Entries by Attorney Gordon Johnson

Settlement Reached in Suit Stemming From Man Dying Of Carbon Monoxide at Best Western Hotel

Best Western has settled a federal lawsuit filed by the family of a man who died from carbon monoxide poisoning in one of the chain’s hotels in Upper Macungie Township, Pa. http://www.newyorkinjurynews.com/2010/03/29/pa-hotel-reaches-settlement-over-carbon-monoxide-death_201003292981.html The terms of the settlement weren’t disclosed. Philip Prechtel, a 63-year-old South Carolina man, died during his January 2008 visit to the Best […]

March 30, 2010/0 Comments/by

Survivors of Man Who Suffered Fatal Heart Attack After Carbon Monoxide Poisoning on Lake Powell Files Suit

Relatives of an Arizona man who died of a heart attack after breathing in dangerous levels of carbon monoxide on a rented houseboat are suing over the tragedy. http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700019231/Lawsuit-says-carbon-monoxide-caused-mans-death-at-Lake-Powell.html The wrongful-death lawsuit alleges that 62-year-old Glen Howeth of Winslow, Ariz., died in June 2008 due to the negligence of several companies, including the one that […]

March 26, 2010/0 Comments/by

Three Dead In Long Island From Suspected Carbon Monoxide Poisoning On Houseboat

It is another generator run indoors case. Three people died of apparent carbon monoxide poisoning after being found unconscious on a houseboat in Huntington Harbor, Long Island, N.Y. http://www.lohud.com/article/20100324/NEWS05/3240358/-1/newsfront/Carbon-monoxide-suspected-in-3-deaths-on-Long-Island-houseboat The three unidentified victims – two men and a woman — were found on the houseboat at 9 pm. Tuesday, according to Suffolk County police. They […]

March 24, 2010/0 Comments/by

Four in Nebraska Almost Killed As Car Is Left Running in Garage

Four people nearly died of carbon monoxide poisoning Sunday in Nebraska after a car was left running in a home’s attached garage. http://www.omaha.com/article/20100316/NEWS01/100319699 Authorities were investigating the near-fatal incident that took place on Mulberry Court in La Vista, Neb. Police called to the scene found Terah Yager, 31, who was barely conscious and then actually […]

March 19, 2010/0 Comments/by

Pennyslvania Food Store Evacuated As A Half Dozen Fall Ill To Carbon Monoxide

A Giants Food Store in Forks Township, Pa., had to be evacuated Monday as at least a half dozen people got sick from carbon monoxide poisoning. http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/easton/index.ssf/2010/03/carbon_monoxide_poisoning_sick.html The store was cleared at 9:30 p.m. when six to eight people in an area that was undergoing a renovation began feeling nauseous and getting headaches. One of […]

March 18, 2010/0 Comments/by

Wisconsin Gov. Signs Law Requiring C.O. Detectors

Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle Wednesday signed a bill that mandates that state residents put carbon monoxide detectors in their residences. http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/87282252.html Under the new law, carbon monoxide detectors will have to be installed on all floors of single-family homes and two-unit residences. These detectors are already required in other kinds of housing. New homes will […]

March 13, 2010/1 Comment/by

Minnesota Weighs Bill That Requires Carbon Monoxide Alarms At Ice Rinks

Carbon monoxide poisoning can strike at some pretty surprising places, and Minnesota aims to do something about that. The state has introduced a bill that mandates that ice rinks install gear to check levels of carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxide, hazardous gases that Zambonis emit. http://www.twincities.com/politics/ci_14643858?nclick_check=1 The deadly gases sometimes build up to unsafe levels […]

March 11, 2010/0 Comments/by

Indianapolis Man Found Dead Of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

An Indianapolis man was found dead inside a house Sunday, an apparent victim of carbon monoxide poisoning. http://www.fox59.com/news/sns-ap-in–carbonmonoxidedeath,0,7928982.story Brian Beckley, 45, was using a portable generator to run the appliances inside the home, where his electricity had been shut off. He and his landlord had been in a dispute over his electric bill, according to […]

March 9, 2010/0 Comments/by