Plaintiffs’ Law Firm Files 17 Lawsuits in Hepatitis A Outbreak Linked to Frozen Berries

According to Marler Clark’s Website, the firm has filed 17 lawsuits against Townsend Farms, the Oregon-based company whose frozen berry and pomegranate seed blend products have purportedly been associated with a hepatitis A outbreak that has, to date, sickened more than 100 people in seven states. The firm has filed eight individual suits in the state courts of Arizona, California, Colorado, and Washington, and nine class action suits in those states and in Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, and Oregon. William Marler and his firm focus on representing “victims of foodborne illness.” See Food Poison Journal, June 21, 2013.