December 10, 2018
A Legionnaires’ disease outbreak at the UW-Madison Hospital in Wisconsin has sickened 11 people, killing one of them. The outbreak, believed to be linked to the hospital’s hot water system, has affected patients admitted since October 31, 2018. The patient who died…
December 3, 2018
IDPH Identifies Plumbing System Issues A Legionnaires’ Disease outbreak at the McHenry Villa independent senior living community has sickened three people, one of whom has died. An Illinois Department of Public Health investigation revealed that the plumbing system at McHenry Villa has…
November 12, 2018
A Legionnaires’ disease outbreak at St. Elizabeth Hall, an independent living apartment complex on the Stella Maris campus in the Baltimore suburb of Timonium, MD has sickened two people. Officials from Stella Maris, the nonprofit long-term care facility, said St. Elizabeth Hall operates…
October 30, 2018
A Legionnaires’ disease outbreak at the Warren Barr South Loop Nursing Home in Chicago has sickened two people. The outbreak is one of two clusters of the severe pneumonia illness recently identified by state health officials. People over the age of 50,…
October 29, 2018
A Walmart store in Johnsburg, IL may be a source of a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in McHenry County. A dozen people are part of the outbreak, one of two separate clusters of the pneumonia illness recently identified by state health…
October 11, 2018
For the second time this year, a Legionnaires’ Disease outbreak has struck New York City’s Washington Heights neighborhood, according to the city’s health department. At least 16 people have been sickened one of whom has died. Seven people remain hospitalized. In July 2018,…
September 24, 2018
Fourteen people have been hospitalized and one of them has died in a Legionnaire’s disease outbreak in Sioux Falls, SD. Those sickened, who range in age from 36 to 80, live in or visited Sioux Falls prior to getting sick. Legionnaires’ disease,…
August 30, 2018
A New Hampshire Legionnaires’ disease outbreak has sickened 12 people killing one of them. Health officials and Legionnaires’ Disease lawyers investigating the outbreak are eyeing the hot tubs at two hotels -the Sands Resort and the Harris Sea Ranch Motel, as…
July 17, 2018
A Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in the Washington Heights neighborhood of New York City has sickened 18 people, killing one of them, according to city health officials. Seven people remain hospitalized. The Legionnaires’ disease attorneys at Pritzker Hageman represent clients nationwide…
July 5, 2018
The Legionnaires’ disease outbreak at the Four Seasons 55+ community in Palm Springs, California is being investigated by noted Legionnaires’ disease lawyer Fred Pritzker. Pritzker is founding partner of Pritzker Hageman which, as one of the few law firms in…
July 3, 2018
Three people working on the Wayne State Univesity campus in Detroit have contracted Legionnaires’ disease, according to campus official and the Detroit Health Department. Legionnaires’ disease is a severe form of pneumonia that is spread when water droplets contaminated with…
June 27, 2018
Pritzker Hageman law firm is investigating a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak at the Chalmers P. Wylie VA Ambulatory Care Center in Columbus. Contact our Legionnaires’ disease lawyers toll-free at 1(888) 377-8900 or reach us online for a free consultation about your illness. Columbus VA…