Hospitalized for Carbon Monoxide Because of Missing Alarms Four were hospitalized for Carbon Monoxide poisoning in a home on Chicago’s West Side because no carbon monoxide alarms were in place to warn the occupants. By Attorney Gordon Johnson As Christmas approaches, we are again reminded of the danger of living in a cold weather climate […]
Attorney Johnson Calls for CO Alarms in Schools Attorney Gordon Johnson was interviewed about the importance of CO Alarms in Schools and workplaces by CBS News. He stated the consistent theme he has oft repeated on this blog: Alarms need to be where the people are. Attorney Johnson stated in the interview: Too much of […]
Another Chicago Church Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Chicago Church Carbon Monoxide poisoning happens again as 12 hospitalized at New Philadelphia Baptist Church on the Southside. By Attorney Gordon Johnson Another Chicago Church carbon monoxide poisoning has occurred with 12 people taken to area hospitals on Sunday after high levels of carbon monoxide poisoning leaked into the […]
Deadly Month for Michigan Carbon Monoxide Incidents A series of Michigan Carbon Monoxide deaths has happened in November including another hotel case where alarms didn’t warn guests and a tragic case of missing batteries in Rochester Hills. By Attorney Gordon Johnson Late fall is always a bad time for carbon monoxide poisoning cases, as furnaces […]
Brain Damage the Cost of Office Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Office carbon monoxide poisoning is a major risk of long term disability and brain damage. It rarely gets headlines because people usually don’t die. But the brain damage impacts thousands. By Attorney Gordon Johnson Last week we wrote our first blog about the risk factors for […]
School Carbon Monoxide Alarms – Does Yours Have One? School carbon monoxide alarms must be required in all school buildings as the risk of hundreds of children getting poisoned by one faulty appliance continues. By Attorney Gordon Johnson When I first started blogging about carbon monoxide poisoning a decade ago, I had a theme: Carbon […]
New Standards Must be Established for Hotel Ethics Hotel Ethics and Training must focus more on the safety of guests than just reservation and brand consistency. Franchisors must demand more training of managers and engineers. By Rebecca Martin There are topics we would like to explore in depth regarding the hospitality industry. The hospitality industry […]
Attorney Gordon Johnson was a source for the July 30, 2022 story calling for more carbon monoxide alarms in hotels. Brain Injury Law Group Founder, Attorney Gordon Johnson was quoted in the major piece on carbon monoxide in hotels published Saturday in the New York Times Travel Section: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/30/travel/hotels-carbon-monoxide.html?searchResultPosition=2 The article entitled: Why Don’t More […]
Stonegate Lodge Eureka Springs Arkansas Evacuated The Stonegate Lodge in Eureka Springs, Arkansas is the latest in a long line of public spaces that has been hit by the avoidable catastrophe that is carbon monoxide poisoning. By Rebecca Martin and Attorney Gordon Johnson Just as we were getting ready to follow up to our last […]
South African Gas Tragedy Claims 21 Lives; Is carbon monoxide the culprit? While there still is no official explanation for the South African gas tragedy that claimed 21 lives, many of the details line up with what could happen in a carbon monoxide poisoning. By Rebecca Martin A heartbreaking story came out of the coastal […]