Entries by Attorney Gordon Johnson

Three Painters Die Of Apparent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning In California Home

Three painters died of apparent carbon monoxide poisoning in a Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., home Friday, according to The Press-Enterprise. http://www.pe.com/local-news/breaking-news-headlines/20120317-rancho-cucamonga-carbon-monoxide-poisoning-possible-in-painters-deaths.ece The three victims had been doing work, painting, for the owner of a home located on Autumn Leaf Drive, the newspaper quoted from a sheriff’s department press release. The homeowner found the bodies of the […]

March 18, 2012/1 Comment/by

Tennessee Passes Law Ordering Carbon Monoxide Detectors In Rental RVs

Here’s a law that I’d like to see instituted in more states. On Wednesday Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam signed a bill into law that mandates that recreational vehicles that are rented out must have carbon monoxide detectors, WRIR-TV’s website reported. http://www.wbir.com/news/article/211032/2/Gov-passes-law-requiring-carbon-monoxide-detectors-in-rental-RVs That law represents a smart government response to a tragedy last year, when five […]

March 15, 2012/0 Comments/by

Family Sues Over Tampa Woman’s Carbon Monoxide Death

The survivors of a Tampa woman who died of carbon monoxide poisoning last year are suing her apartment building owner, its architect and the person who left his car running in its garage, according to Tampa Bay Online. http://www2.tbo.com/news/breaking-news/2012/mar/11/5/memeto2-family-files-civil-suit-in-womans-death-ar-367890/ The civil lawsuit stems from the death of Rebecca Hawk, who was a 23-year-old child-protection investigator […]

March 12, 2012/0 Comments/by

Elderly Man Dies, Two Others Hospitalized, For Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Near Pittsburgh

One man was killed and two others were hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning Saturday in a suburb of  Pittsburgh, Pa., according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12070/1215854-55.stm The victims were discovered when police in Baldwin Borough got a call at about 10 p.m. about a car left running in a garage. The fatality, John Stephenson, 87, […]

March 12, 2012/0 Comments/by

Keyless-Car Ignitions Claim More Victims: When Is Detroit Going To Do Something?

Beware: A keyless-car ignition is once again being blamed for carbon-monoxide poisoning fatalities. And people are suing automakers over the issue. Last weekend in Boca Raton, Fla., elderly Adele Ridless and Mort Victor were found dead in the bedroom of their home, apparent victims of carbon monoxide poisoning when they left their car running, according […]

March 10, 2012/1 Comment/by

Two West Virginia Motels Shut Down For Carbon Monoxide Violations

Two West Virginia motels were evacuated and shut down Wednesday because they posed a threat of carbon monoxide poisoning, according to WSAZ-TV’s website. http://www.wsaz.com/news/headlines/141774083.html The American Inn and the Budget Inn in Hurricane, West Va.,  were ordered closed following a routine fire inspection Wednesday morning, according to Hurricane Fire Chief Frank Stover. The two motels […]

March 9, 2012/0 Comments/by

Carbon Monoxide Leak Forces Evacuation Of Eight In Connecticut

Eight people were evacuated from their home in Connecticut Saturday night for apparent carbon monoxide poisoning, according to the local NBC station.   http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Eight-People-Exposed-to-Carbon-Monoxide-Poisoning-in-New-Haven-139660543.html   Fire and gas company officials responded to the home on Ferry Street in New Haven around 11 p.m. They determined that there were dangerous levels of the potentially lethal gas […]

February 21, 2012/0 Comments/by

Why Is There No National Law Requiring Hotels To Install Carbon Monoxide Detectors?

A guest at a West Virginia hotel died of carbon monoxide poisoning this week, and his demise has prompted the local mayor to try to take action. He wants to require that all lodgings in his city install carbon monoxide detectors. But this tragedy is not only a lesson for him, but for states across the nation.  Tuesday construction worker William Moran, a […]

February 2, 2012/0 Comments/by

Carbon Monoxide Leak In Baltimore Apartment Sends Seven To Hospital

A carbon monoxide leak in a Baltimore apartment resulted in seven people being sent to the hospital Sunday, according to The Baltimore Sun. http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/breaking/bs-md-carbon-monoxide-20120129,0,6184580.story The Baltimore Fire Department was called to the scene, an apartment on Edgewood Road, when someone reported an odor in the building. Residents said they had headaches, and authorities determined that the carbon […]

January 30, 2012/0 Comments/by