Personal Injury and Wrongful Death

Peanut Butter Lawsuit: Proving the Case

PritzkerOlsen, P.A., a leading food poisoning litigation law firm, is investigating the Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak, and has been contacted by people sickened after eating peanut butter. To contact PritzkerOlsen, P.A. about a peanut butter lawsuit, call toll-free at 1-888-377-8900 or submit the firm’s Salmonella case consultation form. Read about the King Nut Peanut Butter recall.

Many people calling the firm have questions about how the firm will prove their case. In order to proceed with a peanut butter lawsuit, our Salmonella lawyers to be able to be able to prove the following:

  1. The person has salmonellosis (the disease caused by the Salmonella bacterium). This is usually confirmed by testing a stool sample. Many different kinds of illnesses can cause diarrhea, fever, or abdominal cramps. Determining that Salmonella is the cause of the illness depends on laboratory tests that identify Salmonella in the stools of an infected person. These tests are sometimes not performed unless the laboratory is instructed specifically to look for the organism. Once Salmonella has been identified, further testing can determine its specific type, and which antibiotics could be used to treat it. Thus, we strongly suggest that you consult with a doctor if you still have symptoms.
  2. Your Salmonella infection was caused by the peanut butter you consumed. This is important because there are many different ways you can become infected with Salmonella. Thus, we have to prove that your salmonellosis came from this particular outbreak. To do that, your stool sample needs to undergo additional testing to see if its genetic fingerprint matches the genetic fingerprint of the other people who are part of this outbreak. This advanced testing is usually conducted by your state's health department if your stool sample tested positive for Salmonella.
  3. You suffered injuries or damages as a result of your
    salmonellosis    .

If you are having symptoms of Salmonella, you should consult with your doctor. If appropriate, you should provide your doctor a stool sample for testing, which will confirm whether you have a Salmonella infection (salmonellosis). To have a case, you have to be diagnosed with salmonellosis by a health professional.

As soon as you have been diagnosed with salmonellosis, please call our food poisoning litigation law firm toll-free at 1-888-377-8900 or submit the firm’s Salmonella consultation form. You may want to fill out the Salmonella questionnaire and send it to a Salmonella lawyer PritzkerOlsen, P.A. PritzkerOlsen, P.A. is one of only a handful of law firms in the United States that focuses on foodborne illness cases and has the experience and record of success to take on these cases.


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