Pritzker Olsen Attorneys

Food Poisoning Lawyer and Attorney

Law & Politics Quote about Attorney Fred Pritzker
“Since . . . first started handling these [foodborne illness] cases, Pritzker has become one of the country’s leading foodborne illness litigators and a self-taught expert on the bacteria and viruses that hide in food such as hamburgers, spinach salad and undercooked fish…”(Law & Politics, August/September 2008, No. 171).

Food safety attorney Fred Pritzker has appeared on CBS News, Fox News and local TV stations around the country. He has been quoted by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Lawyers USA, Law & Politics and other publications.

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Food Poisoning Attorney Fred Pritzker

Attorney Fred PritzkerAttorney Fred Pritzker is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates and the Million Dollar Advocates Forum; a Certified Civil Advocate (National Board of Trial Advocacy); and a Certified Trial Specialist (Minnesota State Bar Association). He has also been selected by other lawyers for inclusion in the current edition of The Best Lawyers in America.

Mr. Pritzker has also recovered millions of dollars for food poisoning victims, including:

  • Over $3,000,000 for a pregnant woman who lost her unborn twins after contracting a foodborne illness
  • $2,700,000 for the family of an 81-year-old man who died after contracting a foodborne illness
  • A record recovery for a Minnesota Shigella victim
  • Over $1,000,000 for a client who became ill from ground beef contaminated with E. coli 
  • Over $1,000,000 for a client who became ill after eating deli meat contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

How a Food Poisoning Lawyer Proves a Food Poisoning Claim

Under our system of law, a person injured by food poisoning has to prove three things in order to make a successful claim:

  • Fault - that the food seller or processor did something wrong with regard to food  processing, preparation, storage or handling.
  • Causation - the fault of the seller or processor caused the food to become contaminated and that the contaminated food actually caused the illness.
  • Damages – the harms and losses suffered by the victim as a result of consuming the contaminated food

This involves a number of disciplines including medicine, microbiology, epidemiology, sanitation, food safety and agriculture among others. See my article on the subject entitled How Lawyers Evaluate and Prove Foodborne Illness Cases and my article regarding a recent court decision regarding what doesn't need to be proved to win a foodborne illness claim.

Food poisoning lawsuits are complex and science-based. Because Fred Pritzker has handled so many food poisoning cases, he has access to microbiologists and epidemiologists that may be needed as expert witnesses, and he has the legal and scientific knowledge necessary to understand and effectively utilize scientific evidence.

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    The results of the cases above were based on the facts.  The facts of most cases do not support million-dollar recoveries.  At Pritzker | Olsen, P.A. we work hard on every case and give all of our clients the service they deserve.


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    Non-O157 E. coli (Non-O157 STEC)

    Non-O157 E. coli can cause serious injury and death, and yet ground beef contaminated with these strains of E. coli are not considered adulterated under federal law. The six most common strains of non-O157 E. coli include E. coli O26, E. coli O45, E. coli O103, E. coli O111, E. coli O121 and E. coli O145.

     

     

    Steak E. coli Outbreak

    Our E. coli lawyers are investigating cases of E. coli O157 that have been linked to steak served at restaurants in California, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah and Washington.

     

    Fairbank Farms Beef Recall Lawsuit

    Fairbank Farms ground beef products have been associated with E. coli cases in California, Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Vermont.

     

    Petting Zoo Llama E. coli HUS

    Our law firm has been retained to represent a 3-year-old child who contracted an E. coli infection after visiting an apple orchard/petting zoo in Minnesota. The child developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS).

     

    E. coli Wrongful Death Settlement

    We have recently settled a number of E. coli cases involving victims of various E. coli outbreaks, including a wrongful death claim.

     

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