Case Result

$2.5M

Premises Liability - Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

2013

Virginia Beach, VA

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Case Details

An elderly couple died from carbon monoxide poisoning in their rental apartment due to faulty repair work on the roof and gas water heater lines.

Additional Notes

Type of action: Premises liability - carbon monoxide poisoning. Injuries alleged: Death. Resolved by: Mediation. Mediator: Thomas Shadrick. Date: April 19, 2013. Verdict or settlement: Settlement. Attorneys for plaintiff: O.L. “Buzz” Gilbert, Norfolk; Richard J. Serpe, Norfolk. Attorney for defendant: Mary Morgan, Portsmouth. Plaintiff’s decedents, a husband and wife in their late 60s, died from carbon monoxide poisoning. The couple was discovered dead in their rental apartment. The apartment contained extreme levels of carbon monoxide, which after an extensive investigation, was found to be caused by faulty repair work performed on the roof and on lines to the gas water heater. Decedents were survived by four grown children.

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