http://localhost:9000/index.php en sschreck@marlerclark.com Copyright 2009 2009-07-17T19:24:52+00:00 http://www.about-hepatitis.com/hepatitis_outbreaks/view/mcdonalds-hepatitis-a-outbreak1/ http://www.about-hepatitis.com/hepatitis_outbreaks/view/mcdonalds-hepatitis-a-outbreak1/#When:19:24:52Z During the summer of 2009, public health officials in the Quad-City region of Illinois identified 32 confirmed cases of hepatitis A among patrons of the McDonald’s restaurant in Milan, Illinois.  At least eleven people were hospitalized due to the severity of their hepatitis A symptoms.  According to news reports, the hepatitis A outbreak timeline is as follows: June 17, 2009A person who works at the McDonald’s restaurant in Milan, Illinois, is diagnosed with hepatitis A. July 10, 2009 The Rock Island County Public Health Department (RICPHD) learns that five people, including two from Mercer County, have tested positive for hepatitis A. July 13, 2009 The RICPHD learns of the McDonald’s worker’s hepatitis A infection via a report delivered by the U.S. Postal Service. July 14, 2009 Representatives from RICPHD visit the Milan McDonald’s restaurant and instruct McDonald’s employees on proper hand-washing techniques to prevent the spread of hepatitis A. July 15, 2009 RICPHD becomes aware of four additional hepatitis A cases, and learns that one is a second McDonald’s employee.  The Milan McDonald’s is closed for deep cleaning, and a formal notice regarding the hepatitis A outbreak is issued.  All McDonald’s employees are tested for hepatitis A. July 21 and 22, 2009 Thousands of people exposed to the hepatitis A virus through the consumption of food prepared at the Milan McDonald’s restaurant receive hepatitis A vaccinations or Immune Globulin injections to prevent hepatitis A infection. July 23, 2009, the Marler Clark law firm filed a class action lawsuit against McDonald’s on behalf of all individuals who received a hepatitis A vaccination or Immune Globulin injection to prevent becoming ill with hepatitis A infection.  The firm has also filed individual lawsuits on behalf of three people who became ill with hepatitis A infections after consuming food purchased from the Milan, Illinois, McDonald’s restaurant. 2009-07-17T19:24:52+00:00 http://www.about-hepatitis.com/hepatitis_outbreaks/view/chipotle-grill-hepatitis-a-outbreak/ http://www.about-hepatitis.com/hepatitis_outbreaks/view/chipotle-grill-hepatitis-a-outbreak/#When:20:35:00Z In April 2008, San Diego County health officials announced that a number of Hepatitis A (HAV) infections had been traced to a Chipotle Grill restaurant, in La Mesa, California, near San Diego.  Officials advised customers who had eaten at the restaurant between March 1 and April 22 that they might be at risk for infection.  As of early May, more than twenty people who ate at the La Mesa restaurant have tested positive for HAV infection.  A number of those victims have contacted Marler Clark, and three lawsuits have been filed. For complete information on the outbreak, as well as reference articles, visit the Marler Clark Case News page. 2008-08-12T20:35:00+00:00 http://www.about-hepatitis.com/hepatitis_outbreaks/view/carls-jr-hepatitis-a-outbreak/ http://www.about-hepatitis.com/hepatitis_outbreaks/view/carls-jr-hepatitis-a-outbreak/#When:02:25:00Z The Spokane Regional Health District (SRHD) received a confirmed report of hepatitis A in a food handler employed at the Carl’s Jr., Restaurant on February 16, 2000. Health Department staff sent out a public notice, and encouraged any person who consumed food at Carl’s Jr. on days the food handler worked to receive IG treatment. Marler Clark represented several people who contracted hepatitis A after eating at Carl’s Jr. as well as those who received Immune Globulin shots to prevent infection. 2007-11-29T02:25:00+00:00 http://www.about-hepatitis.com/hepatitis_outbreaks/view/dangelos-hepatitis-a-outbreak/ http://www.about-hepatitis.com/hepatitis_outbreaks/view/dangelos-hepatitis-a-outbreak/#When:02:24:28Z On November 20, 2001, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) was notified of seven confirmed hepatitis A cases in the area. All local boards of health were notified, and an investigation of a hepatitis A outbreak linked to two D’Angelo’s Delis began. Ultimately, the investigation yielded a total of 53 cases meeting the outbreak case definition. Two of the confirmed cases were food workers employed at Rudy’s Country Store. Both employees had eaten at the Swansea D’Angelo’s three to four weeks prior to the onset of their respective symptoms. Both of the Rudy’s employees who tested positive had contact with food served to customers. Approximately 1600 persons obtained Immune Globulin shots to prevent hepatitis A infection. No hepatitis A cases were linked to the consumption of food sold at Rudy’s. 2007-11-29T02:24:28+00:00 http://www.about-hepatitis.com/hepatitis_outbreaks/view/mcdonalds-hepatitis-a-outbreak/ http://www.about-hepatitis.com/hepatitis_outbreaks/view/mcdonalds-hepatitis-a-outbreak/#When:02:24:00Z Marler Clark represented a woman who became severely ill after eating at a Skagit Valley McDonald’s restaurant. 2007-11-29T02:24:00+00:00 http://www.about-hepatitis.com/hepatitis_outbreaks/view/subway-hepatitis-a-outbreak/ http://www.about-hepatitis.com/hepatitis_outbreaks/view/subway-hepatitis-a-outbreak/#When:02:23:01Z In mid-October, 1999, health officials in King and Snohomish counties became aware of a hepatitis A outbreak. By November 5, 1999, the outbreak was traced to two Subway Sandwich outlets. It is estimated that over 40 persons became ill as a result of eating contaminated food sold at the two Subway outlets implicated in the September 1999 hepatitis A outbreak. 2007-11-29T02:23:01+00:00 http://www.about-hepatitis.com/hepatitis_outbreaks/view/chi-chis-hepatitis-a-outbreak/ http://www.about-hepatitis.com/hepatitis_outbreaks/view/chi-chis-hepatitis-a-outbreak/#When:02:23:00Z Pennsylvania State health officials first learned of a potential HAV outbreak from emergency room doctors in Beaver County, who reported an unusually high number of hepatitis A cases in late October, 2003. Investigators from the health department began investigating the people who had fallen ill, and determined that the common thread for all was having eaten at the Chi Chi’s restaurant at the Beaver Valley Mall. Once the department isolated the restaurant as the probable source of the outbreak, Chi Chi’s closed the restaurant voluntarily and it remained closed for a number of weeks. Ultimately, over 650 confirmed cases, both primary and secondary, were linked to this outbreak. The victims included at least 13 employees of the Chi Chi’s restaurant, and numerous residents of six other states. Four persons died as a consequence of their hepatitis A illnesses. In addition, more than 9,000 persons who had eaten at the restaurant during the period of potential exposure, or who had been exposed to ill persons, obtained immune globulin shots as protection against the hepatitis A virus. The Pennsylvania Department of Health and the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), along with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), conducted further studies investigating the incident. The FDA issued a statement dated December 9, 2003, reaffirming that this outbreak was associated with eating raw or undercooked green onions. 2007-11-29T02:23:00+00:00 http://www.about-hepatitis.com/hepatitis_outbreaks/view/friendlys-hepatitis-a-exposure/ http://www.about-hepatitis.com/hepatitis_outbreaks/view/friendlys-hepatitis-a-exposure/#When:02:22:00Z On Friday June 25, 2004, Marler Clark filed a Class Action lawsuit against Friendly’s International on behalf of more than 1,500 persons who were required to get hepatitis A vaccinations following possible exposure to the virsus at a Friendly’s restaurant in Arlington, Mass. The Town of Arlington Board of Health issued a warning and call for people to receive shots after it was learned that an employee of the restaurant was infected with hepatitis A. 2007-11-29T02:22:00+00:00 http://www.about-hepatitis.com/hepatitis_outbreaks/view/quiznos-hepatitis-a-exposure/ http://www.about-hepatitis.com/hepatitis_outbreaks/view/quiznos-hepatitis-a-exposure/#When:02:22:00Z A Boston Quizno’s employee was diagnosed with hepatitis A in June, 2004. Upon notification of the potential for a hepatitis A outbreak, the Boston health department advised consumers who had eaten at the Quizno’s Subshop located at 74 Summer Street in Boston to receive Immune globulin shots to prevent infection. 2007-11-29T02:22:00+00:00 http://www.about-hepatitis.com/hepatitis_outbreaks/view/maple-lawn-dairy-hepatitis-a-outbreak/ http://www.about-hepatitis.com/hepatitis_outbreaks/view/maple-lawn-dairy-hepatitis-a-outbreak/#When:02:22:00Z On November 6, 2004, the Chemung County Health Department issued a hepatitis A news release announcing that four persons had confirmed hepatitis A infections which were traceable to the Maple Lawn Dairy Family Restaurant. The Health Department linked the outbreak to a Maple Lawn Dairy restaurant employee who was diagnosed with the Hepatitis A virus, and was working at the restaurant while infectious. 2007-11-29T02:22:00+00:00