Legionnaires' Disease Lawyer

Governor Murphy of the State of New Jersey has recently signed a law (https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/S2500/2188_R1.PDF)  which is probably the most far reaching and commendable piece of legislation dealing with the prevention of Legionnaire’s disease in the United States at this time. A major element of this proactive approach requires the New Jersey Department of Health to conduct an investigation of where someone has contracted the disease even for sporadic (not part of an outbreak) cases. This willingness to investigate even one case is a major change from the way investigations are currently conducted around the county by other state health departments.…

A new US government report prepared by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality stated that 250,000 patients a year are misdiagnosed in emergency rooms. Some of these misdiagnoses includes failure to identify pneumonia. Legionnaires’ disease is a form of pneumonia. While failure to properly diagnose Legionnaires’ disease may lead to inappropriate care in the hospital, various other issues from the incorrect diagnosis of Legionnaires’ disease.             Legionnaires’ disease is perhaps one of the most under-reported diseases in this country. According to the CDC, there are approximately 25,000 cases of the disease per year. The actual number could be much…

Government officials have warned that gardeners are at a higher risk of catching Legionnaires’ disease because Legionella bacteria, which live in moist organic material, thrive in bags of potting mix and compost. One official says that cases typically spike in early November, but that in she sees cases notified from September onward due to an increase in gardening activity. Three weeks ago, a 59-year-old keen gardener was using potting mix to plant some seedlings in his greenhouse. He began to feel unwell but thought it was just the flu. But the fevers quickly turned to coughing up blood. He was…