On Tuesday, October 22, the Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) laboratories received multiple lots of McDonald’s brand fresh and frozen beef patties collected from various Colorado McDonald’s locations associated with the ongoing E. Coli investigation.  The CDA Microbiology Laboratory analyzed dozens of subsamples from all the lots and all samples were found to be negative for […]

E. coli
October 27, 2024

Hey, Ronald McDonald, perhaps investing in the safety of your supply chain would have been a good idea?

The stock price fall says it all. It would have been a good idea to have invested millions in food safety before losing BILLIONS in stock value – Just saying.

Case News
October 26, 2024

Onion Industry – Step up and “Put me out of Business, please”

In 2002, I wrote an Op-ed for the Denver Post entitled: “Put me out of business. Please.” For this trial lawyer, E. coli has been a successful practice – and a heart-breaking one. I’m tired of visiting with horribly sick kids who did not have to be sick in the first place. I’m outraged with a […]

E. coli Salmonella +2
October 26, 2024

Colorado – it was not our onions!

The Colorado Department of Agriculture is supporting Colorado onion producers while an investigation into an ongoing E. coli outbreak continues.  CDA is working with our state and federal partners, including the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), U.S. Department of Agriculture, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Colorado Department of Public Health […]

E. coli
October 25, 2024

Marler Clark, the Food Safety Law Firm, weighs in with E. coli Lawsuit against McDonalds

Today the E. coli attorneys at Marler Clark filed a lawsuit against McDonald’s Corporation on behalf of Sarah Johnson, in the District Court of the District of Nebraska (Complaint # 4:24-cv-03195, see attached below). McDonald’s has confirmed that Taylor Farms was the supplier of onions that have been linked to a deadly E. coli outbreak traced to Quarter Pounder […]

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