Carbon
monoxide poisoning kills and injures thousands
each year. Carbon monoxide is a colorless and
odorless gas given off during the burning of fuel.
Persons who have suffered carbon monoxide poisoning
due to a faulty or defective product, such as
a furnace, portable generator or gas heater, are
welcome to contact a personal injury attorney
at Lieff Cabraser by clicking
here. Lawsuits against manufacturers not only
provide compensation for injured persons but also
lead manufacturers to make safer products.
The
following are summaries of 2007 press articles involving
the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning and lawsuits related
to deaths and injuries due to carbon monoxide poisoning.
To contact a Lieff Cabraser personal injury attorney, click
here.
March 13, 2007
Newsday, "Carbon
monoxide ends Great Neck party early"
High
levels of carbon monoxide forced the evacuation early
yesterday of hundreds of guests celebrating Irish heritage
at an annual ballroom dance in Great Neck after dozens
of them fell ill, authorities said. According to officials,
more than 800 people were evacuated from Leonard's of
Great Neck, 555 Northern Blvd., after the gas leak was
detected.
At least 21 of the
360 guests at the Irish heritage ball were treated for exposure to the gas at
North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset. The leak was detected about 12:10
a.m., and Nassau police said, the cause was a faulty boiler. Police said another
400 guests attending two separate affairs and about 50 employees of Leonard's
were also removed. None requested immediate medical treatment, police said.
Air-quality tests taken
inside the ground-floor ballroom showed a carbon monoxide level of 29 -- nearly
double the threshold considered extremely dangerous, Manhasset-Lakeville Fire
Chief Bryan O'Malley said. "High levels of CO [carbon monoxide] will kill
you," said O'Malley, who tested the air throughout Leonard's, an events
hall that provides cuisine and elegant rooms for weddings, milestone celebrations
and ballroom dances. O'Malley urged that anyone who attended events at Leonard's
on Saturday be examined because carbon monoxide can linger in the body for days
or weeks.
Contact A Personal
Injury Attorney
If
you have suffered a serious injury from exposure to carbon monoxide due
to a defective product or the negligence of another, please click
here to contact Lieff Cabraser. Please note that we wish to
and can only help those already diagnosed with major carbon monoxide-related
injuries (or the families of victims killed by carbon monoxide). Those without
major CO2 related injuries may wish to visit the U.S. Consumer
Product Safety Commission, the Medline
Plus section on carbon monoxide,
or the Health and Safety
Executive pages on domestic gas health and safety.
We
will review your claim for free and without any obligation on your part.
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"Carbon Monoxide
Kills One in Virginia Dorm"
July 14, 2006, Associated Press
Carbon
monoxide leaked into a college dormitory early Friday, killing a man and sickening
dozens of teens and adults attending summer programs at Roanoke College, the
school said. A college spokeswoman
said more than 80 people had been taken to two Roanoke Valley
hospitals complaining of headaches, nausea, dizziness and shakiness. She said
an elderly man had died. More...
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