The FSMA and Where Do We Go From Here?
Bill Marler
Forum ·
October 07, 2011
Bill Marler, the most prominent foodborne illness lawyer in the United States, has been litigating foodborne illness cases since 1993, when he represented Brianne Kiner, the most seriously injured survivor of the historic Jack in the Box E. coli outbreak. The 2011 book, “Poisoned: The True Story of the Deadly E. coli Outbreak that Changed the Way Americans Eat,” by Jeff Benedict, best-selling author and distinguished professor of writing and mass media at Southern Virginia, chronicles the Jack in the Box outbreak and the rise of Marler as a food safety attorney.
Marler has represented victims of nearly every large foodborne illness outbreak in the United States. He has served on the board of the Washington State Trial Lawyers, as a member of the board of directors of Bainbridge Youth Services, as president of the board of regents at Washington State University and as a member of the Children’s Hospital Circle of Care.
Additionally, Marler is a frequent writer on foodborne illness. He has published numerous articles and is the publisher of the online news site, “Food Safety News.” He has received many awards, including the NSF Food Safety Leadership Award for Education, the Outstanding Lawyer Award by the King County Bar Association and the Public Justice Award from the Washington State Trial Lawyers Association.