{"id":10065,"date":"2012-07-19T09:19:05","date_gmt":"2012-07-19T08:19:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/?p=10065"},"modified":"2012-07-19T09:19:05","modified_gmt":"2012-07-19T08:19:05","slug":"poisoning-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2012\/07\/19\/poisoning-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Poisoning Claims"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"We are lucky in the UK to have rather strict Health & Safety rules to make sure we are not come to any harm. However, there are microbes and gases that can\u2019t be seen by the human eye \u2013 and when they\u2019re breathed in or consumed, the human body\u2019s reaction can be painful.<\/p>\n

People endure poisoning of some kind all the time and on a daily basis. The most common form is probably from food poisoning<\/em><\/strong> from poorly cooked, contaminated, or out of date food. If it\u2019s your own fault, there\u2019s not a great deal you can do about it \u2013 but if you get it from a restaurant or from contamination that was out of your hands, you may have a claim<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

There are certain things that you need to consider though \u2013 for one, it can be very difficult to actually prove that poisoning has occurred<\/em><\/strong> in some way that is out of your hands. If you get food poisoning from chicken, how do you prove that the producer had caused the meat to be contaminated or spoiled as oppose to it coming down to your cooking skills? I\u2019m not saying anyone would lie, but the burden of proof for claims is generally on the victim \u2013 so it can be very difficult<\/em><\/strong>.
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\nThe other thing to consider as well \u2013 whilst throwing up for three days straight is unpleasant and inconvenient, it probably doesn\u2019t warrant you getting a lawyer involved. For a lawyer like us to recover our legal fees from the other side, your claim must be worth at least \u00a31,000.00<\/em><\/strong>. We normally judge this by at least four to six weeks worth of suffering<\/em><\/strong>. Unfortunately, a few days of (albeit horrible) sickness and pain doesn\u2019t necessarily mean it\u2019s worth enough for a solicitor to be able to take it on.<\/p>\n

You may have a claim, but it could be something you need to pursue with a small claims court as oppose to with a lawyer.<\/p>\n

There are other forms of poisoning of course. Chemical poisoning from a gas at work would be something you can look to claim compensation<\/a> for<\/em><\/strong>. If you are exposed to anything that could poison you in the workplace, your employer has the duty to make sure you are provided with appropriate equipment to ensure you are not in any danger \u2013 breathing apparatus, or gloves if you have to handle a potentially poisonous animal, for another example.<\/p>\n

Proving the claim can be a little easier if your employer failed to provide you with appropriate equipment \u2013 but the same rule about how severe the suffering is applies as well. Hopefully it won\u2019t be anything that would put your life in danger if you actually need specialist equipment when working with something that could potentially poison you.<\/p>\n

If you believe you have been the victim of negligent opening, call our claims helpline on 0800 634 75 75 for free, no obligation, legal advice. <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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