An Introduction To Food-borne Illness Litigation
- Return to Defending Claims.
Each year, approximately 325,000 Americans are hospitalized with a food-borne illness. As a result of improved governmental surveillance, more outbreaks are being identified and more people are bringing claims.
Unfortunately, however, most outbreak investigations fail to identify the real culprit, and some even identify the wrong source. In many cases, the claimants (who mistakenly think they got sick from “the last thing they ate”) sue the wrong party.
Given current trends in surveillance and a resulting increase in litigation, it will be essential for any company faced with potential or threatened food-borne illness claims to gain, at the very least, mastery of the following information:
- How food-borne illnesses are tracked, identified and confirmed;
- What to expect in a food-borne illness investigation;
- How to respond during an outbreak or recall;
- How to react when confronted with an alleged claim; and
- How to properly defend your business and reputation when lawsuits are filed.
Thus, we are proud to offer our food safety litigation library. Through the advice and knowledge contained within the following chapters, you too can discover the information you need to defeat, or fairly resolve, food-borne illness claims.
Copyright 2009 by Shawn K. Stevens
