Sizzler E. coli Outbreak
In 2000, over 60 people became ill with E. coli infections after eating items from the salad bar at two Sizzler restaurants in Milwaukee. Health officials determined the outbreak to be linked to produce served at salad bars that had been prepared near steaks supplied to Sizzler by Cargill subsidiary Excel.
Marler Clark represented the most severely injured survivors of this outbreak in lawsuits against Sizzler. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2004 that Sizzler and victims of the outbreak can sue Excel for supplying tainted beef to the Sizzler restaurants, and lawsuits against Excel are pending.
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