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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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Man’s family awarded $2 million in lawsuit after he died from burn at Kentucky motel. What do places like hotels and rental properties owe customers?

The family of a 76-year-old Kentucky man was awarded over $2 million this month after his death from a burning incident in a motel shower, according to news outlets. The incident happened in 2021 while the man was on a business trip. When he got in the shower, hot water…

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Leesfield & Partners settles back to back Legionnaires’ Disease cases against Resort

Leesfield & Partners reached two six-figure settlements in Legionnaires’ Disease cases against the same Resort. Ira Leesfield and attorneys with the firm argued that the resort was negligent in failing to properly maintain and sanitize its water systems, including decorative water features, which led to the spread of the bacteria…

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Miami Resort Injury Attorney Issues Warnings to Travelers After Recent Tragic Deaths at Sandals Emerald Bay in Bahamas

-Miami, FL – Ira Leesfield, a national leader in resort injuries recoveries and Chairman of the American Association for Justice Resort Torts Litigation Group, issued precautions to hotel guests and travelers– “Check out safety protocols online before you book or arrive.”  The Miami-based law firm of Leesfield & Partners, P.A.…

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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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Resort Death of Pregant Woman Challenges Leesfield & Partners

On Sunday March 18, 2012, Alanna Demella, 26, from Medford, Massachusetts, was tragically killed while on vacation in Ft. Lauderdale when an out-of-control vehicle traveling on a nearby roadway, slammed through a fence and crashed into the Riverside Hotel’s cabana building where Alanna was changing at the time. She was…

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