Attorney William Marler today called on the Holiday Inn Bordeaux to provide compensation for all 44 people who became ill with Salmonella infections after eating food prepared at the hotel during an ongoing Salmonella outbreak. According to the Cumberland County Health Department, at least 5 people have been hospitalized as a result of their Salmonella infections. Marler argued that the Holiday Inn should compensate victims of the Salmonella outbreak for out-of-pocket medical costs and lost wages for missed time off work to care for themselves or family members suffering from Salmonella infections.
“Even for people with health insurance, medical bills can be a financial strain,” said Marler, the country’s preeminent attorney representing Salmonella and other foodborne illness outbreak victims. “Parents miss time off of work to care for their children; husbands and wives take time off to care for one another. The Holiday Inn’s failure to produce a safe product impacted not only their physical health but also their financial health. The company should make an effort to restore its customers’ financial health as soon as possible.”
Marler noted that several strains of Salmonella are resistant to antibiotic treatment and that victims could undergo several rounds of antibiotics before being free of the infection, which causes fever, painful abdominal cramps and diarrhea that can be bloody.
Marler’s firm has worked with local North Carolina lawyers to represent North Carolina residents in outbreaks traced to ground beef, fairs and petting zoos, cookie dough, butter, ground turkey, peanut butter, pot pies, barbeque, tempeh, turkey, eggs and food served at restaurants. These include lawsuits filed in North Carolina on behalf of victims of the following E. coli, Salmonella or hepatitis A outbreaks:
2004 North Carolina State Fair Petting Zoo E. coli Outbreak
2011 Olive Garden Hepatitis A Exposure
2012 Cleveland County Fair E. coli Outbreak
2012 Lancaster’s BBQ Salmonella Outbreak
2012 Smiling Hara Tempeh Salmonella Outbreak
2012 Toast of Dilworth Salmonella Outbreak
2012 Sunland Peanut Butter Salmonella Outbreak
BACKGROUND: William Marler is managing partner of Marler Clark, The Food Safety Law Firm, the nation’s leading law firm representing victims of Salmonella and other foodborne illness outbreaks. The Salmonella lawyers at Marler Clark have represented thousands of victims of foodborne illness outbreaks and have recovered over $600 million for clients. Our Salmonella lawyers have litigated cases stemming from outbreaks traced to foods such as peanut butter, sprouts, tomatoes and restaurant food.