Contracting a food borne illness such as Salmonella, E-Coli, Botulism, or any myriad of bacterial, viral and fungal disease often lead to many serious injuries and sadly in many instances death.  If you or a loved one has suffered damage resulting from a food borne illness, you must first tend to your wounds and heal your injuries.  Seeking vindication of your rights is our job. At Downtown LA Law Group our California E-coli lawyers and salmonella injury attorneys are skilled and knowledgeable in general personal injury laws as well as food borne illness litigation. Our aggressive and tenacious Personal Injury Lawyers will keep on the offensive until they make sure you have been fully compensated for your injuries and vindicated for your loss.  We will go to trial against restaurants, supermarkets, grocers, food manufacturers and take on all other negligent partied and their insurance carriers’ so that your rights are protected.

How Food is Contaminated?

Microorganisms such as bacteria and viruses are often present in foods when they are purchased.  For example, plastic-wrapped chicken breasts and ground turkey or ground beef, raw meat, poultry, seafood, and eggs are not sterile. Active and living organisms such as bacteria often survive the in the product when it has been purchased.  Thousands of pathogens are naturally present in our environment. When these pathogens enter the food supply, they can cause food borne illness. Most of these bacteria can be destroyed if the product is fully cooked in high heat.  However in many instances restaurants fail to cook meat and dairy properly leading to pathogens which remain on the food when it is consumed.  Below is a list of food most susceptible to bacterial and viral pathogens leading to food borne illnesses.

• Beef
• Chicken and Turkey
• Eggs
• Seafood such as Fish, Shrimp, and Scallops
• Fruits and Vegetables

Types of Food Borne Viruses and Bacteria Resulting in Illness

One can contract food poisoning from numerous foods in fast food eateries, classy restaurants, local bars and food truck and even in your own home. Food poisoning is cause by many different things including virus to bacteria and fungus growth and versus toxic chemical.  Some of the most prevent food related causes are as follows.

• E-coli
• Norovirus
• Salmonella
• Listeria
• Corynebacterium diphtheria
• Hepatitis A Virus (HAV)
• Norwalk or notovirus
• Staphylococcus aureus

What to do if you have suffered a food borne illness disease

1. Preserve the evidence:  Carefully mark the item as a dangerous item not to be eaten or touched. Place in in a freezer for safe keeping.  It is important to preserve such evidence so that a link can be made between the food that has the active pathogen (bacteria) and your illness.
2. Contact a medical health care professional immediately.
3. Call the local California health department if the food commercially produced or was served at restaurant, concert, gathering, school, or other large service facility, or county fair.
4. Get in touch with a personal injury lawyer:  Remember it is crucial to act quickly after you’ve been injured to report any food poison claim before any limitations can lower or extinguish your rightful claim. Call us for a free consultation with one of our salmonella  and e-coli lawyers regarding your claim: (888) 649-7166

Lawsuit for Food Poisoning |Types of Damages Available for Recovery

At Downtown LA Law, our Restaurant Food Poison Injury attorneys will seek to recover every form of damage resulting from E-coli, Salmonella, or any other form of food-disease outbreak. Recovery can included economic and non-economic damages, including

• Medical costs resulting from hospital and emergency room care, ambulance costs
• Future medical care
• Loss or income because of inability to work
• Loss of future earnings
• Pain and suffering
• Emotional and psychological trauma
• Punitive damages when restaurant proprietors displayed reckless behavior or gross negligence

Statute of Limitations for Filing a Food Poisoning Lawsuit: Generally plaintiffs have a two years window, starting with the date of the injury, to file a personal injury cause of action in civil court. In some instances statute of limitations law may differ. For example there is a 180 (6 month) deadline to file a claim against a government owned or operated entity. Children who suffer food poisoning have two years from their 18th birthday to file a civil claim. Statute of limitation laws can be complicated to ascertain. Feel free to contact us if you have any questions regarding deadlines for filing a lawsuit.

Our Food Poisoning Attorneys can Help You

At Downtown LA LAW Group our aggressive and skilled attorneys will keep on the offensive so that you are fully compensated for your injuries.  We will take care of every legal detail and we will go to trial and take on liable parties their insurance carriers’ so that your rights are protected. In the meantime, concentrate on the most important part of this process – your recovery; to Contact a Food Poisoning lawyer from Downtown LA Law call (855)385-2529.  All initial consultations are Free.

Further Information:

CDC Food Poisoning Information: Foodborne Illness Information: