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Carbon monoxide poisoning is a silent but deadly threat that can cause serious, long-lasting health effects — or even death — without warning. If you or a loved one has suffered from carbon monoxide exposure due to someone else’s negligence, you may be entitled to significant compensation. At Caputo & Van Der Walde, our San Jose attorneys are ready to fight for your rights — and you don’t pay unless we win your case.
Carbon monoxide (CO) is a noxious gas that poses severe health risks. Though certain levels of CO are present in the air at any given point, a high level of CO concentration makes the difference between a safe and an unsafe environment.
Carbon monoxide comes from any source that burns fuel such as wood, charcoal, oil, natural gas, kerosene, and others. Gas appliances and motor vehicles are the most obvious sources of CO emissions.
The level of these emissions is highly regulated, which is why you are required to get your vehicle smog-checked and why gas appliances have an accepted range of CO emissions, but these devices may malfunction or have defective parts that result in the leaking of unsafe amounts of CO gas.
If you have been exposed to CO, the ultimate step to take is holding the party responsible for your exposure accountable for their negligence, but up until that point, there are a few steps that you should take, as follows:
In extreme cases, a person may be exposed to such high concentrations of CO that they are killed before being able to get to safety. In such devastating circumstances, the victim’s family may pursue a wrongful death claim against the at-fault party.
As members of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum® and the Million Dollar Advocates Forum®, we have proven our ability to negotiate and litigate on behalf of our clients successfully. Retain us to put our tactical strategies to work for you. These skills are what make our legal team such a formidable opponent in any courtroom or negotiation setting.