The Legionnaires’ Disease Legal Team

Nationwide Legionnaires’ Disease Lawyers

Experienced, Compassionate Legal Help for Legionnaires’ Disease Victims

If you or a loved one contracted Legionnaires’ disease – a severe form of pneumonia caused by Legionella bacteria – you’re not alone and you have legal rights. Our dedicated legal team has decades of experience helping Legionnaires’ disease victims and their families nationwide. We understand the physical, emotional, and financial toll this illness takes, and we are here to fight for the justice and compensation you deserve.

Pritzker Hageman’s Legionnaires’ Disease Legal Team is one of the few in the country with a proven track record in Legionnaires’ disease lawsuits. We’ve represented clients in outbreaks across the United States, winning multi-million-dollar recoveries for those harmed by others’ negligence. When companies or building owners fail to keep water systems safe and Legionella bacteria makes someone sick, we hold them accountable.

Free Consultation: Worried about costs? Don’t be. We offer free, no-obligation consultations, and we don’t get paid unless we win your case. Call us at 1-888-377-8900 or send a text to 612-261-0856 to speak with an experienced Legionnaires’ disease attorney today.

Can I Sue for Legionnaires’ Disease? – What You Need to Know

Yes – if your illness was caused by an unsafe water system or another party’s negligence, you have the right to pursue a Legionnaires’ disease lawsuit. Legionnaires’ disease is entirely preventable when proper water maintenance and safety measures are in place. When outbreaks happen, it’s often because someone failed to do what was necessary to keep water safe.

Our attorneys will investigate how and where you were exposed to Legionella. Common sources include hotel or resort pools and hot tubs, apartment or hospital water systems, decorative fountains, or cooling towers in large buildings. If we find that a property owner, hotel, hospital, or other entity did not maintain their water system and it led to your illness, we can file a lawsuit on your behalf. This can help cover your medical bills, lost income, pain and suffering, and other damages. (Learn more on our “Legionnaires’ Lawsuits & Compensation” page about what you can recover.)

Your time to sue may be limited. Every state has laws called statutes of limitations that set deadlines for filing a lawsuit. These deadlines can be as short as one year or up to a few years from when you got sick. It’s crucial to speak with a Legionnaires’ lawyer as soon as possible to protect your rights. We can quickly evaluate your situation and advise you on your legal options.

Why Choose Our Legionnaires’ Disease Legal Team?

When your future and financial security are at stake due to a Legionnaires’ disease diagnosis, you need lawyers who have specific experience with these complex cases.

Here’s what our Legionnaires’ disease attorneys will do for you:

1. Answer All Your Questions and Guide You – The legal process can be confusing and overwhelming, especially if you’re recovering from illness. We take the time to explain every step, answer your questions, and help you make informed decisions. You and your family will have a clear understanding of what’s happening in your case at all times.
   
2. Investigate and Identify the Source – Legionnaires’ cases are scientifically and technically complex. Our team knows how to investigate Legionnaires’ outbreaks. We work with top epidemiologists, industrial hygienists and engineers to pinpoint the source of Legionella exposure – whether it’s a hotel hot tub, a hospital’s plumbing system, a rooftop cooling tower, or another contaminated water source. We gather the evidence needed to prove negligence, such as maintenance records, water testing reports, and health department findings.
   
3. Fight for Maximum Compensation and Justice – Suffering from Legionnaires’ disease often means hefty medical bills, weeks or months of lost wages, and long-term health effects. In tragic cases, families lose loved ones. Our lawyers have a national reputation for winning these cases against large companies and insurers. We won’t settle for less than you deserve. Our goal is to secure a financial recovery that helps you rebuild your life – and to send a message that negligent parties must do better to safeguard public health.

Your future depends on the outcome of your Legionnaires’ case. Getting experienced legal help early can make all the difference. Contact us today for a free case evaluation.

Understanding Legionnaires’ Disease and Its Impact

Legionnaires’ disease is a serious type of pneumonia. It is not contagious person-to-person; instead, people get sick by inhaling water droplets contaminated with Legionella bacteria. Outbreaks have been traced to places like hotels, hospitals, nursing homes, office buildings, and even cruise ships – anywhere water systems (cooling towers, showers, hot tubs, fountains, etc.) aren’t properly maintained.

Symptoms usually begin 2 to 10 days after exposure and often start like flu symptoms . Early signs include:

• High fever and chills
• Cough and shortness of breath
• Muscle aches and headaches
• Fatigue and confusion
• Sometimes gastrointestinal issues (diarrhea, nausea)

Because it looks like pneumonia or flu at first, Legionnaires’ disease is often misdiagnosed or not tested for right away. However, it can quickly become life-threatening, especially for older adults, smokers, or people with weak immune systems. According to the CDC, about 1 in 10 people who get Legionnaires’ disease will die from it, and the risk is higher in hospital-acquired cases.

If you’ve been diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease, your primary focus should be on recovery. Follow your doctors’ advice, get proper treatment, and take care of your health. But also know: this disease should have been prevented by whoever was in charge of the water system that made you sick. That’s where we come in – to handle the investigation and legal work while you focus on healing.

(Want to dig deeper? See “Where Does Legionnaires’ Disease Come From?” to learn about common Legionella sources, or read about “Legionnaires’ Disease Symptoms & Diagnosis” for more details on detecting the illness.)

Proven Results for Legionnaires’ Disease Cases

Our legal team doesn’t just talk about experience – we have results to back it up. We’ve helped clients from all over the country get significant compensation in Legionnaires’ disease cases, including:

• $6.45 million recovery for three people sickened in a Legionnaires disease outbreak at a resort hotel
• $6 million settlement for six people who were sickened in a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak linked to a hotel hot tub
• $3.75 million recovery for a client who was hospitalized for eight weeks after contracting Legionnaires’ disease at a hotel
• $2.35 million recovery for a client who contracted Legionnaires’ disease from a hotel and was hospitalized for over a month
• $1.75 million settlement for the family of a 52-year-old man who died of Legionnaires’ disease linked to a hotel
• $1.75 million settlement for the family of a 50-year-old man who died of Legionnaires’ disease linked to a hotel
• $1.75 million settlement for a woman sickened by Legionnaires’ disease from exposure in a hotel hot tub
• $1 million recovery for the family of a man who died from Legionnaires’ disease at a resort in Wisconsin

Each case is different, but our commitment is the same: to obtain the best possible outcome for you. We take on the tough cases, including those involving wrongful death and permanent injury from Legionnaires’. Our attorneys have sued big Fortune 500 companies and large insurers – and won – in the pursuit of justice for our clients.

Don’t Wait – Get Legal Help Now

Legionnaires’ disease cases require quick action. Important evidence can be lost over time (for example, water systems get cleaned or fixed once an outbreak is detected, which can destroy proof of negligence). Also, legal deadlines could bar your claim if you delay too long. Contacting a lawyer as soon as possible is crucial.

Call 1-888-377-8900 or text 612-261-0856 to speak with one of our Legionnaires’ disease lawyers now. We will listen to your story, answer your questions, and advise you for free. There’s no obligation, and no fees unless we win for you.

You and your family have been through enough. Let us handle the legal burden and fight for the compensation you need to move forward. Contact us today – we’re here to help anywhere in the U.S., whenever you’re ready to talk.

(For more detailed guidance, read our “What to Do If You Contract Legionnaires’ Disease” guide. And if you have general questions, check our “Legionnaires’ Disease FAQ” for quick answers.)