How a Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Attorney in Colorado Can Help

If you have suffered injuries after exposure to a gas leak, consider looking for a Colorado carbon monoxide poisoning attorney. CO poisoning can have severe and long-lasting health effects, including brain damage, miscarriage, and cardiac issues. If these injuries were the result of someone else’s negligence, you deserve to be compensated for them.

However, receiving that compensation is easier said than done. Professional legal assistance will be a major asset if you intend to pursue damages.

The expert Colorado attorneys at Carabin Shaw can help. Our legal team has years of combined experience helping clients pursue gas leak settlements and a record of client satisfaction. To learn about our services, you can schedule a free consultation at 800-862-1260. Our telephone staff speaks both English and Spanish and is ready to assist you at any hour.

Your home may have more potential areas for a gas leak than you realize. Appliances that run on natural gas create carbon monoxide as a byproduct of incomplete combustion. If any of them has a torn or loose gas line, you are in danger of a leak.

Some common household gas appliances include:

• Furnaces
• Water heaters
• Ovens and ranges
• Washers and dryers

Using a charcoal grill or an electric generator indoors and running a car in a closed garage also present a serious risk of CO poisoning. If you have been exposed to excessive amounts of CO as a result of faulty appliances or plumbing, contact an attorney who specializes in gas leaks to see if you have grounds for a personal injury claim.

Both natural gas and carbon monoxide are colorless and odorless, meaning that it is possible for a gas leak to occur without you noticing. However, Colorado mandates that a foul-smelling chemical called a “malodorant” be added to natural gas to make it easy to detect a leak by smell. If you notice an unpleasant smell, have the owner of your building call your gas provider for an inspection.

Colorado also requires that every residential building have a carbon monoxide detector within 15 feet of every bedroom. Property owners also have to ensure that new tenants are provided with batteries for their detector(s), and that they replace or fix any CO detector that a tenant notices is non-functioning.

If you have been injured by gas poisoning in a rental property, contact a carbon monoxide poisoning lawyer in Colorado to determine whether or not your landlord and gas provider followed all necessary steps to ensure your safety.

You do not have to have a lawyer to pursue a civil lawsuit over gas poisoning. However, professional legal aid will benefit your case significantly.

For an example of how a carbon monoxide poisoning attorney in Colorado can help a client looking for a settlement, consult our law firm’s record. Carabin Shaw’s lawyers were able to secure a $2.45 million settlement for clients who were injured by a gas leak in a hotel.

An attorney specializing in CO poisoning claims will have extensive knowledge of codes and regulations governing HVAC and gas appliances. They should be able to point out the specific code violations that led to a gas leak and determine the responsible party. That party may be a property owner, a plumbing company, a manufacturer of gas appliances, or some combination of the above.

If you have any other questions about pursuing a settlement after a carbon monoxide injury, or if you are ready to begin your process, schedule a free consultation with one of our carbon monoxide attorneys at your earliest convenience. To learn what it’s like to work with our team, look into Carabin Shaw’s client reviews.