Severe food poisoning can be more serious than an unpleasant few days — it can mean hospitalization, long-term digestive issues, ongoing medical treatment, or even death. When a restaurant, grocer, or food producer’s negligence makes you sick, Louisiana law gives you the right to recover for the damage done to you or a loved one.

Emergency room visits, hospital stays, testing, and any ongoing treatment your illness requires.

The money you didn’t earn because you were too sick to work or had to miss time for recovery and follow-up care.

Money for the physical pain and disruption a serious foodborne illness causes.

Compensation if your illness led to lasting digestive, kidney, or other health problems.

If a family member has died as a result of severe food poisoning, surviving family members are entitled to seek compensation for their loss of the loved one.

Whether it just happened or you’re still dealing with symptoms, these steps protect your health and your case:

See a doctor, especially if symptoms are severe or persist for more than a day or two. Your medical records connect your illness to what caused it.

Keep any leftover food, packaging, or receipts. If you ate at a restaurant, note the date, time, and exactly what you ordered. Keep track of when your symptoms started, the severity of your illness, and how long those symptoms persisted.

Notify the restaurant or store, and consider reporting the illness to your local health department. This can help establish a pattern if others were affected too.

Foodborne illness cases depend on evidence that disappears fast. We get involved immediately to preserve what’s needed and build the strongest possible case.

Motivated by our belief that reasonable steps must be taken to ensure our food is safe to eat,  our Attorneys have decades of experience holding restaurants, grocers, and food producers accountable for foodborne illness. We know how to use every tool the law gives us to get you the maximum compensation. We hold corporations responsible when they put profit over public health by producing or distributing contaminated food products. See the entire team.

Richard J. Arsenault

Michael S. Koch

Wesley J. Gralapp

Restaurants and food companies will often argue there’s no way to prove what made you sick. We investigate your illness quickly and work with medical experts and health department records to trace an illness back to its source. We’ve spent over 40 years learning how to build these cases in Louisiana Courts and beyond.

We’ve recovered over $10 billion for Our Clients by building cases that win. In food poisoning cases, that means connecting your illness to its source and pursuing every avenue available to make sure you walk away fully compensated.

Getting seriously sick from something as simple as a meal is scary and disruptive. You’re dealing with your health, missed work, and mounting bills. We treat you like family, handle the legal fight, and make sure the business responsible is held fully accountable.

Common Questions About Louisiana Food Poisoning Cases

How do I prove a specific restaurant or product made me sick?
Medical testing, health department records, and reports from other affected customers can all help establish the source. We know how to gather and present this evidence.

What if I don’t know exactly which meal caused it?
Symptom onset timing, the type of illness, and any lab testing can help narrow it down. We’ll work with medical experts to help identify the likely source.

Is it worth pursuing if I’ve mostly recovered?
Yes. Even a shorter-term illness can involve significant medical bills and lost wages worth recovering, and some symptoms take longer to fully resolve than expected.

Do I have to pay you upfront?
No. We work on a contingency fee basis. You pay nothing unless you win your case, and our fees come out of that settlement or judgment amount.

What if other people got sick too?
That can actually strengthen your case by helping establish a pattern and source. We’ll investigate whether others were affected.