Food poisoning can happen to anyone at anytime. Shockingly, roughly 76 million people annually experience food contamination. This is a type of personal injury that can cause an innocent person to suffer medical bills and a great deal of pain and discomfort.

Food Poisoning Injuries

The effects from food poisoning frequently are temporary and range from mild symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. While other times, it can result in substantial injury requiring long- lasting hospitalization. Sometimes, death can even result from contaminated food.

Frequently, a claim can be made against the party or parties responsible for the contamination of the food, and the resulting sickness you experienced.

If you need a Boston food poisoning lawyer, I encourage you to contact us for help with your claim as we can help you collect the compensation you are rightfully owed.

What Are The Different Types of Food Poisoning?

The various types of food poisoning sources include:

  • Bacteria – This is the most common type of food poisoning, encompassing E. coli, listeria, and salmonella. The CDC reports salmonella is the biggest cause of food poisoning, resulting in over 1,000,000 cases per year.
  • Parasites – This is a less common source of food poisoning, but can still happen. Toxoplasma is a type of this contamination that can cause people to become quite sick.
  • Viruses – This is a very common source of food poisoning. Some common types of viruses that cause food poisoning are norovirus (Norwalk virus), and sapovirus, rotavirus and astrovirus.

Who Can Be Held Liable?

Many parties can potentially be held liable to you for your food borne illness. Some of the parties that can be held responsible for negligence, or breach of warranty for contaminated food, are:

  • Food manufacturers
  • Food growers
  • Food packers
  • Food distributors
  • Supermarkets
  • Restaurant

Otherwise safe food can easily become infected by exposure at a restaurant, grocery store, cafeteria, etc. Contamination can thus occur at any stage of the entire food chain process. Once contamination does occur, it can happen to sizeable portions of food which creates potential exposure to many people that come into contact with the food.

What Should I Do If I’ve Suffered Food Poisoning?

Make sure to keep any receipts or proof of purchase related to the item that made you sick. Be sure to seek prompt medical attention. Report to all doctors and nurses what caused you to be sick, and all symptoms you experienced due to the exposure. That way, all your physical and health complaints relating to the food poisoning will be accurately recorded in your medical records. As well, seek prompt legal representation as these cases can have specific statues of limitations which if not followed, can result in dismissal of your claim(s).

How Can a Lawyer Help Me?

We begin by investigating all potential parties that are legally at-fault for contributing to your illness. We obtain your medical records and medical bills to in order to determine the extent of damages you suffered due to the exposure. We then put everything together and submit a demand package to the insurance company. We work with the insurance company to get for you fair compensation for all medical bills, lost wages, and any pain and suffering damages you suffered.

A Food Poisoning Lawyer in Boston That Can Help You

If you need a food poisoning lawyer in Boston I encourage you to call the Earley Law Group Injury Lawyers to find out what your rights are, and what financial compensation you may be entitled to. We only get paid if we win your case. Call today for help with your case.