August 2006

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Health officials say more than 30 probable cases of shigella have occurred in Lancaster County in the past two weeks. Fourteen cases have been confirmed.
Shigella is a parasitic infection that can cause severe diarrhea — a danger for younger and older patients because of possible dehydration.
Tim Timmons of the Lincoln-Lancaster…

By MARK ANDERSEN / Lincoln Journal Star
More than 30 probable cases of shigella, the parasitic infection associated with prolonged and often severe diarrhea, have been identified in Lancaster County over the past two weeks.
Dehydration, usually in the very old and young, is the biggest danger of this highly contagious organism, said Tim Timmons of the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department.
There have been 14 lab-confirmed cases of the disease.
The cases were reported across the community, in children and adults, but three day care providers have been especially affected. They were not identified.Continue Reading Shigella happens

OTTAWA, ONTARIO–(CCNMatthews – Aug. 3, 2006) –
Shigella bacteria are found naturally in the intestinal tracts of humans and other primates. People who eat food or drink water contaminated by Shigella can become ill with shigellosis.
What are the symptoms of shigellosis infection?
Like other foodborne illnesses, the symptoms of shigellosis can feel like the…

OTTAWA, ONTARIO–(CCNMatthews – Aug. 3, 2006) –
What is foodborne illness?
Food contaminated by bacteria, viruses and parasites can make you sick. Many people have had foodborne illness and not even known it. It’s sometimes called food poisoning, and it can feel like the flu. Symptoms may include the following:
– stomach cramps
– nausea…

William Marler (Bill) is the managing partner in the law firm Marler Clark L.L.P., P.S. Since 1993, Bill has represented thousands of victims of E. coli, Salmonella, Hepatitis A, Listeria, Shigella, Campylobacter and Norovirus illnesses in over thirty States.

Food poisoning lawsuits against companies responsible for introducing contaminated food into our food supply have become the focus of Billís professional career as an attorney. Billís first client who was injured after consuming contaminated food was nine-year-old Brianne Kiner, who fell with an E. coli O157:H7 infection and Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome after eating a contaminated hamburger during the now-infamous Jack in the Box E. coli outbreak of 1993. Bill negotiated a $15.6 million settlement for Brianneís injuries, a record in the State of Washington for personal injury cases. He resolved several other cases from the Jack in the Box E. coli outbreak for over $2.5 million each.

Bill, known as the ìE. coli lawyer,î has since represented thousands of people sickened or killed in outbreaks of E. coli O157:H7 and other food borne pathogens, including Salmonella, Hepatitis, Shigella, Campylobacter, Norovirus, and Listeria. In 1998, he negotiated a reported $12 million settlement for the families of children who fell ill after drinking E. coli-contaminated apple juice sold by Odwalla; and in 2001, a jury awarded the families of eleven children Bill represented $4.6 million for the injuries they received during an E. coli outbreak traced to school lunch served at Finley Elementary School in Finley, Washington. He also resolved dozens of E. coli cases in 2003 related to one of the largest meat recalls in United States history. Bill recently settled an E. coli case in New York for a young girl for $11 million. Bill was also able to secure a $6.25 million settlement on behalf of a client who suffered a kidney transplant as part of the Chi-Chiís Hepatitis A outbreak.Continue Reading FOOD POISONING LAWYER – FOOD POISONING ATTORNEY