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Last week (May 6th) I took my wife out for dinner to a local restaurant before I had to leave town on business. I left the next day (May 7th) checked in to the motel, etc. Everything was fine.

Well in the middle of the night I came down with flu like symptoms, no fever, and was really sick for a couple of days. Anyways, after I got severely dehydrated/fatigued laying around in my motel room I finally drove myself to the ER for help. They hooked me up to an IV gave me meds and sent me on my way a couple hours later. I was back to work by Wednesday, but no where near 100%. I felt more like myself one full week later (May 13).

Here's where it gets interesting. I pick up the paper Saturday morning (May 13) and the restaurant we ate at is on the front page of the paper with close to 300 reported cases at the health dept for the same illness for the same time I ate there. The restaurant is closed for cleaning and sanitizing everything. I reported my case to the health dept on-line Sunday.

The wife was fine. She didn't get it. Thank God. So, now she and her cousin want me to sue. I'm not a sue type person but I see her point on their negligence.

So here are my questions (Lawyers):
What are my chances of winning?
Go alone or wait for a class action thing to come around?
What amount is a reasonable amount to ask for?
If this happened to you would you sue?