{"id":539443,"date":"2026-07-07T10:57:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T10:57:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newjerseyheadlines.com\/news\/story\/539443\/the-lange-law-firm-now-taking-legionnaires-disease-cases-in-nyc-upper-east-side.html"},"modified":"2026-07-07T10:57:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T10:57:29","slug":"the-lange-law-firm-now-taking-legionnaires-disease-cases-in-nyc-upper-east-side","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.northcarolinaheadlines.com\/news\/story\/539443\/the-lange-law-firm-now-taking-legionnaires-disease-cases-in-nyc-upper-east-side.html","title":{"rendered":"The Lange Law Firm Now Taking Legionnaires&#8217; Disease Cases in NYC Upper East Side"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float:right;width:250px;padding:8px 10px 10px 10px\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/upload\/2026\/07\/1783374636.jpg\" style=\"border:none !important\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-29\" title=\"The Lange Law Firm Now Taking Legionnaires&#039; Disease Cases in NYC Upper East Side \" src=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/upload\/2026\/07\/1783374636.jpg\" alt=\"The Lange Law Firm Now Taking Legionnaires&#039; Disease Cases in NYC Upper East Side \" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-style:italic;padding:8px 0px\">As an Upper East Side cluster grows to 18 confirmed cases, the firm is preparing legal support for residents who fall ill.<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The Lange Law Firm, PLLC announced today that it is now accepting cases from individuals diagnosed with <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.makefoodsafe.com\/upper-east-side-legionnaires-disease-outbreak\/\" target=\"_blank\">Legionnaires&#8217; disease in connection with an ongoing outbreak in Manhattan&#8217;s Upper East Side<\/a>. The New York City Health Department is investigating the cluster, which has grown to 18 confirmed cases since June 2026, with additional test results pending.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Key Findings<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li>18 confirmed cases of Legionnaires&#8217; disease have been reported in the Upper East Side since June 2026, with several more test results pending.<\/li>\n<li>The outbreak spans zip codes 10075, 10028, and 10128, prompting the Health Department to sample and test cooling tower systems across the area.<\/li>\n<li>According to the CDC, roughly 1 in 20 people exposed to Legionella bacteria become ill, and of those, about 1 in 10 die.<\/li>\n<li>Symptoms typically appear between two and 14 days after exposure, complicating efforts to trace a single source.<\/li>\n<li>Adults aged 50 and older, smokers, and those with chronic lung conditions face the highest risk of severe illness.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The cluster follows a similar Legionnaires&#8217; outbreak in Harlem last year, when city health officials used comparable methods, sampling cooling towers and calling on the public to report symptoms, to identify the source.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Why This Matters<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.makefoodsafe.com\/legionnaires-disease-legionella\/\" target=\"_blank\">Legionnaires&#8217; disease outbreaks<\/a> tied to building water systems have become a recurring public health and legal issue in dense urban areas, where a single contaminated cooling tower can expose large numbers of residents, workers, and visitors before it&#8217;s identified. As the Upper East Side investigation continues, individuals who lived in, worked in, or visited the affected zip codes since June may face both a public health question and, if diagnosed, a legal one regarding liability for exposure.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>About Lange Law Firm, PLLC<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Lange Law Firm, PLLC is a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.makefoodsafe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">nationally recognized food poisoning law firm<\/a> representing individuals harmed by contaminated water, foodborne illness, and toxic exposure incidents nationwide. The firm focuses on cases involving public health outbreaks, including Legionnaires&#8217; disease, and provides free case consultations to affected individuals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"caps\"><span style='font-size:18px !important'>Media Contact<\/span><br \/><strong>Company Name:<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/companyname\/makefoodsafe.com_191850.html\">The Lange Law Firm, PLLC<\/a><br \/><strong>Contact Person:<\/strong> Jory Lange<br \/><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/email_contact_us.php?pr=the-lange-law-firm-now-taking-legionnaires-disease-cases-in-nyc-upper-east-side\">Send Email<\/a><br \/><strong>Phone:<\/strong> (833) 330-3663<br \/><strong>Address:<\/strong>5006 Locust Street  <br \/><strong>City:<\/strong> Houston<br \/><strong>State:<\/strong> TX 77401<br \/><strong>Country:<\/strong> United States<br \/><strong>Website:<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.makefoodsafe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.makefoodsafe.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/press_stat.php?pr=the-lange-law-firm-now-taking-legionnaires-disease-cases-in-nyc-upper-east-side\" alt=\"\" width=\"1px\" height=\"1px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As an Upper East Side cluster grows to 18 confirmed cases, the firm is preparing legal support for residents who fall ill. 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