California Food Poisoning Lawyers for Northern and Southern California in Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area San Diego Orange County Ventura Fresno Oakland Berkeley Santa Clara San Jose and Sacramento in E coli food poisening Outbreaks, for Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome HUS and as Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura TTP Cases, Listeria and Listeriosis Litigation, Botulism, Campylobacte, Norovirus, Salmonella and Shigella Cases.
Most Recent Food Poisoning Settlement or Verdict: California food poisoning lawyer, Nick Allis, obtained a high seven figure multi-million dollar food poisoning settlement in an E. coli HUS case; one of the largest HUS settlements reported in the United States. (The specific dollar amount of the settlement was ordered sealed by the Court)2009 Update: salmonella outbreak resulting from contaminated Peanut Corporation of America peanut butter and ingredients in foods from crackers and cookies to energy bars and ice cream sickens hundrends, nine dead, over 2200 products recalled in larges food product recall in United States history. Please see our salmonella lawyers page; put your cursor over food poisoning lawyers in the Practice Areas menu.
California food poisoning lawyer Nick Allis has devoted the past several years to the prosecution of serious food poisoning litigation. Attorney Henke is a Food and Drug Lawyer with a national reputation.. Allis and Henke previously worked together in the national Food and Drug liability law firm of Butler Dan Allis & Reback, and have now joined forces in the prosecution of food poisoning litigation. Between us we have over 50 years of successful litigation experience in the most complex food and drug litigation presented in our American courts. Please consider our credentials both as food poisoning lawyers and food and drug lawyers discussed more fully below and on the other food poisening pages of this web site. We will consider representing those who have suffered serious food poisoning illness, including E coli HUS and TTP cases, Listeriosis cases, cases of botulism, campylobacte, norovirus, salmonella and shigella arising in Northern or Southern California in San Diego, Orange County, Los Angeles, Ventura, Fresno, the San Francisco Bay Area, Oakland, Santa Clara County, San Jose and Sacramento. We will also consider cases arising in other states which have a nexus with the state of California, such as food poisoning outbreak cases where the food product was grown or processed or distributed by a California company. In selected cases nationally we will entertain the invitation of lawyers in other states to serve as trial counsel in food poisoning cases in the other states, with the permission of the state courts, to appear as trial counsel pro hac vice.
If you have suffered a serious illness as the result of food poisoning please consider our credentials and then Submit the "Food Poisoning Lawyer Case Evaluation Request" and California food poisoning lawyer, Nick Allis, will contact you personally to provide his case consultation absolutely free of charge or obligation. We are here to serve you.
You may also consider the information provided on the other pages of this site, specifically with regard to E coli outbreaks, E coli associated Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome HUS and Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura TTP Cases, Listeria and Listeriosis, Botulism, Campylobacte, Norovirus, Salmonella and Shigella Litigation.
California Food Poisoning Attorney Nick Allis is a Highly Respected and Experienced California Food Poisening Lawyer With the Highest Trial Lawyer Credentials.
California food poisoning lawyer Nicholas Allis has spent the last several years of his 30 year career as a trial lawyer in the most complex of medical cases involved specifically in food poisoning litigation. His entire career has been spent in highly complex medical litigation and pharmaceutical product liability litigation through which he has prepared himself for scientific and medical discipline required for the prosecution of food poisoning litigation. He is extensive trained and educated in epidemiology and medical science. As a part of his educational process he has extensively studied the food poisoning literature generally on E coli, Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome, HUS, as well as Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura, TTP, Listeria and Listeriosis Botulism, Campylobacte, Norovirus, Salmonella and Shigella. As an example to his devotion to learning every aspect of food poisoning litigation "from the bottom up" he took the course of study and passed the test to become a Certified Food Manager. He extensively studied the epidemiological and scientific literature in particular on Ecoli and HUS, Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome, in order to prepare and present the litigation referred to above, resulting in the landmark E coli HUS settlement. And he has assembled a team of experts specifically for the presentation of food poisoning cases. Mr. Allis brings all of his years of accumulated skill as a trial lawyer in the most complex medical and pharmaceutical scientific litigation to bear to his current passion for food poisening litigation. The above referenced landmark multimillion dollar settlement was achieved on the eve of the trial during a settlement conference in which he presented the conclusions of his world class experts and a "power-point slide presentation" that an attorney employee had spent a month preparing. The product was that Mr. Allis achieved one of the the largest settlements ever obtained in an individual E coli HUS case. It was solely because of Mr. Allis' reputation as a trial lawyer, his specific legal concentration in food poisening litigation and his devotion to the preparation this E. coli case, that he was able to obtain this superior result for his client.
California food poisoning lawyer, Nick Allis, received his B.A. from Yale University and Juris Doctorate degree from Georgetown University. At Georgetown Law Center, Mr. Allis was on the executive board of the Georgetown Law Journal. He clerked for a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit for a year after law school and eventually became a partner in nationally acclaimed Law Office Butler, Dan, Allis and Reback which specialized in food and drug cases. California food poisening lawyer, Mr. Allis, has extensive litigation experience, serving as lead attorney in over 60 major jury trials. Attorney Allis has argued before the United Sates Supreme Court and is a member of the U.S. Supreme Court Bar. In addition to food poisoning cases Mr. Allis has litigated many complex cases involving the presentation of epidemiological evidence similar to that which is presented food poisoning cases, involving the application of Food and Drug law, in drug and pharmaceutical product litigation, including DES, the Dalcon Shield, Breast Implants, Phen-Phen, Bendectin, and Tylenol, to name a few.
California food poisoning lawyer, Mr. Allis, has served as the President of the Beverly Hills Bar Association, one of the most prestigious and largest bar associations with a membership of over 3000 attorneys. Attorney Allis is on the board of Public Counsel, the largest public interest law firm in the United States. He is on the board of the Beverly Hills Bar Foundation. California food poisening lawyer, Allis, received the President's Award and the Distinguished Service Award from the Beverly Hills Bar Association and is a lecturer for the California Continuing Education of the Bar and the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles. He has published numerous legal articles in such journals as the Georgetown Law Journal, the University of Southern California Law Review, as well as in the “Advocate,” the legal journal of the Consumer Attorneys of Los Angeles.
California food poisoning attorney Nick Allis is "AV" rated by Martindale & Hubbell, the highest lawyer and law firm rankings awarded by the most highly respected lawyer and law firm rating directory in the United States. "A" is defined as "very high to preeminent" in "legal ability"; "V" is defined as "very high" "general ethical standards." According to Martindale & Hubbell: "AV Peer Review Rating: shows that a lawyer has reached the height of professional excellence. He or she has usually practiced law for many years, and is recognized for the highest levels of skill and integrity."
It is Mr. Allis who will take the lead in prosecuting all food poisening litigation. Attorney Henke will accept only a secondary supporting role in the cases out of his great respect for Mr. Allis' specific experience and stellar track record as lead counsel in food poisoning litigation.
California Food & Drug Lawyer Ray Henke, a Nationally Respected Trial Lawyer in Complex Litigation.
California trial lawyer, Ray Henke is a nationally acclaimed medical malpractice and food & drug product lawyer. He has been recognized by his trial lawyer peers specifically for his accomplishments in complex drug product liability litigation, and indeed nominated "Trial Lawyer of the Year" by the Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Association for his prosecution of one such body of drug litigation. Attorney Henke also received the "President's Award" from LATLA. California attorney Henke has received widespread recognition in the legitimate press specifically for his prosecution of important pharmaceutical litigation, from the front page of the New York Times to the front page of the Los Angeles Times, from the Washington Post to the San Francisco Chronicle and Examiner, as well as scores of other legitimate newspapers. California attorney Henke's trial work has also been recognized in feature articles in California and National legal publications and journals, including California Lawyer and the National Law Journal. His trial work has also been recognized by the legitimate national and international television news media, including specifically his prosecution of landmark medical and pharmaceutical litigation, e.g., Tom Brokaw's NBC Nightly News, CNN. Attorney Henke has testified before Congress about his drug cases and use of punitive damage claims to punish the drug manufacturers, at the invitation of the Chairman of the US House Judiciary Committee. With the nationally acclaimed pharmaceutical product liability law firm of Butler, Dan Allis & Reback, Mr. Henke was involved in Dalkon Shield, DES, Thalidomide, Bendectin and DPT litigation. Attorney Henke was also involved in the breast implant litigation and the asbestos litigation, and in prosecuting the first AIDS drug fraud litigation in the United States . Mr. Henke has also achieved important published appellate victories in drug product litigation which may have application in food poisening outbreak litigation in particular, including one landmark published federal court of appeals class action opinion which defines the scope of permissible federal court mandatory class action.
Attorney Henke is a former Governor of the Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Association (now the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles) the 5th largest trial lawyer bar in the United States, and served for many years as the Editor-in-Chief of the LATLA Advocate Law Journal.
California Attorney Henke is "AV" rated by Martindale and Hubbell, "A" connoting "very high to preeminent" legal ability, and "V"connoting "very high" ethical standards. Attorney Henke has published over 30 articles in "Trial," "Forum," and "Advocate," the journals of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, the Consumer Attorneys Association of California, and the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles.
Mr. Henke obtained his Juris Doctorate degree from the University of San Francisco Law School in 1979, served on the USF Law Review and interned with the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Our California Food Poisening Lawyers Offer Free Consultations in Cases Arising in Northern and Southern California, Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area, San Jose, Orange County, Ventura, Fresno, Santa Clara County, San Jose, Oakland and Sacramento for Cases E coli Outbreaks and Individual Illness Involving Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome, HUS, and as Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura, TTP, Listeria and Listeriosis Cases, Botulism, Campylobacte, Norovirus, Salmonella and Shigella.
The California food poisening lawyers of the Law Offices of Nick Allis and Henke Law Offices are pleased to provide legal consultations without charge to to all those who have suffered illness resulting from food poisening in the state of California and nationally.
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The Serious Injury Attorneys web site and the instant food poisening lawyers Ecoli lawyers page are intended solely for informational purposes. Merely viewing the web site or contacting Attorneys Allis and/or Henke by telephone or submitting the Food Poisening Lawyers Case Evaluation Form does not create an attorney-client relationship with Mr. Allis, Mr. Henke or either of their law firms. The only way that an attorney-client relationship can be created with Mr. Allis or Mr. Henke or either one of their law firms is by a written attorney retainer agreement signed both by the client and attorney. This web site, and this California food poisening lawyers page, are provided for informational purposes only. Nothing stated is not intended as legal advice and should not be interpreted as legal advice, and in particular it should not be interpreted as legal advise with respect to whether you might have a good potential food poisening cause of action.. Food poisening lawyer, Mr. Allis, and Mr. Henke, welcome the opportunity to review the specific facts of your food poisening case and we will advise you whether your case falls within the intake guidelines of our offices. Please understand that neither submitting the Food Poisoning Lawyer Case Evaluation Request Forum, nor speaking with Mr. Allis or Mr. Henke can create an attorney-client relationship between you and either lawyer or the law firms of either lawyer. The only way an attorney-client relationship can be established either with Nick Allis or Ray Henke, or with the Law Office of Mr. Allis or the Henke Law Offices is by a written contract signed by you and the contracting lawyer.
*Most recent Jury Verdict:
$2.700,000.00 jury verdict in a medical and hospital drug fraud case involving 5 plaintiffs taken to trial in a single consolidated action. Mr. Henke also testified before Congress about this case at the invitation of the Chairman of the US House Judiciary, specifically on the important uses of punitive damages to set examples of those who by their conduct put the lives of others at risk maliciously and out of conscious disregard for their lives
*The results obtained in the cases listed were dependent upon the facts of the cases, and the results will differ in other cases based on different facts
$2.700,000.00 jury verdict in a medical and hospital drug fraud case involving 5 plaintiffs taken to trial in a single consolidated action. Mr. Henke also testified before Congress about this case at the invitation of the Chairman of the US House Judiciary, specifically on the important uses of punitive damages to set examples of those who by their conduct put the lives of others at risk maliciously and out of conscious disregard for their lives
*The results obtained in the cases listed were dependent upon the facts of the cases, and the results will differ in other cases based on different facts

Food Poisoning Lawyers for E coli HUS & Listeriosis Cases. Attorneys for California and National Outbreaks.
We are the Premier California Food Poisoning Lawyers, Ecoli HUS and Listeriosis Attorneys, also representing victims of food poisoning outbreaks nationally.
Spotlight: Our Most Recent Food Poisoning Settlement:: One of our E coli HUS Attorneys obtained one of the largest multimillion dollar settlements ever achieved in an Ecoli HUS case, obtained October 1, 2006.
Consult the Food Poisening Lawyers page or the E. coli HUS Attorneys page for additional information about the stellar qualifications of our California food poisoning attorney Nick Allis and and food and drug lawyer Henke.
We are the Premier California Food Poisoning Lawyers, Ecoli HUS and Listeriosis Attorneys, also representing victims of food poisoning outbreaks nationally.
Spotlight: Our Most Recent Food Poisoning Settlement:: One of our E coli HUS Attorneys obtained one of the largest multimillion dollar settlements ever achieved in an Ecoli HUS case, obtained October 1, 2006.
Consult the Food Poisening Lawyers page or the E. coli HUS Attorneys page for additional information about the stellar qualifications of our California food poisoning attorney Nick Allis and and food and drug lawyer Henke.