January 6, 2021
A Legionnaires’ disease outbreak at a senior complex in Portland, OR has hospitalized four people, one person has died. After legionella, the bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease, was detected in the building’s water system, county health officials urged the 100…
October 14, 2020
As buildings start to re-open this fall, deadly legionella bacteria may be lurking in the plumbing systems, where warm water has been left stagnant for several months. When inhaled, legionella bacteria cause a severe and sometimes fatal form of pneumonia…
September 30, 2020
A Legionnaires’ disease outbreak at the UAW Senior Citizen’s Center in Pekin, IL has sickened two people, one of whom has died. Legionnaires’ disease, a severe form of pneumonia, is spread through contaminated water vapor. The Illinois Department of Public…
July 8, 2020
Legionella bacteria in the plumbing system of Kettering Fairmont High School has been linked to the illness of a current employee and may be linked to the death of a former employee, according to an investigative report by News Center…
July 6, 2020
Legionella bacteria was found in the plumbing system of Kettering Fairmont High School in Ohio after one employee was diagnosed with Legionnaires’ Disease, a severe form of pneumonia. Although Legionella bacteria exist in nature, they grow best in the complex…
April 28, 2020
Legionnaires’ disease is a severe form of pneumonia that results from breathing in contaminated water vapor. These infections almost always require hospitalization and are often fatal. Legionella, the bacteria that cause Legionnaires’ disease, grow best in the complex plumbing systems…
March 3, 2020
Our Legionnaires’ disease lawyers are representing one of the victims sickened in the Legionnaires’ outbreak at Arlington Court Skilled Nursing & Rehab Center in Ohio. Three people have been sickened at the assisted living facility since October 2019. “This should…
March 2, 2020
A Legionnaires’ disease outbreak at Arlington Court Skilled Nursing & Rehab Center in Ohio has sickened three people. Since October 2019, three people at the facility, located in Upper Arlington about a 10-minute drive northwest of Columbus, have been diagnosed…
February 27, 2020
One person is dead and many others have been sickened in a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak at Coleman Federal Correctional Complex in Florida. Located in Ocala, Coleman is the largest prison complex in the United States comprised of multiple facilities including…
February 18, 2020
A Legionnaires’ disease outbreak at Brookdale Senior Living in Vernon Hills, IL now includes five cases and an increase of two cases since the outbreak was announced on February 5. One person has died. Contact the Pritzker Hageman Legionnaires’ Team…
February 5, 2020
A Legionnaires’ disease outbreak at Brookdale Senior Living in Vernon Hills, IL has sickened three people one of whom has died. The Lake County Health Department says only the facility located on Milwaukee Ave is affected, not the Brookdale Hawthorn…
January 30, 2020
The North Carolina Health Department has released its final report on the Legionnaires’ disease outbreak at the Mountain State Fair held September 6 -15, 2019. Legionnaires disease, a severe form of pneumonia, is transmitted when water droplets contaminated with Legionella…