Personal Injury and Wrongful Death

Cascade Inn Norovirus Outbreak: Lawyer and Information

April 18, 2006 – (Update to information below) Norovirus continues to be a problem in Vancouver, Washington.  The updated statistics are as follows:

  • Cascade Inn retirement center: 90 cases, including 65 residents and 25 staff members; no staff or residents are hospitalized
  • Van Mall Retirement Community: 103 cases, including 77 residents (one currently hospitalized) and 26 staff members
  • American Medical Response: Nine cases
  • Washington Medical Center: 13 cases

April 10, 2006 – The Norovirus outbreak at the Cascade Inn retirement home in Vancouver, Washington, has sickened 100 people as of 10 a.m. today. This includes 68 residents, 23 staff, 8 members of American Medical Response, and one visitor. Since the outbreak began, a total of three residents have died; all were elderly and had other underlying medical conditions.
 
The Clark County Health Department is also investigating similar cases at Van Mall Retirement Community.  As of 10 a.m. today, the facility has reported 24 residents and 5 staff experiencing symptoms of nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. The source of the illness won’t be known until laboratory results are available. At this time, health officials have no indication that these cases are related to the outbreak at Cascade Retirement Inn.

Cascade Inn Retirement Home in Vancouver, Washington – Lawyer with Norovirus Experience 
If you have a family member who has become seriously ill from Norovirus and who lives at the Cascade Inn retirement home in Vancouver, Washington, a lawyer at PritzkerOlsen, P.A. is available for a free consultation. You can contact us by calling 1-888-377-8900 or by filling in our online consultation form.

Our senior partner, Fred Pritzker, focuses on food poisoning lawsuits and other complex legal cases and is currently lead attorney in a major food poisoning lawsuit involving victims from several states. In recognition of his achievements, other lawyers have selected him for inclusion in the current edition of The Best Lawyers in America. To learn more about attorney Fred Pritzker and his record of success in food poisoning cases, please see Food Poisoning: Attorney and Lawyer.

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