BALTIMORE (AP) — A man who was treated for Legionnaires' disease after an outbreak at an Ocean City hotel last year is suing the innkeeper for $6 million.

Pat Dent filed suit against Plim Plaza Hotel Wednesday in federal court in Baltimore. He and his wife are seeking $5 million in compensatory damages and $1 million for loss of consortium.

Health officials said six cases of Legionnaires' disease, including a fatal case, were confirmed in people who had stayed at the hotel.
The Daily Record (http://telecomadvisors.biz/bit.ly/I9K1aA) reports that according to the lawsuit, the Dents stayed at the hotel from July 29 to Aug. 1. Dent was admitted to a hospital near his home in Boyce, Va., nine days later and diagnosed with Legionnaires'. His medical bills totaled more than $200,000.

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Information from: The Daily Record of Baltimore, http://telecomadvisors.biz/www.mddailyrecord.com