A recent autopsy report confirms that a 62-year-old-woman, who contracted Legionnaires’ Disease after staying at the Guest House hotel in Memphis, Tenn. in June, died as a result of the infection.
Linda Gail Godsey passed away just a few days after she and her family returned to Kentucky from their stay at the Guest House, and Godsey’s family has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the Guest House, Elvis Presley Enterprises, owner of the hotel, and Pyramid Tennessee Management.
The swimming pool and hot tub at The Guest House, which is located near Elvis Presley’s iconic home, was shut down by health officials in June over concerns that the facilities might be linked to several cases of Legionnaires’ Disease.
“They were in and out of the pool area quite a bit, and they were…in and out of the hot tub,” said Joe Savage, a Lexington, Ky.-based attorney who is representing Godsey’s family. “There’s a lot yet to be discovered, but we feel very strongly that this was negligence in maintenance.”
If the two parties are unwilling to come to an agreement in the near future, then it could take at least a year or more before the case is ready for trail, said Savage.
Elvis Presley Enterprises did not return requests for comment.
