
Missing Carbon Monoxide Alarm Results in $3.25 Million Judgment
In The NewsTenant Awarded $3.25 Million for Carbon Monoxide Alarm Violation
Failure to Install a carbon monoxide alarm in a rental property has resulted in a $3.25 Judgment against a Stevens Point Landlord, Pamalla Schneider in a March jury trial in Portage…

Wildfires and Global Health - More than Air Quality
In The NewsWildfires and Global Health - Toxic Exhaust
In thinking about the Wildfires and global health, I thought back instead of forward. My co-author, Attorney Gordon Johnson[1], and I were teenagers back in the late 1960s and early 70s when air pollution…

Why No Carbon Monoxide Alarms at Hotel Chains?
In The NewsDemand Carbon Monoxide Alarms at Hotel Chains
Why is there no guarantee of carbon monoxide alarms at Hotel Chains? In most states, every landlord must supply a carbon monoxide alarm. Most states require them in all new residential construction.…

Boone Best Western Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Story - The Rest of the Story
In The NewsBoone Best Western Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Story
Last week we spoke of the “perfect storm” of Boone Best Western carbon monoxide tragedy which led up to the deaths of the Jenkins couple in room 225 on April 16, 2013. A story which included…

Why are Hotel Pool Heaters So Dangerous for Carbon Monoxide?
In The NewsHotel Pool Heaters Cause Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Why are hotel pool heaters so dangerous for carbon monoxide poisoning? The answer is probably is as simple as they have the same danger of incomplete combustion as any other fuel burning appliance,…

Hotel Carbon Monoxide Poisoning - How Does it Happen?
In The NewsHow Does Carbon Monoxide Poisoning happen in a hotel?
At some point you have probably seen a headline about a hotel stay gone terribly wrong due to carbon monoxide poisoning, never thinking that you or a loved might fall victim to this seemingly…

How do I know if my furnace is leaking carbon monoxide?
In The NewsFurnace Leaking Carbon Monoxide?
How do you know if your furnace is leaking carbon monoxide? Make sure you have an operating carbon monoxide alarm. The more sensitive the detector, the better.Carbon monoxide is odorless so it is very difficult…

What is the first sign of carbon monoxide poisoning?
FAQ, In The NewsWhat is the first sign of carbon monoxide poisoning?The first sign of carbon monoxide poisoning can vary from something resembling the flu, to headache to dizziness or lightheadedness. Shortness of breath is another sign of carbon monoxide…

Apartment Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
In The NewsManagement Companies at Fault in Apartment Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
When a carbon monoxide poisoning happens at a larger apartment complex, the blame is usually shared between the landlord and the property manager. In most cases, the property…

11 Hospitalized in Yonkers Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
In The NewsYonkers Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Hospitalizes Eleven
Eleven people were hospitalized on Friday, April 19, 2019 in the Yonkers carbon monoxide poisoning at an apartment building near Coyle Place and McLean Avenue that involved two families…

Generator Kills Two in Battle Creek Carbon Monoxide Tragedy
In The NewsTragedy Strikes in Battle Creek Carbon Monoxide Deaths
Sometimes it feels like we overuse the word tragedy. But when two young parents die in the Battle Creek Carbon Monoxide event on January 23, 2019, the word tragedy might not be strong enough.…