Bill Marler's business is booming — and that's not great for the rest of us.
Marler is a food safety lawyer, defending people who've been sickened by foodborne illness. He has been doing this for 33 years, with such high-profile wins that he's become a towering figure in the food safety world.
This year, he's so slammed with foodborne-illness cases that, for the first time in years, he's expanding his team — hiring another lawyer and a couple of paralegals.
This summer alone, Americans have been warned about a massive Cyclospora outbreak linked to iceberg lettuce, plus Salmonella in jalapeños and eggs, and E. coli in frozen blueberries. Then there are the recalls.
Read more about why there are so many food safety scares at the link in our bio.
Story by Mia de Graaf
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