SEATTLE -- This is a press release from Seattle attorney William Marler.

Seattle attorney William Marler, in response to Chi-Chi's Press Conference on November 21, and the CDC's announcement on the same date that green onions served at Chi-Chi's have been implicated in the deaths of three, 605 illnesses and 9,100 Immune Globulin (IG) shots, asked Chi-Chi's to immediately disclose the names of the producers and suppliers of the green onions.

"Chi-Chi's must know the names of the producers and suppliers of the hepatitis A tainted onions. Chi-Chi's should willingly disclose that information to both the Bankruptcy Court and the victims without anymore delay," said Marler.

Marler Clark, along with Pittsburgh law firm of Meyers, Rosen Louik & Perry, represent nearly 100 people sickened and exposed in the outbreak. The two firms have jointly filed three lawsuits against Chi-Chi's, and have appeared in the Bankruptcy Court proceedings on behalf of all of the outbreak victims. Marler praised Chi-Chi's for taking a more proactive approach to compensating victims of the outbreak, and commended Chi-Chi's for agreeing to do the following:

paying individuals for the cost of receiving Immune Globulin (IG) shots;

paying individuals for wage loss while ill; and

paying medical expenses for ill individuals.

"I would only add that Chi-Chi's should also agree with us to ask the Bankruptcy Court to lift the stay on litigation at the next hearing on Tuesday, November 25. Victims should be able to seek full compensation directly from Chi-Chi's, its insurers, and its producers and suppliers without further delay," Marler added.