Toxic Exposures
LEGIONNAIRES’ DISEASE STRIKES NEW YORK CITY AGAIN
It happened once again in New York City. The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (“Health Department”) has identified yet another new outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease. This time arising from a large, residential building complex at 400…
HARFORD, PC FILES ANOTHER LEGIONNAIRES’ SUIT AGAINST NYCHA
Harford, P.C. recently filed a lawsuit against the New York City Housing Authority on behalf of a 59 year-old female resident of the Bronx. The case was filed in the New York Supreme Court for Bronx County. The plaintiff alleges…
LEGIONNAIRES’ OUTBREAK STRIKES NEWARK RETIREMENT HOME
Three cases of Legionnaires’ disease have been confirmed today at an apartment building for senior citizens located at 2 Nevada Court in downtown Newark, New Jersey. Officials from the New Jersey Department of Health are inspecting and testing the building’s…
HARFORD, PC WAS FEATURED IN TODAY’S NEW YORK BUSINESS JOURNAL FOR LEGIONNAIRE’S LAWSUIT
Harford, PC was featured this morning in the New York Business Journal for filing another Legionnaire’s disease lawsuit arising from the Sugar Hill Project in Washington Heights. This case represents the first lawsuit concerning legionella exposure during the first outbreak…
HARFORD, P.C. FILES FIRST LAWSUIT IN SUGAR HILL LEGIONELLA MANHATTAN OUTBREAK
Harford, P.C. has filed the very first lawsuit on behalf of a Manhattan woman who was sickened during last year’s Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Washington Heights. The complaint was filed in the Supreme Court of the State of New York,…
SUGAR HILL PROJECT IS AGAIN THE SOURCE OF NYC LEGIONNAIRES’ OUTBREAK
The Sugar Hill Project in Washington Heights has once again been identified as the “likely source” of the latest Washington Heights Legionnaires’ disease cluster. The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (”NYC DOF”) announced last Friday that…
New York City Health Officials Reveal Source of Legionnaires' Outbreak in Upper Manhattan
The source of the Legionnaires’ outbreak that sickened 27 people, including one death has been revealed by the New York City Health Department. After extensive research by the Health Department’s epidemiologists and laboratory, a match was found between the bacteria…
Legionnaires’ Outbreak Scare Heightens in Upper Manhattan
A cluster of Legionnaires’ diseases cases has increased to 18 within the area between 145th Street and 165th Street in Manhattan. Nine people have been released from the hospital and one person has reportedly died. The City has declined to…
Parents Outraged at Toxic Exposures Reported at Northport Middle School
School officials for Northport Middle School have failed to provide a safe environment for their students and faculty. Citing serious health concerns, parents of students who attend the school are demanding that the school fully remediate the source of toxic…
Harford, P.C. Files Food Poisoning Listeria Action in New York
On October 27, 2017, Harford, P.C., filed a food poisoning action on behalf of a Manhattan resident who suffered severe injuries from a Listeria monocytogenes outbreak in gourmet cheese products sold in New York. The outbreak occurred from September 1,…
