Protecting families from contaminated food and water
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Protecting families from contaminated food and water
Yes, you can sue if you get Salmonella food poisoning. If the food that gave you Salmonella can be identified, you can sue the store or restaurant where you bought the food. If a food manufacturer was at fault, you can also sue the manufacturer who contaminated the food with Salmonella. A Salmonella lawyer can help you file a claim for compensation or a Salmonella lawsuit. Contact our experienced legal team at The Lange Law Firm for a free legal consultation today.
A Salmonella lawsuit is a way for victims of Salmonella food poisoning to be compensated for their medical bills, time lost from work, and the ordeal they went through. In very severe cases, where there are long term health consequences like reactive arthritis, a Salmonella lawsuit may be a way to recover compensation for future medical bills as well.
Give us a call! We offer free, no obligation legal consultations. If you became sick after eating or drinking a contaminated food item, you may qualify for a Salmonella claim for compensation.
To ensure that your rights are protected, it is always safest to get legal advice from a Salmonella lawyer. There may be crucial deadlines related to your case. So contacting a lawyer right away helps.
Your Salmonella case is important. But, remember, your health is what is most important. If you are experiencing food poisoning symptoms, seek medical attention first. Early medical treatment can help prevent or reduce the long-term health consequences of Salmonella food poisoning. When you see your doctor, be sure to ask for a stool test to determine if your illness is caused by Salmonella (or some other foodborne pathogen). A stool test can also help determine what food caused your Salmonella (call us and we can explain).
There are a few things we will need to pursue a Salmonella lawsuit for you. A copy of your receipt, for example, is good evidence for us to have for your case. If you were hospitalized, a copy of your discharge documents from your doctor is always helpful. But every case is different. So, the best way to determine what we may need for you is to give us a call.
Salmonella food poisoning and Salmonella lawsuits are product liability claims. Legally, restaurants and many food companies are considered to be food manufacturers. When a manufacturer sells a defective product (selling food contaminated with Salmonella, for example), they may be strictly liable for any harm that their defective product causes. If a store or restaurant sold you food that was contaminated with Salmonella, then the store or restaurant may be strictly liable for the harm their defective product caused you. If the food manufacturer was at fault, then the manufacturer may also be subject to strict product liability.
In a Salmonella lawsuit, you may be able to sue the store or restaurant where you bought the food. If the company that manufactured the food was at fault, you may also be able to sue the food manufacturer. In some cases, you can sue the multiple different companies in the chain of distribution, such as the supplier, distributer, packager, etc.
Salmonella is a bacterium. Salmonella causes a foodborne illness called Salmonellosis. Most of the time, Salmonella lives in the intestines of animals, and does not make them sick. A chicken or a turkey infected with Salmonella will often not show any signs of illness. However, when ingested by humans, Salmonella can make us very sick.
Usually through contaminated food and water, which can become tainted by:
Salmonella is very common. Salmonella is one of the most common type of food poisoning, after Norovirus and Campylobacter. Each year, an estimated 1.2 million Americans will be infected with Salmonella illness. Sadly, 23,000 of these people will be hospitalized. 450 of these people will die. Unfortunately, Salmonella is much more common than most people realize.
Symptoms of a Salmonella infection usually show between 6 hours and 3 days after ingesting food or water contaminated with Salmonella.
You may be asking what caused the Salmonella outbreak? There have been many Salmonella outbreaks recently. Here are some of the latest Salmonella outbreaks in just the last couple of linked to food products, include:
As of April of 2019, there is a nationwide outbreak of Salmonella Carrau infections linked to precut melon and melon mix products, including: watermelon, honeydew melon, cantaloupe, and pre-cut fruit medley products containing one of these melons.
Yes. According to the latest news from the FDA:
“[The precut melon manufacturer] is voluntarily recalling fresh cut watermelon, fresh cut honeydew melon, fresh cut cantaloupe and fresh cut mixed fruit containing one of these melons, produced at the [manufacturer’s] facility in Indianapolis because these products have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella Carrau.”
The recall effects fresh cut and precut cantaloupe products. Whole melons are not considered part of the recall or the outbreak. The precut melon products were packaged in clear, plastic clamshell containers and distributed in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
Sadly, yes. You can get Salmonella from watermelon in several ways. Sometimes, Salmonella can be present on the outside skin or rind of the melon. This can contaminate the inside of the fruit if the melon had not been washed before cutting. In precut fruit, unless the fruit is cooked, and the fruit is contaminated, you can become sick with Salmonella from eating the tainted fruit.
Have you or a loved one suffered from Salmonella poisoning? Thinking about pursuing a Salmonella lawsuit? If so, our experienced Salmonella Lawyer can help. Speak to an Salmonella attorney today and receive a free case evaluation.