Law360, New York (September 26, 2012, 11:16 PM ET) -- Marriott International Inc. was hit with a wrongful death suit Wednesday brought by the family member of a man who allegedly died after inhaling water containing Legionella bacteria from the fountain in front of the company's Chicago hotel.
In a complaint filed in Illinois state court, plaintiff Maria E. Acevedo claims Luis Enrique Acevedo Muro stayed at the JW Marriott Hotel in Chicago from Aug. 1 to Aug. 3, where he inhaled the contaminated water and developed Legionnaires’ disease. Her suit says he died less than...
Marriott Hotel Fountain Caused Legionnaires' Death, Suit Says
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