Orange County Personal Injury Attorney
Food Poisoning
Restaurants, grocery stores, meat packing plants, and food processors can all be held liable for injuries and deaths that result from food poisoning. While healthy adults can often fight off most instances of e coli food poisoning, in the young and elderly serious medical complications can occur, resulting in organ failure and even death. In pregnant women, food poisoning can cause complications that lead to miscarriage. Injury lawyer Christopher E. Purcell works with investigators, food safety experts, medical professionals, and toxicologists to expose negligence and safety violations that can lead to food poisoning. Our law office reviews video camera footage in order to identify the back-dating of meat and fish, improper food preparation, and sanitary violations on the part of restaurant workers, grocery store staff, and meat packers. When samples are available, we submit them for testing to independent laboratories to confirm the presence of bacteria in the food.
Don't assume food poisoning is simply a matter of bad luck - it's often negligence on the part of food handlers, processors, and restaurants. If food poisoning has resulted in serious medical complications for you or your child, contact personal injury lawyer Christopher E. Purcell today and schedule a free consultation to discuss your case.
Causes of Food Poisoning
Personal injury lawyer Christopher E. Purcell represents clients who have suffered serious injury or death due to food poisoning involving the following:
- E coli contaminated beef or vegetables
- Salmonella poisoning
- Back-dated meat or fish
- Contaminated frozen dinners and pot pies
- Undercooked or improperly prepared restaurant food
- Unsanitary kitchen
- Cook or other staff spitting or urinating in food, creating a threat of hepatitis
- Trichinosis
- Toxins from contaminated seafood - oysters, clams, lobster, sword fish
E Coli Cases and Tainted Beef
The most common form of food poisoning involves the e coli bacteria that live in the lower intestines of mammals. Due to lobbying efforts on the part of the meat packing industry, resulting in relaxed inspection and safety standards, workers have less time to ensure intestines are properly removed from a cow before it is processed. As a result, more and more fecal matter - and more e coli - now makes its way into hamburger meat during the meat packing process.
While this has resulted in nationwide recalls of hamburger meat and other beef products, most forms of e coli food poisoning do not result in serious injury to adults. However, not all forms of e coli food poisoning are the same. In the case of e coli O157:H7, a toxin is released by the e coli bacteria, resulting in damage to the lining of the small intestine. Known as the Shiga toxin, it can lead to serious, life-threatening complications in young children and the elderly.
When Food Poisoning Leads to Serious Medical Complications
Food poisoning can come in a number of different forms, caused by any number of safety violations, unsanitary conditions, or improper food preparation techniques. If food poisoning resulted in your hospitalization for serious, life-threatening medical complications, contact personal injury lawyer Christopher E. Purcell today. We can help you recover the cost of your medical expenses and lost wages, as well as compensation for pain and suffering when negligence is involved.
You shouldn't have to pay for negligence on the part of others - call today and schedule a free consultation to discuss your case.
Law Offices of Christopher E. Purcell
Orange County Personal Injury Attorney
7700 Irvine Center Drive
Suite 200
Irvine, CA 92618
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