$1.5 million settlement in Connecticut carbon monoxide poisoning case

I saw a piece in the news recently about a carbon monoxide poisoning suit In Connecticut which was settled for $1.5 million.  The injured party in that case suffered from carbon monoxide poisoning when fumes from cement trucks and equipment pouring concrete outside her workplace seeped in through the office ventilation system.

One of the things that was notable about the story was how the defense attempted to discredit the plaintiff by claiming that her problems were due to family issues, mental illness, and drug abuse.

The teaching point from that story is not that if you are injured due to carbon monoxide poisoning, you will get a million dollars.  The teaching point is that you should expect that the insurance companies will use any means necessary to discredit your injury claims and that you better have all of your medical proof ready to go.

One of the difficult thing about carbon monoxide injuries is that they are not as easily detected or as visible as a broken ankle, which gives defense lawyers room to sow seeds of doubt with the jury.  This is the reason that you should hire an experienced Chicago personal injury lawyer if you are injured as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning.