Brooklyn wedding tainted by norovirus sparks hotel-catering lawsuit

A Brooklyn wedding at The Box House Hotel left the couple and more than 30 guests sick with norovirus after tainted food from the hotel’s catering, prompting a Manhattan Supreme Court lawsuit accusing unsafe food handling and sanitation lapses. NYC health inspectors noted deficiencies (e.g., lack of hand soap, thermometer), the hotel retrained staff and disinfected facilities, and the health department later said the outbreak was likely linked to a norovirus-positive kitchen worker, while stressing that the virus was widespread in New York at the time.