Allergic Reaction After Eating At Planet Hollywood – Can I Claim Compensation?

I Had An Allergic Reaction To Planet Hollywood, Could I Claim Compensation?

In this article, we’re going to consider when you could claim compensation if negligence led you to suffering an allergic reaction after eating in Planet Hollywood.

If you’re a fan of American food and are a movie fan as well, then what better way to spend an evening in London other than a trip to the iconic Planet Hollywood restaurant. Movie-themed restaurants don’t come much bigger and you’re sure to enjoy the memorabilia from all of your favourite films dotted around the restaurant. 

One thing that can cause concern about eating in such a restaurant is what allergens are contained within the food. If you suffer a food allergy, you might have to spend a long time checking ingredients before ordering.

If you’re considering a claim, Legal Expert could help you. Our service starts with a no-obligation assessment of your case along with completely free legal advice. Should your claim appear viable, you could be introduced to one of our personal injury solicitors. Any claim they accept will be conducted using a No Win No Fee service.

We’re ready to start your claim right away so why not call us on 0800 073 8804 today? Alternatively, you’ll find loads of useful information about allergic reaction claims if you continue reading.

Select A Section

• A Guide To Claims For An Allergic Reaction After Eating Planet Hollywood
• What Is A Food Allergy In Planet Hollywood?
• Examples Of Common Foods May Trigger An Allergic Reaction
• Statistics On Rates Of Allergies In Restaurant Dining
• I Asked Staff For An Allergy Free Menu And Food
• I Was Served Food Which Contained Allergens
• Restaurant Food Safety Obligations And Consumer Protections
• Could I Claim If I Didn’t Order Allergy Free Food Or Tell The Restaurant I Have An Allergy?
• Allergy Menu For Planet Hollywood
• Calculating Compensation For Allergic Reactions After Eating Planet Hollywood
• Calculating Special Damages?
• How Could Our Team Help Allergic Reaction Victims?
• No Win No Fee Allergic Reaction After Eating Planet Hollywood Claims
• Speak To Us About A Planet Hollywood Allergy
• Quick Supporting Resources

A Guide To Claims For An Allergic Reaction After Eating Planet Hollywood

When you buy food in the UK, there are laws in place to help you identify any allergens it contains or might contain. The laws exist because some allergic reactions are so serious that they can lead to fatalities. If a restaurant, café, pub or bar fails to uphold their legal obligations, and you suffer from an allergic reaction as a result, it could mean you’re able to ask for compensation from them.

Luckily, fatalities caused by allergic reactions are quite rare, but you could still claim for other symptoms you sustain following an allergic reaction. This guide will look at what types of allergic reactions could happen, who might be liable and what amount of compensation might be possible.

One key piece of advice we’d like to get across is that claiming sooner rather than later can be beneficial. That’s because it’s often much easier to remember what caused your allergic reaction in the days or weeks after the incident occurred. Trying to remember the facts, later on, can be much trickier.

Also, another reason for claiming early is because there’s a personal injury claims time limit. That is a 3-year period, usually starting from the date of your reaction, in which the claim must be submitted. If you breach the limitation period, you could miss out on the compensation you might’ve received. Starting your claim as soon as you can should allow your solicitor enough time to complete their tasks, such as gathering medical reports to support your claim.

If you’ve read this article and would like to start a claim for an allergic reaction after eating in Planet Hollywood, and you can show the restaurant was at fault, please contact us here at Legal Expert and we’ll start the ball rolling.

What Is A Food Allergy In Planet Hollywood?

It’s important to point out that Planet Hollywood, or any other restaurant, is not to blame for allergies. They are caused by your immune system mistakenly identifying something you’ve eaten as being dangerous. It’s at that point that symptoms can begin because antibodies like immunoglobulin E (IgE) or histamine are released.

Therefore, you might wonder why we’ve written this article. Well, even though a restaurant isn’t to blame for your allergy, they do have a legal duty to inform you about allergens present in their food so that you can make safe food choices. It’s when that duty is breached that it might be possible to make a Planet Hollywood claim if it causes you to suffer any type of allergic reaction.

If you believe that you’ve suffered an allergic reaction after eating in Planet Hollywood because of some type of negligence, and you have evidence that demonstrates how the restaurant failed in their duty of care to you, please let us know what happened and we will help you consider your options.

What Are Allergens And Allergic Reactions?

As discussed in the previous section, allergic reactions are caused by the body’s response to allergens. They don’t affect everybody and there is no known cure for them, but sufferers can manage them.

The most common symptoms of an allergic reaction, based on NHS information, include:

• Swelling around the eyes, face, tongue or throat.
• Difficulty breathing and wheezing.
• Tingling in or around the mouth.
• Nausea with or without vomiting.
• A red rash called hives.
• Abdominal pain.

Mostly, these symptoms will last a matter of days or weeks and won’t cause considerable harm. However, the most dangerous type of allergic reaction can result in anaphylactic shock. This is so serious that it has to be treated as a medical emergency. Unfortunately, on average, 10 people a year die from anaphylactic shock.

Examples Of Common Foods May Trigger An Allergic Reaction

Even though some allergens are quite well known, there are in fact 14 different allergens which must be advertised on menus and food packaging in the UK. For your information, we’ve listed the main allergies below:

• Egg allergies.
• Soybean allergies.
• Peanut allergies.
• Milk allergies.
• Sesame allergies.
• Sulphur dioxide allergies.
• Gluten allergies.
• Celery allergies.
• Mustard allergies.
• Tree nut allergies.
• Fish allergies.
• Mollusc allergies.
• Lupin allergies.
• Crustacean allergies.

Whatever allergen results in you suffering an allergic reaction, you could be compensated if it was caused by the failure of a restaurant to inform you that the food you ordered contained it. For further advice on making a claim, please contact our team today.

Statistics On Rates Of Allergies In Restaurant Dining

To highlight the extent of allergy suffering, we’ve listed some data from Allergy UK below:

• An estimated £900m is spent by the NHS on treating allergies each year.
• 44% of British adults are affected by an allergy while nearly half of those suffer from two or more allergies.
• Adults under 35-years old are the most likely to suffer from an allergy with up to 50% of that cohort affected.

Importantly, these figures are in relation to all types of allergies, not just food allergies.

I Asked Staff For An Allergy Free Menu And Food

When you visit a restaurant, it’s quite common to ask for alterations to be made to the way your meal is prepared. For instance, you could ask for an item to be removed because you don’t like its texture or you might ask because you know it’s something that will cause you to suffer a reaction.

Here are some examples of ingredients that you could ask to be removed:

• No Fish.
• No Eggs.
• No Oats.
• No Wheat.
• No Cheese.
• No Nuts.
• No Milk.
• No Tomatoes.

It’s completely possible that the restaurant might refuse to accept your modified order and suggest you choose something else. However, we’ll look at what could happen if they accept your request, but fail to fulfil it, in the next section.

I Was Served Food Which Contained Allergens

If the scenario from the previous section meant you suffered an allergic reaction because the restaurant failed to remove an ingredient as per your request, it might be possible for you to claim compensation from them if they agreed to meet that request.

Proving what happened will be key of course so we’d advise you to write down the names of anybody with you who heard your request being made. Also, some restaurants show bespoke orders on their receipt so you should retain yours if it could support your claim. Finally, contact Legal Expert to discuss if we could help you make a claim for an allergic reaction after eating in Planet Hollywood.

Restaurant Food Safety Obligations And Consumer Protections

When you purchase goods in the UK, there are various pieces of legislation that could be used to protect you such as the Consumer Rights Act 2015. Generally, your goods should be as advertised and fit for their intended purpose.

That means, if food arrives containing something isn’t listed in its ingredients, the retailer or producer could be liable for any suffering that their omission causes.

Failures To Warn Customers Of Allergies

The main crux of food legislation regarding allergens is that food businesses must inform their customers of any contained within their food. That can be done in a number of ways:

• By listing allergens on the packaging of pre-prepared foods.
• Using a noticeboard to tell customers where they’ll find allergen details.
• Providing a list of allergens on the menu.
• Using ‘may contain’ warnings where there’s a potential for cross-contamination.

In cases which have resulted in you suffering an allergic reaction because there was not enough allergen advice available to you, there’s a chance you could make a compensation claim. Why not reach out to Legal Expert today if you’re considering starting an allergic reaction claim?

Could I Claim If I Didn’t Order Allergy Free Food Or Tell The Restaurant I Have An Allergy?

It makes good sense that if you’re ordering food in a restaurant, you stick to food that’s marked as allergen-free or that you enquire with staff before placing an order. However, not doing so doesn’t stop you from making a compensation claim if you ended up suffering an allergic reaction. That’s because you’re under no legal obligation to inform staff of your allergy. In fact, it’s the other way round. Restaurants are required, by law, to list any potential allergens clearly so you can choose food that’s safe for you to eat.

That means, even where you didn’t explain you had an allergy, you could go on to make a successful claim if the restaurant caused you to suffer by not advertising allergens correctly. Please let us know how your reaction happened and we’ll look at your options.

Allergy Menu For Planet Hollywood

For your guidance, we’ve listed some of the menu items available from Planet Hollywood at the time of writing. We should state that due to COVID-19 restrictions, some restaurants have been forced to reduce their menu options so that less staff are needed in the kitchen. That means some items might not be available all of the time.

Appetisers

• VIP Platter.
• Stone Baked Garlic Pizza.
• Bucket of Buffalo Wings.
• Chicken Crunch.
• Texas Tostados.
• Potato Skins.
• Mini-Burger Sliders.
• Jumbo Fried Shrimp.
• Five Cheese Dip.

Burgers

• Surf & Turf.
• Plain Jane.
• BBQ Bacon Cheese.
• Mac Attack.
• Moving Mountain Burger.
• Avocado & Swiss.
• Veggie Burger.

Steaks

• Prime Sirloin.
• Steak and Chips.
• Surf & Turf Prime.
• Surf & Turf Chuck Eye.

Sandwiches

• Hollywood Club.
• The Huge Pole Hot Dog.
• Cajun Spiced Chicken.
• Pulled Pork.

Desserts

• Strawberry Cheesecake.
• Knickerbocker Glory.
• White Chocolate Bread Pudding.
• Toblerone Cheesecake Star Jar.
• Coke Floats.

If any of the items listed contained unlisted allergens and caused you to suffer, you could be entitled to make a compensation claim provided you can evidence this breach of duty. Please call to discuss how we can help.

Calculating Compensation For Allergic Reactions After Eating Planet Hollywood

Now it’s time to look at compensation amounts payable for an allergic reaction after eating in a Planet Hollywood restaurant. The truth is that each claim is different which is why we don’t use personal injury compensation calculators. When you call and have your claim assessed, once we’ve reviewed exactly what impact your allergic reaction had on you both physically and financially, we’ll be able to provide you with a personalised compensation estimate.

For now, you can use the table below which contains compensation figures taken from the Judicial College Guidelines (JCG). The JCG is a comprehensive guide containing different injuries and settlement amounts used by solicitors, courts and insurers.

Importantly, the amount of compensation awarded is based on how severe your suffering was. That means medical reports need to be provided as a basis for your compensation request. Therefore, during the claim, your solicitor will book you in for a local medical assessment. It will be conducted by a medical specialist or doctor who’ll have access to your medical records. They’ll examine any ongoing symptoms and ask questions about what affects the reaction had on you.

When they’ve finished their assessment, a report will be written and sent on to your solicitor.

Calculating Special Damages?

The figures from the previous section, known as general damages, are paid for the pain, suffering and the impact the reaction has had on your life, but they’re not the only aspects that you can be compensated for.

You could also be entitled to claim for special damages if you’ve incurred any expenses or costs linked to your injuries. Within your special damages claim, you could include medical costs, travelling expenses, care costs and lost income. For injuries that result in a long-term impact on your ability to work, it’s also possible to claim for future lost income too. 

It’s important to retain all receipts and bills related to such costs. Without them, you may not be able to recover the funds.

How Could Our Team Help Allergic Reaction Victims?

If you are thinking of beginning a claim with Legal Expert, here’s a bit more information about the way we could help:

• Our team offers free legal advice to all callers regardless of if you claim or not.
• You can start your claim 24-hours a day, 7-days a week.
• Our team of solicitors has been helping clients with claims for over 30-years. You can read some of our reviews here.
• If your claim is accepted, your solicitor will be contactable throughout the case to answer any queries which crop up. Also, you’ll get updates regularly about how things are progressing.
• You can rely on your solicitor to try as hard as possible to try and make sure that you are compensated fairly as to whether or not they get paid depends on the success of the case.

If you’d like to know any more about making a claim with Legal Expert, please don’t hesitate to call.

No Win No Fee Allergic Reaction After Eating Planet Hollywood Claims

The main stumbling block that prevents many people from seeking the compensation they could be entitled to is the worry about how much a claim will cost them. To alleviate those concerns, our solicitors provide a No Win No Fee solution for any claim they take on.

First of all, they’ll check the claim has some chance of success. If they’re happy to continue, and you are too, you’ll be given a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA) to consider. Once signed, the CFA will be used to fund your agreement. It provides you with some security and benefits including:

• You don’t have to pay anything upfront. That allows your solicitor to begin almost immediately.
• There won’t be any requests for solicitor’s fees to be paid while the case progresses.
• In the event that the case fails, you won’t be asked to pay any of your solicitor’s fees related to the claim at all.

When a claim has been won, the solicitor’s fees will be covered by a success fee that’s listed within your CFA so that there aren’t any surprises when the claim is settled. It is a small portion of your compensation which is capped by law.

Please contact us today to find out if your claim could be made using a No Win No Fee agreement.

Speak To Us About A Planet Hollywood Allergy

You have arrived at the final section of this article regarding claims for an allergic reaction after eating in Planet Hollywood. We hope that we’ve demonstrated how Legal Expert can help you with the claims process and you’re now ready to begin. If that’s the case, why not get in touch by:

• Connecting with our online advisors using our live chat option.
• Calling a specialist advisor via our claims number of 0800 0703 8804.
• Emailing a brief summary of your allergic reaction to info@legalexpert.co.uk.
• Requesting a call back from a trained advisor by filling in our claims form.

We’ll always try to make the claims process as straightforward as possible. An advisor will begin by reviewing what happened to you. Then, they’ll ask what evidence you’re able to supply to support the claim. Once they’ve completed your no-obligation assessment, they’ll provide advice about what to do next. At this point, they could connect you with one of our personal injury solicitors. If the solicitor believes your claim is viable, they’ll provide you with a No Win No Fee agreement to fund your case.

Quick Supporting Resources

We’ve now concluded this article about claiming for an allergic reaction after eating in Planet Hollywood. We do hope that you’ve gained the information you needed to help you decide if you’ll begin a claim. As a way of providing more advice, we’ve included some additional guides and resources which you might consider helpful below:

Allergies Or Intolerance – An explanation of the differences between food allergies and intolerances.

Mustard Allergy Facts – Information on mustard allergies from the charity Anaphylaxis Campaign.

Diagnosing Food Allergies – Details on how food allergies can be diagnosed from the NHS.

Fatal Injury Claims – Advice on claiming compensation if a loved one has suffered a fatal injury caused by negligence.

Medication Allergic Reactions – Information on claiming for an allergic reaction caused by a medication error.

Restaurant Allergy Claims – A more generic review of claiming compensation following an allergic reaction in a restaurant.

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