Kansas City Food Poisoning Injury Law Firm
When situations such as food poisoning happen to you, you need to be able to speak with someone that you can trust. You need a lawyer that will be there to help you, not one that charges a huge amount up front to help you receive what you deserve. You need to speak with an experienced personal injury attorney that can help you and be there to win the case against a producer. Seek out the assistance of a law firm who cares about helping people who have been hurt by food-borne illnesses and outbreaks of food poisoning.
How Food Poisoning Occurs:
- A person does not wash their hands after taking a restroom break
- A person spreads a communicable disease when preparing your food
- The food sits at room temperature for too long
- The equipment for preparing foods was not cleaned properly
- The water that irrigated the product was contaminated
- There was harmful contaminants added in the production process
All of these can cause the consumer to become ill with food poisoning. If you suspect that you may have become sick from food poisoning, the first and most important action to take is to seek out medical attention. Food poisoning can be fatal if left untreated. Food poisoning symptoms can range from a flu-like feeling to severe digestion tract problems, such as diarrhea. You would be wise to retain any documentation available from the medical personnel stating what the medical concern is, and what may have caused it; including any suspicions of the cause. Lastly, find a qualified personal injury attorney to help you in court. The people who are subjected to food poisoning did not request to be contaminated and have legal rights to be compensated for the costs incurred.
Sources of Food Poisoning
Food Poisoning is one of the most serious and scariest types of claims that we handle at the Krause & Kinsman Law Firm. Food poisoning is scary because many times it starts right in your own home.
Food poisoning can be caused by a few different sources. It can happen in your own home, at your favorite restaurant or come from food items purchased at your local grocery store. Food poisoning can affect millions of people all over our country. Statistics state that 76 million people were affected by food poisoning this past year. These cases result in hospitalization and some people die from food poisoning. Food poisoning is expensive medically and personally to each person, and most cannot afford to lose money from their paychecks due to the careless behaviors of others. The majority of food poisoning cases are from:
- Salmonella
- E-Coli
- Campylobacter
- Shigella
- Botulism