Do I Have a Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Case in San Antonio?

Attorneys at Carabin Shaw are the top San Antonio experts for personal injury cases. Among our many areas of practice, we take particular care in investigating claims for victims of carbon monoxide poisoning. If you have suffered injuries from carbon monoxide poisoning in San Antonio due to the negligence of a business or individual, then you deserve compensation for the harm caused to you.

Carbon monoxide poisoning causes life-altering injuries and, in some cases, death. The extent of your injury depends heavily on how long you have been exposed to the gas. Often, this exposure is caused by a landlord’s negligence or fault machinery within a home. In these cases, you deserve justice for the harm that you have been exposed to, and you deserve a lawyer who will fight for that justice.

Carbon monoxide poisoning cases can be complicated, and proving liability often takes time and intense investigation. This is due, in part, to the fact that carbon monoxide is odorless, colorless, and tasteless, making it impossible to detect with human senses. Meanwhile, any device that burns fuel has the potential to leak carbon monoxide.

If your carbon monoxide poisoning incident occurred in a rental property, it is likely to be no fault of your own. Establishing liability and proving negligence is a lengthy process, but landlord’s are required to take action to prevent such dangers.

San Antonio requires that all residential spaces, and locations with devices that have the potential to emit carbon monoxide, be equipped with a functioning carbon monoxide detector. If your rental property does not have a functioning detector, then the landlord may be held liable for your injuries.

In addition to carbon monoxide detectors, San Antonio has strict regulations for ventilation systems to reduce the risks of gas poisoning in spaces with fuel-burning devices. A violation of those safety codes, such as negligence in maintenance or adaptation of those ventilation systems, may place the liability on the landlord alone.

Texas recognizes the implied warranty of habitability, meaning that all landlords are required to provide rental spaces that match basic safety and health standards. Failure to do so, resulting in carbon monoxide poisoning or other injuries to the tenant, directs liability to the landlord.

Landlords are not the only party that may be liable for your injury. Faulty machinery or flawed detectors mean that the manufacturers of these devices may be at fault. Texas personal injury attorneys at Carabin Shaw will help you to identify who is liable for your injuries, and ensure that you receive the full compensation that you are owed.

Experts at Carabin Shaw have three decades of experience serving San Antonio, and over $1 billion collected for clients over that time. Carabin Shaw’s client reviews are proof of the incredible work that our lawyers do for the community. Our experts are confident in their ability to help you with your case, and offer free case review and initial consultation to potential clients in order to provide you with all the information necessary.

Carbon monoxide poisoning has devastating long-term effects on health and well-being, and medical treatment can be prohibitively expensive. You are entitled to a smooth and stress-free recovery if your injuries have been caused by another’s individual or organization’s negligence.

Carabin Shaw’s San Antonio carbon monoxide accident lawyers believe in fighting for you from the moment of the accident to the moment you receive compensation, and will support you throughout the case. To take the first step, call our English AND Spanish-speaking staff at the toll-free number, 800-862-1260.