Victims' Attorney Asks Chi Chi's For Names Of SuppliersPOSTED: 11:30 a.m. EST November 24, 2003 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:
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