Tag: Georgia
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Plaintiffs Blame Fatal Botulism Case on Faulty Food Processing Equipment
The representatives of a man who died of botulism have filed a lawsuit in federal court against Malo, Inc. and Massmann Enterprises, Inc., claiming that the companies responsible for maintaining food canning equipment at a Atlanta, Georgia, facility failed to warn owner Bumble Bee Foods, LLC about a leaky water valve . Caffrey et al.…
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Botulism Cases Lead to $40 Million Lawsuit Against Factory Equipment Maker
Bumble Bee Foods, LLC has filed a complaint in federal court against the company that made the food-sterilization system used to process Castleberry hot dog chili sauce that, in 2007, was contaminated with Clostridium botulinum and led to a nationwide recall of under-processed products. Bumble Bee Foods, LLC v. Malo, Inc., No. 09-042 (S.D. Ga.,…
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Punitive Damages Added to Tainted Peanut Butter Claims; Criminal Investigation Launched
Food litigator William Marler has reportedly filed an amended complaint on behalf of a Vermont couple whose son was allegedly sickened and hospitalized following ingestion of a product containing Salmonella-tainted peanut butter. Meunier v. Peanut Corp. of Am., No. 09-12 (M.D. Ga., first amended complaint filed January 28, 2009). The plaintiffs are now seeking punitive damages for…
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New Peanut Butter Salmonella Lawsuit Filed; Product Recall Expanded
Food litigator William Marler has filed a second lawsuit against the Peanut Corp. of America (PCA) on behalf of a California family whose 3-year-old son allegedly fell ill and was hospitalized after eating Salmonella-contaminated peanut butter cracker sandwiches made with a PCA peanut butter product. Trone v. Peanut Corp. of Am., No. 09-418 (N.D. Cal., filed January…