Lawyers discuss legal and financial aspects of food safety

COLUMBUS, OH — Tuesday, lawyers Bill Marler and Shawn Stevens discussed the legal and financial risks of food safety hazards at the Food Safety Tech’s Hazards Conference Series. Marler, an attorney, and national food safety expert, has represented thousands of individuals in claims against food companies through his firm, Marler Clark. Stevens, a nationally recognized food attorney and founding member of the Food Industry Council, joined Marler to discuss their careers and the state of food safety today and in the future. The two lawyers pointed to the Jack-in-the-Box incident as the beginning of foodborne litigation. Since then, companies and…