Legionnaires’ outbreaks spark risk management concernsLegionnaires’ disease outbreaks in New York City over the past two years, along with new state cooling tower maintenance rules and related litigation, should prompt building owners to review their risk management practices and insurance coverage, industry sources say. Cooling towers and other building systems often receive less attention than more visible parts of a property until something goes wrong, he said. Health officials declared this year’s Upper East Side Legionnaires’ disease outbreak over on July 31, after 14 days without any new cases. Employers leasing space should confirm that landlords are maintaining and testing cooling towers, he said. If an employee contracts Legionnaires’ disease “arising out of and in the course of” employment, the claim would likely be compensable under workers compensation in most states, he said.