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Outbreak of Legionnaires’ Disease prompts warnings to the public. What to Know.

Health officials in New Hampshire are warning the public about Legionnaires’ Disease after five confirmed cases at a single resort.  The five cases are believed to have been contracted between June and July at a resort in the downtown area of Lincoln, New Hampshire. The source of the bacteria, officials…

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One dead, another injured after being electrocuted in jacuzzi at Mexican resort

Police in Mexico are investigating after a man died and a woman remains in serious condition from being electrocuted while inside a resort jacuzzi.  The incident took place around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday in Puerto Peñasco, Sonora, according to reporting from CBS. The couple, identified as Jorge Guillen, 43, of El…

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13-year-old boy drowns at Disney’s Pop Century Resort in Central Florida

Last Sunday, 13-year-old Anthony Johnson was rescued by his family from drowning in a Disney Resort pool near Orlando, Florida. Yesterday, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office announced that Anthony had not survived and had been pronounced dead two days later. Anthony, from Springfield, Missouri, was spending spring break vacation with…

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Lawsuit Filed Against Orange Lake Country Club Following 11-Year Old Girl’s Electrocution Death

Family of 11-year old girl who died by electrocution at Orange Lake Resorts’ mini-golf course seeks $27 million in damages MIAMI – August, 2012 – In the wake of the death of 11-year-old girl, Ashton Jojo, Florida-based trial law firm Leesfield & Partners has filed suit against Orange Lake Country…

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Electrocution suspected in death of 11-year-old – Latest Resort Tort Incident in Florida

Ashton Jojo, an 11-year-old guest at an Orlando / Kissimmee Resort with her parents and young brother, died on Wednesday after she attempted to retrieve her golf ball from a pond while playing miniature golf. As soon as the young Ashton reached inside the pond to get her golf ball,…

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Rivera May Have Been Intoxicated in Wrongful Death Accident of Alanna Demella

On March 18, 2012, Alanna Demella was tragically killed at the Riverside Hotel when a car driven by Rosa Maria Rivera crashed into the hotel’s pool cabana built only a few feet away from the roadway. We previously reported on this terrible accident here: Resort Death of Pregnant Woman Challenges…

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Lawsuit Filed against Parasail Operator in Wrongful Death of Cruise Passenger

On November 15, 2011, Celebrity Cruises Passenger Bernice Kraftcheck boarded the Turtle, a small boat owned and operated by Caribbean Watersports & Tours, a corporation based out of the U.S. Virgin Island, which offers parasailing excursions through Celebrity Cruises. After the two cruise passengers boarded the Turtle, the weather became…

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