Litigation

Carbon Monoxide poisoning risk prompts recall of Weil-Mclain Gas Boilers
--> Carbon Monoxide poisoning risk prompts recall of Weil-Mclain Gas Boilers A potential leak in the vent piping can cause carbon monoxide leak Related Pages: Weil-McLain Weil-McLain CGs and CGi Gas Boilers Williamson-Thermoflo GWS and GWI Gas Boilers Carbon monoxide poisoning On May 6, 2008, Weil-McLain recalled about 1,800 Williamson-Thermoflo GWS and GWI Gas Boilers and about 32,000 Weil-McLain CGs and CGi Gas Boilers because of a possibility for a carbon monoxide (CO) leak...

Maple Chase Co. recalls carbon monoxide alarms because of carbon monoxide poisoning risk
--> Maple Chase Co. recalls carbon monoxide alarms because of carbon monoxide poisoning risk Fault alarm in presence of CO could expose customers to hazardous levels Related Pages: Maple Chase Company FireX Branded 10000 Series Carbon Monoxide (CO) Alarms 12000 Series CO/Smoke Combo Alarms Carbon monoxide poisoning On May 15, 2008, Maple Chase Company recalled about 280,000 FireX Branded 10000 Series Carbon Monoxide (CO) Alarms and 12000 Series CO/Smoke Combo Alarms because of a carbon monoxide poisoning risk...

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Injures 12 at a Charlotte, North Carolina Grocery Store
The Charlotte Observer is reporting that 12 people have been hospitalized as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning that occurred at a downtown Charlotte grocery store. It appears at least one person might have life threatening injuries...

Radon Causes 100 Times More Deaths than Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
EPA: "Radon is a cancer-causing natural radioactive gas that you can’t see, smell or taste. Its presence in your home...

Woman Sues Ocean City, Maryland Hotel Over Carbon Monoxide Deaths of Her Husband and Daughter
In Maryland?s U.S. District Court in Baltimore, Pennsylvania resident Yvonne Boughter filed a wrongful death lawsuit over the carbon monoxide deaths of her husband, Patrick J. Boughter, 40, and his 10-year-old daughter Kelly...

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: A Preventable Tragedy
Recent articles in the Washington Post highlight the prevalence of carbon monoxide poisoning, the leading cause of accidental poisoning in America: "Eight people who were overcome by carbon monoxide Wednesday night were in stable condition yesterday, and all are expected to survive, authorities said...