SANTA ROSA FOOD POISONING LAWYER

In the case of serious food poisoning, it is essential that all negligent parties are held responsible whether they be farmers, process workers, grocers, cooks, and food handlers at restaurants and the like.  It doesn’t matter if you became sick after eating food at home, in a restaurant or somewhere else.  By hiring an experienced team of food poisoning lawyers you can expect to receive full compensation for your injuries and medical bills.  The lawyers at the Law Offices of Michael A. Fiumara hire top-notch industry experts to uncover the source of contamination and poisoning.  Our goal, like yours, is to make certain that those who are responsible for your terrible sickness or even death are held fully accountable.

To speak to a knowledgeable food poisoning lawyer about your case we encourage you to contact us as soon as possible at (855) 247-3190 or our conveniently located Santa Rosa office at (707) 571-8600 or our Marin County office in Palm Springs at (760) 832-6118 for a free and confidential consultation and case evaluation.

Despite the many federal rules and regulations that govern the standards which are to be met in the production, processing and delivery of our food supply, there are still too many incidents of food poisoning from restaurants and from foods purchased at grocery stores.  The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the comparable state regulatory agencies are supposed to be enforced through many levels of inspections by regulators and other government bureaucrats.  It is evident that there are lapses of enforcement and sometimes the standards are not met either intentionally or inadvertently.  However, the result is food contamination which eventually causes poisoning and sickness to unwary consumers.

If you have become a victim of food poisoning, you have the right to seek counsel from an experienced North Bay food poisoning attorney at the Law Offices of Michael A. Fiumara.  Our firm’s goal is to help you recover all monetary compensation for food poisoning, including pain and suffering, lost wages and future lost earnings lost.

CAUSES OF FOOD POISONING

According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), over 76,000,000 cases of foodborne illnesses occur each year in the United States.

These cases are caused by many different kinds of pathogens and bacteria, including E. coli and salmonella.  Further, there are certain antibiotic and drug resistant salmonella strains which are very problematic and are on the rise.  Unfortunately, the most effected by food poisoning are already some of society’s most vulnerable:  Children and the elderly, whose bodies and immunity are not as strong as the general population to fight off foodborne illnesses.

There are a number of possible causes for food poisoning.  At its core, food poisoning is the result of food being contaminated.  Contamination of food can be introduced to the unsuspecting consumer in a number of ways including poor hygiene from food handlers, food left out improperly, food unrefrigerated for a long duration and use of unsterilized utensils.  Food could also be contaminated in the growing process on or near the farm or orchard or during other stages of food production including washing the food at a processing plant.

Although foodborne sicknesses can be caused by a wide range of bacterial and viral pathogens, parasites, chemicals and toxins, food poisoning can be contracted from the consumption of both food and beverages.  Food contamination and sickness can occur even at a home kitchen or at a fancy restaurant or from the fast food restaurant down the block.  Food poisoning can occur in cooked, packaged or even raw foods.

TYPES OF FOOD POISONING

Food poisoning can occur at many different possible locations—stemming from the farm to the time that the food reaches the dinner plate. Food poisoning can begin at the place it is grown, where it spends time on trucks, when stored at the distribution centers, and even while the food is being transported in industrial refrigerators.  It is sometimes a long journey from the time the food is grown at the farm until it reaches your plate, so you need an attorney who is going to be able to trace the source of contamination in a way that identifies all of those parties who are responsible for your sickness so they may be held accountable and pay damages.  Here is a list of the types of food poisoning that an experienced team of food poisoning attorneys need to identify:

• Clostridium botulinum.
• Hepatitis A.
• Giardia lamblia.
• coli.

It is important to note that most food arrives on our plate through a circuitous and often difficult-to-trace supply chain.  For example, our grains, fruits and vegetables, are grown in fields and orchards.  However, they are treated with pesticides, fertilizers, and other chemicals and agents along the way.  They are picked, processed, and shipped in many different forms of transportation and containers including special refrigerated containers that are supposed to be temperature controlled and regulated.  In addition, preservatives and other additives are mixed with our food and our food may be hauled on trucks, rail, airplanes, and other modes of transportation in different refrigerated and pressure controlled containers.  All of these different potentially responsible parties should be considered parties in a lawsuit in the event that you are poisoned, sickened or even die from food poisoning and contamination.

CONTACT US FOR HELP 

If you have suffered a serious illness as the result of the food that you ate at a restaurant or purchased from a grocery store or wherever you consumed the tainted or poisoned food, it is important to consult with our team of knowledgeable food poisoning lawyers at the Law Offices of Michael A. Fiumara about protecting your rights and getting the full monetary compensation that you deserve.  A personal injury lawyer can give you guidance, including preserving evidence such as the product that poisoned you.  

It is imperative that you consult with a knowledgeable and skilled Santa Rosa food poisoning lawyer about your food poisoning case which is free and confidential. We would also be happy to give you a free case evaluation.  The law firm handles food poisoning cases on a contingency fee basis.  This means that if you choose to retain the legal services of our law firm you will not be responsible for any fees or expenses until we win a monetary settlement or jury verdict for you.

We encourage you to contact our personal injury and knowledgeable food poisoning lawyer about your case as soon as possible at our centrally located Santa Rosa office at (707) 571-8600 or our Palm Springs office in Marin County at (760) 832-6118 for a free, confidential consultation and case evaluation.  Our firm has been serving food poisoning victims since 1992 and we know that “The right attorney makes all the difference.”