A lawsuit has been filed in the Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Napa.
Last summer, Napa County Public Health detected an unsafe amount of legionella bacteria in the hotel’s cooling tower after a number of people who live nearby became ill.
At least a dozen people fell ill and one person died during the outbreak.
The lawsuit listed several defendants, including the Embassy Suites in Napa.
The bacteria can be spread over several miles from the source. No guests at the hotel got sick.
Attorney Grant Riley filed the lawsuit on behalf of Jason Groshart of Calistoga. He said Groshart was exposed to the bacteria, while having dinner