Hello World! Welcome Friends! The symptoms of food poisoning can often surface between 24 hours and 48 hours after eating the contaminated product. This presents one of the issues that lawyers face as they work to pursue a food poisoning case.
Those who suffer food poisoning from something eaten at a restaurant, a grocery store, or even a cruise ship have the right to pursue a civil case against the parties responsible. After ingesting contaminated food and experiencing the symptoms of foodborne illness, an experienced lawyer can start working on your behalf. But it’s not as easy of a case as you would expect.
Claims about food poisoning are not common, particularly when considering how frequently people suffer from the illness. Food poisoning affects as many as 1 in 6 Americans each year, or an estimated 48 million people, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Of those infected, about 128,000 suffer serious enough symptoms to send them to the hospital, and 3,000 die.
Food poisoning is more common than vehicle accident injuries, but far fewer claims are filed each year by personal injury lawyers. That’s because many people don’t identify the cause of their illness, which can produce symptoms of severe diarrhea, vomiting, and nausea. Isolating the cause of the illness can be difficult because there could have been a number of meals eaten by the victim over the course of a day, including the food that caused the poisoning.
That’s why it is important to find an experienced lawyer who can navigate the difficulties of these cases. Typically, they will look for other people who also experienced food poisoning after consuming the same food at a grocery store, restaurant, or some other business. This is key to filing a successful claim.
What Evidence Is Gathered In a Food Poisoning Case?
First, a laboratory test must be completed to identify whether the illness is food poisoning. Laboratory tests will identify food poisoning but not the precise cause. That is unlikely to be a problem for those on the Aurora. But the test can’t confirm what food caused the poisoning.
Once food poisoning is identified as the illness, the process begins to identify the cause. This includes a search for other victims reporting symptoms of food poisoning after eating food from the same place. Any establishment that sells food and other ingested products is responsible for ensuring the safety of the food. This includes food processors, grocery stores, restaurants, convenience stores, and food packing plants. An experienced lawyer who understands these cases will look for deficiencies in the safety protocols of these establishments and will determine if there is a history of safety issues.
What Type of Damages Can Food Poisoning Victims Recover?
Once the illness and source of the illness are established, an experienced personal injury lawyer can help recover the compensation victims deserve for their medical expenses, lost wages, and other damages. For example, here is what these food poisoning attorneys tell us are damages recovered in such cases:
- $2.8 million for victims infected by a single prepackaged produce outbreak
- $2.64 million for those who got ill from prepackaged produce in a single outbreak
- $1,093,500 for victims affected by the contaminated produce served at a restaurant
- $800,000 for a man who suffered from gastrointestinal problems after being exposed to Salmonella
- $625,000 for the family of a woman who became ill from food poisoning
If you believe your illness is the result of the food you purchased from a business, contact a lawyer who has experience in these cases.
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