Minnesota Food Poisoning Lawyer Tapped for Food Litigation Experience
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Minnesota food poisoning lawyer Elliot Olsen was invited to speak at food safety symposiums in July and August hosted by the Produce Marketing Associations. Normally our firm finds itself in opposition to growers and handlers of fresh produce when contaminated lettuce, spinach, tomatoes or some other vegetable are linked to an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 or Salmonella. But Elliot’s central message to the industry at these symposiums had an unexpected twist.
While Pritzker Olsen law firm has a well-earned reputation from coast to coast for battling companies and collecting millions of dollars for victims of food poisoning, the firm’s overarching mission is to help make the U.S. food supply safer — a goal that Pritzker Olsen holds in common with most food producers.
“It’s not just a game to us,” said Elliot. “A big part of our mission is prevention.”
Elliot told attendees of the symposiums that companies learn valuable food safety lessons when victims of food poisoning assert their right to compensation for lost wages, unpaid medical bills, physical disability, and pain and suffering. Without the discipline that lawsuits can bring, no set of regulations from government could bring meaningful reform on their own.
A major portion of Elliot’s presentation focused on the human cost of food contamination. Take, for instance, a past client of Pritzker Olsen described to symposium attendees as Mr. Lewis (not his real name.). Mr. Lewis was a very active and healthy 81-year-old man when he contracted Listeriosis from adulterated food. The infection damaged his central nervous system and left him paralyzed. His hospitalization was followed by 400 days in a nursing home, ending in his death. By then, he was hardly recognizable.
Elliot said the crowds in Monterey and Austin — which included CEOs and other top-ranking produce company executives — were very receptive and dedicated to the concepts of prevention, adding, “I am optimistic that our joint efforts can greatly reduce foodborne illness.”
To contact a Minnesota food poisoning lawyer at Pritzker Olsen, call 612-338-0202, call 1-888-377-8900 (toll free) or submit our online form for a free consultation.
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