Guest Speaking on Food Poisoning Litigation
The Illinois Environmental Health Association has invited me to be guest speaker at the group’s Central Chapter Annual Education Conference May 13- 14. My speech is entitled, “Representing Foodborne Illness Survivors: How lawyers evaluate and prove foodborne illness claims.” 
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Encouraging Consumers to Hold Restaurants Accountable For Food Poisoning
Already this year we’ve seen two serious outbreaks of foodborne illness at restaurants, including a Subway Shigella outbreak in Lombard, Illinois, where we are representing many of the victims. Here’s a press release from our office reminding consumers of the…
Wisconsin Should Drop Raw Milk Bill
This press release went out from out office earlier this week. The bill in question has passed a committee vote and could possibly go to a floor vote in the Assembly, but leaders could still stop it:
Minneapolis, MN (PRWEB) March…
Comcast Airs In-Depth News Interview with Attorney Fred Pritzker on Food Safety
The producer of Comcast Newsmakers, a topical news program that features in-depth interviews with national experts in their respective fields, requested an interview recently on my favorite subject. Here is a news recap of the interview conducted by news anchor…
Pritzker Olsen Representing Victims in Salami Salmonella Outbreak
The following press release from our office was distributed today by PR Web:
Minneapolis, MN (PRWEB) February 25, 2010 — Pritzker Olsen law firm has been retained to represent victims of a Salmonella Montevideo outbreak that has sickened at least 238 people in 44…
Danger Still Lurks in Packaged Salad Greens
Foodborne illness outbreaks and recalls involving pre-packaged leafy greens have sickened thousands and killed scores of Americans during the past decade.
For example, just one incident, the 2006 California baby spinach outbreak, caused 205 confirmed illnesses and three deaths. In the face of…
Updated Searchable List of Retailers in Daniele Salami Salmonella Recall Nationwide
USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service has updated its list of retailers known to have received pepper salami Salmonella products under recall by salame manufacturer Daniele Inc. of Pascoag, Rhode Island.
Daniele’s pepper salami products have been linked by a state…

Last week I was retained by the family of a Pittsburgh-area man on life support after consuming raw milk adulterated with 

