Author: Tony Coveny, Ph.D
Tony Coveny, Ph.D
Tony Coveny, has been practicing infectious disease litigation exclusively for more than a decade, settling cases against major agro-industrial companies, international suppliers, and domestic distributors and manufacturers. Tony Coveny, alongside Ron Simon, has tried cases against restaurants, distributors, national manufacturers, and foreign corporations to recover damages against their clients. From the main office in Houston, which he manages, he speaks to potential and current clients on a daily basis.
First Salmonella Lawsuit Filed as FDA Updates on the Recent Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Onions As more information on the multi-state salmonella outbreak linked to onions is being discovered the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an update on the current state of the outbreak. Despite the source of the outbreak being a mystery for so long, thanks to the FDA’s traceback investigation sources for the outbreak have begun to come to light. In the recent update, the FDA stated that they had identified ProSource Produce, LLC of Hailey, Idaho, and Keeler Family Farms of Deming, New Mexico, as suppliers…
Texas Food Poisoning Law Firm Files First National Lawsuit in Salmonella Outbreak The nation’s leading salmonella law firm, and the only law firm in Texas whose sole practice is food poisoning, filed the nations first lawsuit in the Salmonella Thompson outbreak. The filing comes on the heels of two MAJOR discoveries by the CDC, including the source of the Salmonella Thompson outbreak, with over 100 victims linked to salmonella tainted frozen fish, and the identification of the Salmonella Oranienburg outbreak linked to whole ONIONS. In the whole onion outbreak, at least 652 victims have been identified so far, with about…
Salmonella Outbreak Caused by Seafood Products Linked to Over 100 Illnesses in 14 States. A recent multi-state Salmonella outbreak was linked to over 100 cases of salmonella infection on October 8th, 2021. A new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) brought to light that the source of the recent salmonella outbreak was seafood sold in the state of Colorado. On the same day as the most recent update of the salmonella outbreak a Colorado-based seafood company, Northeast Seafood Products, issued a recall of many of their products due to the potential risk of salmonella contamination. According…
Brote de salmonela causado por productos del mar vinculados a más de 100 enfermedades en 14 estados. Un reciente brote de Salmonella en varios estados se relacionó con más de 100 casos de infección por salmonella el 8 de octubre de 2021.Un nuevo informe de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC) puso de vista que la fuente del reciente brote de salmonela fue la venta de mariscos en el estado de Colorado. El mismo día que se actualizó más recientemente el brote de salmonela, una compañía de mariscos con sede en Colorado, Northeast Seafood Products,…
82 Salmonella Cases in Colorado Linked To Seafood is just the tip of the iceberg. Almost all illnesses linked to travel in Colorado and consumption of Northeast Seafood Products frozen seafood items, dating back nearly five months. Freezing does not kill salmonella! On the 8th of September 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Health Alert, announcing a Salmonella outbreak linked to Coloradoan seafood products. As of September 10th 2021, 82 individuals have contracted Salmonella and 19 have been hospitalized due to consumption of the Denver-based Northeast Seafood Inc.’s products. Through October 7th, Northeast Seafood Products…
This weekend, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, usually referred to simply as the CDC, announced it had cracked the case of a large number of Salmonella Thompson cases in and around Colorado – at least 102 victims have been reported so far, a number that is likely to grow rapidly. The victims nearly ALL ate Northeast Seafood Products in Colorado, even if their illnesses were not identified until they returned home to other states. The victim count, so far, has 82 victims in Colorado, but also one in Arizona, one in Connecticut, one in Iowa, two in Minnesota,…
High School Senior’s Passing From Meningitis Reminds Us of the Severity of Meningitis Helen Wamey, a Senior at Marist Catholic School in Atlanta, recently passed away due to an acute bacterial meningitis infection. In a recent post, Helen’s school said, “Helen was a beloved member of our school community who will be deeply missed by all…We pray for the repose of Helen’s soul and for her family and friends, uplifting them and each other as we come together to find strength in one another and our God, who is our comfort in times of sorrow”. According to the Mayo Clinic,…
Norovirus Outbreak Spreads at University of Georgetown Georgetown University of Washington, DC, is currently undergoing a norovirus outbreak. The norovirus is commonly attributed to the flu because of its similar symptoms, but it is a different virus than influenza. Norovirus is the most common cause of foodborne illnesses in the United States today. This is due in large part to the fact that norovirus is extremely contagious. It can be transmitted through air-borne droplets and through feces of an infected person. Norovirus outbreaks occur most commonly in commercial food settings when infected employees handle ready-to-eat food or food after it…
Outbreak of 127 Salmonella Oranienburg Cases With No Known Source – Current Outbreak of Salmonella Thompson Also under Investiation On the second of September, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced a large outbreak of Salmonella Oranienburg, one of the nearly 2200 strains of salmonella that have been identified. As od today, this Salmonella Oranienburg outbreak has no known source. The CDC, FDA, and local health departments are actively collecting trace-back data as part of investigation to identify a source. This large outbreak of Salmonella Oranienburg is now responsible for approximately 127 illnesses across the United States…
Salmonella Outbreak at a Mexican Restaurant in Morris, Illinois, Causes at Least 8 Illnesses In the first week of September of 2021, at least 8 cases of Salmonella were reported by individuals who had dined at the La Mex restaurant in Morris, IL. The Grundy County Health Department has officially issued a health alert, and is thoroughly investigating the situation with the aid of other public health and safety officials. The La Mex Restaurant has voluntarily closed, and is cooperating closely with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). A local Morris,…