it is unusual for Legionnaires’ disease compensation payments to make it to the press - normally cases seem to be be settled, out of court, with no publicity clauses. However a survivor of Legionnaires’ disease was recently paid approx $500,000 compensation. Whilst that may sound like a lot - it is probably a drop in the ocean when considered that the hotel itself has gone out of business as a result of their Legionella control problems.