Can I file a lawsuit if I was given a raw chicken sandwich at a fast food chain and ate saw chicken which made me sick?
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Can I file a lawsuit if I was given a raw chicken sandwich at a fast food chain and ate saw chicken which made me sick?
This was about 2 weeks ago. I called the customer service number and they said that my message would get sent directly to corporate and that they would call to check on me but they never did. I was really sick for about a week and still can’t eat chicken because it makes me want to vomit. Is there anything I can do for pain and suffering? My son ate some as well this chicken could have killed us due to salmonella or any bacterial disease.
Asked on July 4, 2017 under Personal Injury, North Carolina
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
What "could have" happened is legally irrelevant: the law does not provide compensation for theoretical or potential injury, only for what did in fact occur. Therefore, while you could in theory sue, you could only sue for compensation for being ill for around a week. The amount of compensation you could get for that is very low, and is almost certainly less than the lawsuit would cost you, even without a lawyer, because generally, when illness is involved, you need to pay a doctor to testify on your behalf, and doctors tend to be expensive to hire.
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