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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Ariana Baio

Lawsuits begin after Legionnaires outbreak tears through New York City: ‘It’s completely preventable’

Two construction workers who were infected with Legionnaires’ disease after a ‘completely preventable’ outbreak occurred in New York City are launching lawsuits against two companies for alleged negligence that led to the outbreak.

Duane Headley and Nunzio Quinto, two men from Nassau County in Long Island, said in separate complaints on Wednesday that they were infected with the potentially deadly disease while working on construction sites at or near Harlem Hospital Center – the epicenter of the outbreak.

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