Protecting Your Rights after a Food Poisoning Incident

 Food poisoning may strike anywhere and at any time. Regardless of the time of year, no location is safe. Be it the ballpark, your neighborhood deli or a fancy restaurant, you are always at risk of suffering a food-borne illness. You trust eateries based on their reputation in the community. But, the fact remains that many restaurants fail to maintain an adequate standard of care. Millions of Americans get sick from food poisoning every year.

What Can You Do?
If you or a loved one has suffered food poisoning as a result of consuming contaminated food, there are several steps you can take to protect your rights:
• Take care of yourself first by getting medical attention right away. Food-borne bacteria can result in serious illnesses, hospitalizations or sometimes, even death. Severe diarrhea can lead to dehydration and cause organ failure. So, do not ignore symptoms of food poisoning.
• Report the restaurant or location that served you the food to the local health department. This will often prompt the health department to initiate an investigation into the matter and to find out if other similar cases have been reported. Investigators will also determine if the restaurant in question is violating health and safety standards.
• Report your illness to the restaurant as well. They are required under the law to document your complaint.
• Save your receipt of the food purchase. This will help later when it comes to proving from where the food came. If you have leftovers, isolate them so they can later be tested in a lab for pathogens.
• If and when possible, get contact information for others who may have also gotten sick from eating the same food.
• Immediately contact an experienced New York personal injury lawyer who has successfully handled food poisoning cases.
Contacting an Experienced Lawyer
If you or a loved one has become ill as the result of a food-borne illness, the experienced New York personal injury attorneys at the Law Offices of Kenneth A. Wilhelm can help you better understand your legal rights and options. For over 43 years, our skilled accident attorneys have a proven track record of helping injured victims get fair compensation for their losses.
Please contact us TOLL FREE 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 1-800-WORK-4-YOU (1-800-967-5496). WE CAN EVEN COME TO YOU. There is no attorneys’ fee unless we recover money for you. We can also help with personal injury cases in New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, or Florida. If you have been seriously injured in any of the 50 U.S. states, please call us and we will try to help you with your case.
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