Month: August 2019

Hotels Must Do a Better Job Protecting Their Guests from Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

• August 16, 2019
• Attorney Matt Stoddard
• Premises Liability

In a fresh, tragic reminder of the deadly power of carbon monoxide, two Best Western guests lost their lives this summer while visiting Asheville, NC for a rugby tournament. While police note that conclusive toxicology information may not be available for up to eight months, an initial investigation of the property points to improperly vented air and water heaters as a possible culprit. The Stoddard Firm has seen all too many cases of company owners failing to maintain safe premises for th...

The Fatal Crash of a Van Carrying Adults with Special Needs Is Under Investigation

• August 9, 2019
• Attorney Matt Stoddard
• Wrongful Death

Two people were killed and seven more injured when an InCommunity van crashed into a tractor-trailer that was stopped in a left turn lane on July 15th, 2019. InCommunity is an organization that supports adults with special needs, and the van was taking program participants with intellectual and physical disabilities home at the end of the day. The two fatalities included the driver of the van and one passenger. Six more passengers and the driver of the tractor-trailer were treated for inju...