On February 6, 2006 the Cuyahoga County Board of Health was contacted by a husband and wife who had eaten at Corky and Lenny’s, a restaurant located in Woodmere, Ohio. Shortly after their meal the couple became ill with salmonellosis. That same day, the CCBH learned that the Ohio Department of Health was investigating
Most Sheetz salmonella cases settled
Sheetz Inc. has settled all but a few customer lawsuits spawned by salmonella-tainted tomatoes sold at its convenience stores two years ago.
So far, most of the money paid to Sheetz customers has come from U.S. Fire Insurance Co. The company insured Coronet Foods Inc., of Wheeling, W. Va., which sold the tomatoes to
“When elephants dance, the grass gets trampled”
Sheetz Inc. has settled all but a few customer lawsuits spawned by salmonella-tainted tomatoes sold at its convenience stores two years ago. But complicated legal battles involving Sheetz, insurance companies and food suppliers must now settle this question: Who gets stuck with the multimillion-dollar tab?
So far, most of the money paid to Sheetz
Woman threatens to sue Cadbury’s
A woman is considering taking legal action if tests prove she contracted salmonella poisoning after eating a Cadbury’s chocolate bar.
Catherine Henderson, 62, of County Antrim, North Ireland, spent five days in hospital. Her lawyers said tests found she had the same strain of the bug. In a statement, Mrs Henderson’s solicitors Irwin Mitchell said
Two Years After Outbreak, Parties Settle Most Salmonella Suits in Pa.
Attorneys for Pennsylvania-based Sheetz convenience stores and scores of customers sickened during a salmonella outbreak two years ago have settled more than 80 lawsuits in recent weeks and agreed to delay a filing deadline in hopes that dozens of other claims might settle.
The outbreak began on July 1, 2004 and eventually more than 400
Claims settled in Sheetz case
Saturday marks the two-year anniversary of the outbreak, which was traced to salmonella-tainted Roma tomatoes. Ordinarily, that would also represent the statute of limitations for some suits, but attorneys for Sheetz, its customers and various insurance companies have agreed to push that back to July 21.
Federal investigators traced the tomatoes to a Florida
AP: Salmonella Settlement Deadline Extended
Scores of customers sickened during a salmonella outbreak linked to tomatoes sold in several states have settled more than 80 lawsuits in recent weeks.
Company attorneys have agreed to delay a filing deadline in hopes that dozens of other claims might settle. Sheetz has settled 600 claims out of court, ranging from people who got
AP NewsBreak: Deadline extended amid settlements in Sheetz outbreak
Attorneys for Sheetz convenience stores and scores of customers sickened during a salmonella outbreak two years ago have settled more than 80 lawsuits in recent weeks and agreed to delay a filing deadline in hopes that dozens of other claims might settle.
Saturday marks the two-year anniversary of the outbreak, which was traced to salmonella
Cadbury facing legal action
Chocolate giant Cadbury faces the prospect of legal action and a fine for its failure to tell the authorities immediately that some of its products were contaminated with salmonella.
Yesterday thousands of customers rang the helpline set up by the firm this weekend after more than one million chocolate bars were recalled. Many customers
Sheetz Litigation Rears Head
William Marler, the Seattle attorney who made a name for himself representing Jack in the Box customers exposed to the E. coli bacteria in undercooked hamburger, said he plans to file as many as 148 cases against Sheetz Inc. and now-defunct tomato supplier Coronet Foods Inc. concerning allegedly salmonella-infested tomatoes, reported The West Virginia