The Haggard Law Firm’s Pedro Echarte and Todd Michaels, along with co-counsel Ernesto Santos of HALPERN | SANTOS | PINKERT, have obtained a $13 Million verdict in a Miami – Dade County Court in a wrongful death product liability case involving the carbon monoxide poisoning death of a father of two.
On July 12, 2019, Matthew Burns died after succumbing to carbon monoxide poisoning resulting from his use and operation of a piece of machinery known as a “Shot Blaster, ” which he rented from Defendant SUNBELT RENTALS.
Echarte, Michaels, and Santos argued that SUNBELT RENTALS was negligent because it knew that the Shot Blaster would be operated in an indoor / partially enclosed environment and knew customers and operators like Mr. Burns were at significant risk for carbon monoxide poisoning.
Mrs. Burns attorneys explained how pursuant to manufacturer instructions and warnings in the machine’s manual, SUNBELT should have warned and or instructed Mr. Burns to use a portable carbon monoxide monitor to safely operate the machine and to receive certain training.
Mr. Burns left behind his wife Melissa and twin children Max and Mia.
