4th Plattsburgh resident sickened by Legionnaires’ disease

Patients live in western part of city, health department says PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — A fourth patient has been diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease in Plattsburgh. The Clinton County Health Department confirmed the new case Thursday. The residents sickened have been hospitalized with pneumonia caused by the Legionella bacteria. They all live in the western part of Plattsburgh. …

Erin Brockovich Expresses Concern in Rise of Legionnaire’s Disease in New York

Roughly a year after her trip to Hoosick Falls, Erin Brockovich was back in the Capital Region on Tuesday, speaking about the rise in reported cases of Legionnaire’s Disease across New York. “You didn’t have this outbreak because it started yesterday,” Brockovich said. “This has been building and going on for a while.” “Last year, …

Ryan E. Manley Joins Harris, Conway & Donovan, PLLC

Albany, N.Y. — Ryan E. Manley has joined Harris, Conway & Donovan, PLLC as an associate attorney. Manley, a former assistant attorney general and assistant district attorney, will focus his practice on personal injury, commercial litigation and criminal law.  He is a graduate of Albany Law School and the University at Albany.  “Ryan brings extensive litigation …

DOH: Nearly a dozen cases of Legionnaires’ linked to nursing home

State officials now say nearly a dozen cases of the potentially deadly Legionnaire’s Disease are linked with a nursing home in Saratoga Springs. A NYS Department of Health spokesperson tells CBS 6 investigators are looking into 11 cases of Legionnaire’s linked to Wesley Health Care Center. Read the full story.

Lawsuit likely in Legionnaire’s case in Saratoga Springs

“My client is incensed,” Conway said in a news release. “Why is so little being done about this?” Read the full article here: http://www.saratogian.com/general-news/20161121/lawsuit-likely-in-legionnaire-case-in-saratoga-springs

Legionnaire’s Disease Lawsuit v. Castleton Comfort Inn Can Expand

Judge allows legal action against hotel to expand A judge has allowed a Nassau woman who allegedly contracted Legionnaires’ Disease at a Comfort Inn on Miller Road in Castleton-on-Hudson in 2011 to expand her lawsuit against the hotel. View Times Union Article

Rensselaer County Supreme Court Allows Expanded Claims in Legionella Lawsuit

A recent bench ruling by Rensselaer County Supreme Court Justice Raymond Elliott has allowed expansion of Nassau resident Lori Clark’s claims for punitive damages, and allowed her the opportunity to claim negligent hiring and supervision of a hotel maintenance supervisor. The expansion of her claims comes on the heels of pre-suit testimony that has established …

Upstate New York Legionnaires’ Disease Lawsuit Advances

Upstate New York Legionnaires’ Disease lawsuit advances in the suit against the Comfort Inn (Choice Hotels) in Schodack, and Ecolab.  The first round of depositions have now been completed.  In this matter, HC&D client Lori Clark alleges she was exposed to legionella bacterium and developed Legionnaires’ Disease after attending a 3 day conference/training seminar at …