Standing Up For Victims of Food Poisoning
More than a year after Peanut Corp. of America caused a nationwide outbreak of Salmonella that killed nine people and sickened more than 700 others, victims and their families are still waiting for justice.
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By that I mean we are still waiting for criminal charges to be filed against principals of the company, which is now defunct. When state and federal investigators linked the company to the outbreak, production ceased and the company was quickly liquidated.
To be sure, there will be money for the survivors of this outbreak when litigation is settled. We are making sure of that as a leading plaintiffs’ law firm.
But in this case — where there was evidence that company officials had prior knowledge of a dangerous human pathogen but continued to manufacture and sell product — victims and their families want criminal sanctions.
We at Pritzker Olsen are well aware of the personal anguish families encountered. We filed the first wrongful death lawsuit in this outbreak, which was one of America’s largest ever known food poisoning disasters.
Our national food safety law firm represents the families of a third of those who died: Shirley Mae Almer, Doris Flatgard, both of Minnesota, and Nellie Napier of Ohio.
As advocates for victims, we believe strongly that outbreaks like this are preventable. Prevention starts with accountability by those who make a profit selling food. Criminal charges in this case would set an example that the penalty for willful neglect transcends money.
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