Entries by Attorney Gordon Johnson

Brain-Damaged Man Sues Hotel Over Carbon Monoxide Leak

A former pilot, who suffered traumatic brain injury from carbon monoxide poisoning at an Embassy Suites hotel in California, has filed over the incident, according to Inside Bay Area’s website. http://www.insidebayarea.com/breaking-news/ci_22397707/carbon-monoxide-leak-at-burlingame-hotel-caused-brain California has a carbon monoxide detector law that could have prevented the man’s injuries. But, after lobbying by the hotel industry,  that law won’t […]

February 10, 2013/0 Comments/by

Virginia Family Of Five Suffers Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Five members of a Virginia family suffered carbon monoxide poisoning when a damaged furnace leaked the gas into their home Sunday, according to WRIC.com. Two were hospitalized. http://www.wric.com/story/20947530/family-sicked-by The incident happened in Henrico, Va. The county fire department was called to the scene after a report of a fall in a residence on Croydon Road, […]

February 5, 2013/0 Comments/by

Two Women Die Of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning In Chicago

Two women died of carbon monoxide poisoning Sunday after a leak of the lethal gas in their West Rogers Park apartment building in Chicago, according NBC. Authorities are blaming too few CO detectors for the tragedy. http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/2-Dead-After-Apparent-Carbon-Monoxide-Leak–188648511.html#ixzz2JIm3zI6i The victims were Rasheeda Akhter, 77, and Zanib Ahmed, 18. Firefighters responded to West North Shore Avenue at […]

January 29, 2013/0 Comments/by

Another Canine Rescue Averts Carbon Monoxide Fatality

Chalk up another canine rescue of its owner from carbon monoxide poisoning. In fact, it almost seems like dogs have become living detectors of the potentially lethal, ordorless gas. In the latest case, Boston terrier Kayla warned her owner Christy Williamson about the looming danger, according to LifeWithDogs.TV. http://www.lifewithdogs.tv/2013/01/dog-saves-owner-from-carbon-monoxide-poisoning-just-in-time/ Someone, apparently a neighbor, had left […]

January 28, 2013/0 Comments/by

Arkansas Hotel Guests Hospitalized For Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

A carbon monoxide leak from a pool heater resulted in five Hampton Inn guests in Arkansas being hospitalized Monday night, and the entire hotel being evacuated, according to the Siloam Springs Daily Leader. http://hl.nwaonline.com/news/2013/jan/22/5-hospitalized-signs-carbon-monoxide-poisoning/?print The incident happened at the inn on U.S. 421 in Siloam Springs, with the first report of carbon monoxide poisoning coming […]

January 23, 2013/0 Comments/by

Upstate New York Man Dies From Carbon Monoxide, Wife Hospitalized

A man in Dale, N.Y., was killed by carbon monoxide poisoning Sunday, while his wife remained in the hospital after being overcome by the lethal gas, which apparently came from a furnace, according to The Daily News. http://thedailynewsonline.com/news/article_7c3e7c88-5f25-11e2-aed3-001a4bcf887a.html The couple, Paul and Annette Kaczmarek, was found in their home around 6 a.m. when a relative […]

January 16, 2013/0 Comments/by

Two Queens Women Critical From Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Two women in Queens, N.Y., were hospitalized Monday for carbon monoxide poisoning following a suspected boiler leak, according to WABC-TV. http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_york&id=8944932 The two female victims, one in her 20s and one in her 50s, were overcome by the potentially lethal fumes at a house in Ozone Park shortly before 8 a.m., WABC reported. The victims […]

January 8, 2013/0 Comments/by