This is not meant to be a grim prediction, but after receiving a number of calls from people who have been affected by the Bronx Legionnaires exposure, it is apparent that the total number of persons that will ultimately become ill from the exposure is likely to be 200 people or more. In Portugal last […]
South Bronx, New York City Legionnaires’ Outbreak
UPDATE 8/10/15: According to today’s press conference by Mayor Bill de Blasio, the death toll for the Bronx outbreak has been increased to 12 people. UPDATE 8/7/15: Latest reports are that New York City officials now saying 10 people have died in the Bronx, New York outbreak of Legionnaires’ Disease, and a total of 100 […]
Legionnaires Outbreak at SpringHill Suites Marriott Hotel in Orlando FL
Confirmed Source: Spring Hill Suites Marriot in Altamonte Springs, Florida (Orlando) Sources have confirmed that there has been a legionnaires disease outbreak originating from a hotel near Orlando, in Altamonte Springs, Florida. WFTV.com has identified the hotel as SpringHill Suites Marriott. Other sources have indicated that the Florida Department of Health in conducting an investigation, […]
Análise dos Legionários Surto em Portugal
Artigo original escrito em Inglês pode ser encontrado aqui Enquanto o mundo reage à epidemia de ebola na África Ocidental, um surto recorde de mais de 300 vítimas da doença do legionário é sobrecarregar os recursos de saúde da pequena cidade de Vila Franca de Xira , Portugal, uma pequena cidade ao norte de Lisboa. […]
VA Settles Three More Legionnaires Claims
TribLive is reporting, based on recently filed court documents, that the Department of Veterans Affairs has settled three more Legionnaires disease claims stemming from the outbreak at its Pittsburgh facility. While no details were provided on the specific settlements of each claim, a federal mediator has filed reports saying that the claims have been resolved […]
VA Volunteer Settles Legionnaires Lawsuit
Not long ago a VA volunteer at the Pittsburgh VA contracted Legionnaires’ disease, and the government argued he was not able to sue for damages because he was not technically an “employee” and could not claim a work-related injury under federal workers’ compensation laws. We discussed some of the legal issues and possible remedies in […]
VA Mislead Veterans During Legionnaires Disease Outbreak
Mike Wereschagin in a recent article on TribLIVE, chronicles the shocking response to the Legionnaires disease outbreak by the Department of Veterans Affairs hospital that we’ve been following on this site for some time. According to the in-depth article, there were multiple instances where the VA chose not to disclose to patients with pneumonia-like symptoms […]
How Common is Legionnaires Disease?
In Alabama alone there were 41 cases of Legionnaires’ disease reported in 2013, and 18 more so far this year (Source: article in AL.com) Legionnaires By The Numbers It is important to note that not all instances of the disease result in death. Less than 20 percent of cases result in death. OSHA estimates that there are over […]
Legionnaires Disease Contracted From Hotel Fountain, Hotel Being Sued
According to the Chicago Sun-Times, another lawsuit has been filed against JW Mariott in Chicago, stemming from a 2012 Legionnaires disease outbreak. The papers filed in the lawsuit claim that this is the sixth claim against the hotel related to this specific outbreak, and says that the plaintiff contracted the Legionnaires disease from the fountain in the […]
Family of Legionnaires Victim Receives $227,500 Settlement
The family of Legionnaires Disease victim, John Ciarolla, has reached a settlement of $227,500 with the federal government in their wrongful-death lawsuit against the Department of Veterans Affairs, according to the Tribute-Review. The settlement, reached in April, must still be approved by U.S. District Judge Arther Schwab. In a rash of Legionnaires outbreaks at the […]
