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Old 02-18-2007, 08:06 PM
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My sons death.....

What is the name of your state? Illinois


Hello... My son passed away May 15, 2006. He was 2 months 18 days old. His death was from overheating while he slept. We were living in a rented house and his bedroom was right over the furnice and was also the hottest room in the house. After we found him in the morning and rushed him to the hospital. His body temp. upon arrival at the hospital was 104.5 degrees. His death was ruled undermined. When I went into his room that morning I did notice that the room was very hot, and the furnice was running. The rest of the house was cool but that room. My wife was giving him CPR then I started. The EMT's showed up and rushed him to the hospital. His body temp at the hospital was 104.5. Do we have a case against the Landlord?

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Hello... My son passed away May 15, 2006. He was 2 months 18 days old. His death was from overheating while he slept. We were living in a rented house and his bedroom was right over the furnice and was also the hottest room in the house. After we found him in the morning and rushed him to the hospital. His body temp. upon arrival at the hospital was 104.5 degrees. His death was ruled undermined. When I went into his room that morning I did notice that the room was very hot, and the furnice was running. The rest of the house was cool but that room. My wife was giving him CPR then I started. The EMT's showed up and rushed him to the hospital. His body temp at the hospital was 104.5. Do we have a case against the Landlord?

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No. And that's all I'll say on the subject.
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Old 02-18-2007, 08:34 PM
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May I ask Why

May I ask why not?
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Jacob, sorry about your baby. However, how would you say that the landlord was negligent? If there is living area above the furnace, that particular room may get warmer than the other rooms. Just like, if there are rooms above the garage, those rooms may be cooler than the rest of the house. But, having said that, it certainly doesn't mean negligence on the landlord's part. He didn't decide where to put the furnace, and he didn't make any mistakes which caused this. Does that make sense?
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Old 02-18-2007, 08:52 PM
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Was there an investigation into this?

And, please except my sympathies for the loss of your child..
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Was there an investigation into this?
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Yes there was. But not publically.
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Yes there was. But not publically.
You already know about this? Wow...
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You already know about this? Wow...
Let's just say I have connections in Chicago and leave it at that. deal? (That's why I can't comment further than to say no regarding the original post)
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Thank you for your responses

Yes there was an investigation. At first the investigators thought he had a reaction to his first set of shots but no hard proof was found to support that. Then they determined that it was due to overheating. What I don't understand is landlords can be responsible for people getting hurt on their property for the smallest things. I know my brother got burned on my property 10 years ago from something he did wrong and he still sued me and won. I understand it would be a hard one to take to court. I'm just covering my options.


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Chicago?

What does your conections in Chicago have to do with my son in Forestcity IL. I have talked to no one about this...
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Different circumstances.
Different attorneys.
Different judges.
Different laws.

However, you haven't answered (and, again, we're trying to tread lightly here so as not to be rude) why you think the landlord was responsible? What did the landlord do wrong? What was illegal about the furnace? etc, etc
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I understand there is nothing illegal about the furnace. But whats to say the furnice didn't shut down when it should of and over heated the room. The thermostat was right out side his beedroom door and set on 71 degrees.
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I understand there is nothing illegal about the furnice. But whats to say the furnice didn't shut down when it should of and over heated the room. The thermostat was right out side his beedroom door and set on 71 degrees.
Are you able to prove that happened? It will be your burden to do so.
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so sorry for your loss,

to prove negligence, you would have to be able to prove that the furnace was definitely malfunctioning and that the landlord knew it and did nothing about it. This would be very hard to prove
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That would be the hard one. But I almost think it would be worth a try. The house is up for sale now and has been since we moved out. It will be 1 year May 15. What is the statute of limitations on something like this....maybe we could have it tested to see. I know the house has not had power since then. So everything is the same as it was when we moved out.
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