$1 Million Settlement For Carbon Monoxide Death

Jacquelyn Melius settled a case for $1 million for the carbon monoxide death of a North Chicago resident. The woman was found unresponsive on the bathroom floor while she was caring for her grandchildren in the family’s rental home in Waukegan. The building had no detector for carbon monoxide. City inspectors determined that the furnace location and configuration allowed flue gases to recirculate through ductwork into the home. Had the rental property been properly inspected prior to the family moving into the residence, the defects could have been repaired, and this tragedy would likely not have occurred. The lawsuit contends that the father of the children, as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning, suffered severe and debilitating injuries, leaving him with cognitive impairment. The children did not suffer any damage.