Post by Logan on Feb 3, 2016 4:36:44 GMT -6
Fieger files $100 million suit over Flint Legionnaires' disease cases
Southfield lawyer Geoffrey Fieger filed a $100 million lawsuit today against McLaren Flint Hospital and the State of Michigan, saying they did nothing to combat an outbreak of Legionnaires' Disease that killed at least one person during the Flint water crisis.
Fieger represents four Genesee County residents who contracted the disease, including the family of Debra Kidd, who died in August, seven days after entering the emergency room with a headache, according to the suit.
Fieger told the Free Press today the hospital had a duty to protect the patients from the deadly bacteria.
"The damage from the lead poisoning may take years or even decades to see," Fieger said. "These injuries and death were immediate. The water should have been purified."
Read more: www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/local/michigan/2016/02/02/fieger-files-million-suit-flint-legionnaires-disease-cases/79714666/
Southfield lawyer Geoffrey Fieger filed a $100 million lawsuit today against McLaren Flint Hospital and the State of Michigan, saying they did nothing to combat an outbreak of Legionnaires' Disease that killed at least one person during the Flint water crisis.
Fieger represents four Genesee County residents who contracted the disease, including the family of Debra Kidd, who died in August, seven days after entering the emergency room with a headache, according to the suit.
Fieger told the Free Press today the hospital had a duty to protect the patients from the deadly bacteria.
"The damage from the lead poisoning may take years or even decades to see," Fieger said. "These injuries and death were immediate. The water should have been purified."
Read more: www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/local/michigan/2016/02/02/fieger-files-million-suit-flint-legionnaires-disease-cases/79714666/