Helpful information about a growing U.S. problem
A man disabled after contracting Legionnaires’ disease he said was caused by exposure to contaminated water on the job is entitled to workers’ compensation indemnity and medical benefits, a Pennsylvania appellate court ruled in late March.
Business Insurance – a publication of Crain Communications — reported that in June 2013, Shawn Gallen of Nestle USA…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported in June 2016 that the number of Legionnaires’ disease cases that were recorded in the United States between the years 2000 and 2014 more than quadrupled, increasing from 1,127 to 5,166.* Outbreaks both big and small are becoming more frequent on a yearly basis, as evidenced…
Legionnaires’ disease is one of those illnesses that usually has people scratching their heads. Most don’t understand what the disease is, or what it does to victims. That, however, is starting to change, as the disease becomes more commonplace and newsworthy.
Here are some frequently asked questions – and their corresponding answers – about Legionnaires’…
