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…
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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 INVESTIGATING FISHER-PRICE ROCK n’ PLAY SLEEPER
An alarming statement released yesterday by the American Academy of Pediatrics (“AAP”) called on the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (“CPSC”) to immediately recall the Fisher Price Rock n’ Play Sleeper—a product designed and marketed for babies to sleep on…
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,…
HARFORD, P.C. RETAINED BY CLIENT SERIOUSLY INJURED BY ETHICON PHYSIOMESH PRODUCT
Harford, P.C. has been retained by a New York client injured by a Johnson & Johnson Ethicon Physiomesh medical device. The Physiomesh product is manufactured from polypropylene and intended for ventral hernia repair. It has been developed and marketed in…
Legionnaires’ Disease Informational Meeting in Washington Heights Hosted by Harford P.C
Harford, PC is hosting an informational meeting on Tuesday, 11/27 from 5:00 pm-8:00 pm on the recent Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Washington Heights. Meeting will take place at the Edge Hotel, 516 West 168th Street in Manhattan. Nearly 60 residents…
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…
HARFORD, P.C. FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST UN MISSION TO NIGERIA
The United Nations General Assembly is in full session here in Manhattan. Leaders from around the world have gathered in New York to deal with a host of international issues. But unrelated to the actual developments at the United Nations…
