Two Die, Others Poisoned in Dayton Carbon Monoxide Incidents Carbon monoxide is not a virus–it does not spread through proximity. But failure to have functioning alarms continues to be endemic as a string of bad Dayton carbon monoxide deaths and poisonings shows. Editor’s Note: Everyone seems to understand the importance of a smoke detector in […]
Columbia’s Allen Benedict Court Carbon Monoxide Poisoning In Part II of the Allen Benedict Carbon monoxide poisoning series, we continue the saga of CO related deaths in Columbia South Carolina. By Rebecca Martin In the previous blog, we covered the history of the public housing project known as Allen Benedict Court, which was located in […]
South Carolina Public Housing Debacle – Allen Benedict Court Deaths Institutional and societal neglect turn historic Allen Benedict Court community into a carbon monoxide death zone. By Rebecca Martin In 2018, James Chapman was one of over 400 residents at a government-run housing complex in Columbia, South Carolina. He is now thought to be the […]
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 […]
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 […]