Swine flu victim's family tells NYC of plan to sue

[Shiloh]

Source: http://www.thehour.com/story/473284

Swine flu victim's family tells NYC of plan to sue
Posted on 08/11/2009

NEW YORK (AP) -- The family of the assistant principal who was New York City's first swine flu victim has filed court papers with the intention of suing the city and its health and education departments.

Mitchell Wiener's widow and three sons said in a notice of claim last week that they intend to file a $40 million wrongful death lawsuit. The notice claims the city was negligent in failing to quickly report the outbreak and failing to warn Weiner that he'd been exposed to the virus. It also claims the city didn't do its best to control the outbreak.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg says "the city didn't do anything wrong." He says the city has an obligation to keep schools open, and he's sorry Weiner died.

 

[somebodyoutthere]

Re: Swine flu victim's family tells NYC of plan to sue

Family of First Swine Flu Victim to Sue City
First Published: Aug 11, 2009 6:43 PM EDT
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local-beat/Family-of-First-Swine-Flu-Victim-to-Sue-City-52994732.html

The family of a Queens school administrator who became the first person in New York City to die of swine flu said today they plan to file a $40 million wrongful death lawsuit against the city.

It would be the first wrongful death suit linked to the outbreak of the H1N1 flu strain, the city law department said.

Mitchell Wiener, 55, died in May after being admitted to a hospital with flu virus. He was the city's first swine flu victim. To date, 47 people have died in the outbreak across New York City, health officials said. Scores more have been infected with the illness.

Wiener was the assistant principal of I.S. 236 in Hollis -- one of several city schools to be temporarily shuttered after the swine flu sickened staff and students.

In a notice of claim filed on Tuesday, Wiener's widow, Bonnie, accused the city of failing to provide a safe workplace and failing to adequately control the H1N1 outbreak. The claim contends that the city also failed to inform Wiener that he had come in contact with individuals who tested positive for the virus.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg said the city did everything it could to swiftly to stop the outbreak and notify those who might have been infected. "The city didn't do anything wrong," he said.

He and city officials also said that Wiener had a pre-existing condition that made him more vulnerable to the disease.

 

[Desolation_anonymous]

Re: Swine flu victim's family tells NYC of plan to sue

Source: http://www.thehour.com/story/473284

Swine flu victim's family tells NYC of plan to sue
Posted on 08/11/2009

NEW YORK (AP) -- The family of the assistant principal who was New York City's first swine flu victim has filed court papers with the intention of suing the city and its health and education departments.

Mitchell Wiener's widow and three sons said in a notice of claim last week that they intend to file a $40 million wrongful death lawsuit. The notice claims the city was negligent in failing to quickly report the outbreak and failing to warn Weiner that he'd been exposed to the virus. It also claims the city didn't do its best to control the outbreak.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg says "the city didn't do anything wrong." He says the city has an obligation to keep schools open, and he's sorry Weiner died.

Good for them. I wish more people were taking this seriously.

IMO schools should be closed until after kids receive vaxs.