Case: A few days ago, I ate a dinner at one restaurant with my friends. From the next day afternoon, I had a stomachache and indigestion. When I asked my friends who ate with me, they all got medical treatment for similar symptoms from hospitals, too. I think we got food poisoning, and I would like to know how to get compensation from the restaurant.

Resolution: Since your friends who ate with you all had indigestion, and went to hospitals, it is very likely that you had food poisoning from the food you ate. In order to get damage compensation from harmful effect of rotten food or other food problems, you need a proof that the food you ate caused the damage, for example, doctor's diagnosis. Therefore, in your case, you can request the damage compensation to the restaurant owner with the doctor's diagnosis on your symptom. Pursuant to the Regulations for the Damage Compensation for Customers, you may request the medical fee and other expenses due to this incident. In addition, you may also request the compensation for the employment payment if you cannot work because of the food poisoning.