March 31, 2025 zacherlaw 0 Comments

New England appears to be an epicenter for Legionnaires’ disease. To many,it might not make sense that an area given to cold weather could produce so manypeople contracting the disease. The reality, though, is that Legionnaires’ diseasedoes not need a warm climate such as Florida to grow. Rather, the disease needs anenvironment often made by human negligence. More specifically, the disease requires a warm environment frequentlyoccurring in a building’s plumbing system. A recent example might include thestate health department’s investigation of a case at the Beth Israel DeaconessHospital in Needham, Massachusetts. In that instance, a patient may havecontracted Legionnaires’ resulting…

September 4, 2018 zacherlaw 0 Comments

  Jules Zacher has been retained by two persons who contend they have contracted Legionnaires disease at the Sands Resort in Hampton New Hampshire. An Order issued by the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services indicates that the bacteria that causes the disease has been found in a hot tub, water heater, outdoor shower hose,  and shower heads or sinks. The state Department of health has ordered the Sands Resort to notify all guests of the outbreak and to hire a consultant to remediate. Testing by the CDC  indicates the  legionella bacteria was found in shower heads or…