Papaya Lawsuit for Salmonella Victim Compensation
Pritzker Olsen attorneys are investigating a lawsuit for papaya Salmonella food poisoning. Salmonella personal injury lawsuits generally seek compensation for the following:
- Hospital bills and other medical expenses
- Lost income (amount of money not made because the Salmonella victim was not able to work or otherwise earn income)
- Pain and suffering (putting a value on physical pain caused by eating a contaminated papaya may require expert medical testimony)
- Emotional distress
- Disability
- Loss of quality of life
- Other damages
Future losses, expenses and pain should be considered when determining the value of a Salmonella case. This is important because severe cases of Salmonella food poisoning can cause life-long health problems. Serious complications of Salmonella infections include Reiter’s syndrome (a reactive arthritis that can be debilitating), acute gastroenteritis (AGE), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and dyspepsia. In addition, if a person infected with Salmonella has underlying health problems, these can get much worse. For example, if a victim has diabetes, it may be extremely difficult to regulate blood sugar, which can cause additional damage.
People sickened in Salmonella outbreaks have claims against the companies legally responsible for the illness. In a Agromod Produce papaya lawsuit the companies liable for the illness would depend on the facts of the case. What was the chain of distribution? Where did the victim purchase the papaya? Did a retailer, deli or restaurant process the papayas before the victim ate contaminated papaya?
If you hire our law firm to pursue a papaya lawsuit against Agromod Produce and others on your behalf, we will immediately take measures to protect your legal rights and work to get you the best compensation package possible. We are not paid unless you win.
Attorney Fred Pritzker is listed in The Best Lawyers in America (current and past editions). He and his team of Salmonella attorneys have won millions for Salmonella victims. Contact our law firm about a Salmonella lawsuit and whether a class action lawsuit is the right option for your case.
Papaya Recall and Outbreak Information
Papayas contaminated with Salmonella Agona are the likely source of a Salmonella outbreak in 23 states. Our Salmonella attorneys are investigating the outbreak and a recall of papayas by Agromod Produce, Inc., a distributor of the papayas in the United States. The FDA reports 97 people sickened in 23 states with the outbreak strain of Salmonella, as follows:
Arkansas (1), Arizona (3), California (7), Colorado (1), Georgia (8), Illinois (17), Louisiana (2), Massachusetts (1), Minnesota (3), Missouri (3), Nebraska (2), Nevada (1), New Jersey (1), New Mexico (3), New York (6), Ohio (1), Oklahoma (1), Pennsylvania (1), Tennessee (1), Texas (25), Virginia (2), Washington (5), and Wisconsin (2).
Agromod is recalling all Blondie, Yaya, Mañanita, and Tastylicious Brand papayas sold prior to July 23, 2011. Each Blondie Brand papaya can be identified by a blue and orange sticker label with green and white lettering on the fruit that states Blondie 4395 Mexico. The Yaya Brand Papayas can be identified by a yellow, red, orange, and green label with white, green and red lettering that reads Yaya Premium Papayas Yaya PLU-4395 Mexico. Each Mañanita Brand Papaya can be identified by a green, yellow and red sticker label that states Mexico Mañanita 4395. The Tastylicious Brand Papayas can be identified by a white and blue sticker with red and white lettering that states 4395 Tastylicious MEXICO.
The papayas were imported from Mexico and are possibly linked to 97 reported cases of Salmonella Agona, including 10 hospitalizations, in 23 states throughout the United States. Recent sampling by the FDA found the outbreak strain in two papaya samples collected at Agromod Produce, Inc. location in McAllen, TX and at the U.S. border destined for Agromod Produce, Inc. The shipments that tested positive with the outbreak strain were not distributed in the U.S.
Cities: Little Rock, Phoenix, Tucson, Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Sacramento, Denver, Colorado Springs, Atlanta, Chicago, St. Louis, New Orleans, Boston, St. Paul, Minneapolis, Omaha, Reno, Newark, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, NYC, Rochester, Albuquerque, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Oklahoma City, Nashville, Dallas, Houston, Richmond, Seattle, Madison, Milwaukee.
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