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The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene recently announced a legionella outbreak found at the Amsterdam Nursing Home located on Amsterdam Avenue and West 112th Street in Morningside Heights.  The outbreak has included four deaths out of…

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (the “DOH”) just announced on June 17, 2022 a match in the Legionella strain found in two patients from the Bronx Highbridge cluster.  After an extensive epidemiologic investigation, the DOH…

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (the “DOH”) just announced this past weekend a “community cluster of Legionnaires’ disease in the Highbridge neighborhood in the Bronx and bordering communities.”  According to information released by the DOH,…

Harford, P.C. has filed the first lawsuit alleging damages from exposure to Legionella bacteria originating at the cooling tower in Harlem Hospital from an outbreak in the Summer of 2021.  Harlem Hospital is the largest hospital in Central Harlem with…

Harford, P.C. has recently filed three lawsuits against Harlem Hospital and Massapequa Center Rehabilitation and Nursing for exposure to Legionella bacteria.  All three plaintiffs developed Legionnaires’ disease resulting in catastrophic injuries and lengthy hospitalizations. Harlem Hospital was the site of…

Harford, P.C., was recently mentioned by Cision PR Newswire in its representation in the Central Harlem Legionnaires Outbreak. Read More: Central Harlem Victim Hires Legionnaires Lawyer at Legionnaires.com

Department of Health authorities are now sampling various equipment in the area to ascertain the source. Read more: Newsday New Legionnaires Outbreak in Wantagh, Long Island

Harford, P.C., was recently mentioned by Bloomberg Law news in its representation of a Plaintiff allegedly poisoned by e coli from romaine lettuce sold from a New Jersey Panera Bread location. Read More: Panera Lettuce Distributors Settle E. Coli Poisoning…

On May 27, 2021, Judge Alexander Tisch of the Supreme Court of New York in New York County consolidated all fourteen (14) filed cases alleging Legionella exposure from the Sugar Hill Project in Washington Heights.  Harford, P.C. is lead counsel…

Scott A. Harford of Harford, P.C. has been retained by a client who suffered catastrophic skin burning injuries after applying the topical analgesic “Zostrix High Potency Foot Pain Relief Cream.”  The over-the-counter product is marketed to treat mild muscle and…