Legal Question in Personal Injury in Guam

Food Poisoning , Who do i sue?

I purchased a packaged of frozen seafood crab legs and got very sick and went to E.R.for treatment within 4 hours after consuming the product. The physician on duty ruled out acute gasteritis(food poisoning).Im still recieving treatment for the food poison due to throat problems and numbness in hands and fingers.Who would I sue? the ,manufactor,the distributor or the seller. Reported this to the local health dept.Please respond


Asked on 6/16/02, 8:34 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Charles Aspinwall Charles S. Aspinwall, J.D., LLC

Re: Food Poisoning , Who do i sue?

Your seller of the seafood has liability for the unwholesome product. The problem may be in proving the source of the illness if you don't have a portion of the product left for testing.

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Answered on 6/16/02, 10:19 am


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