On March 25th, 2019, Clare Castleman a resident of The Palladian at Fairhope apartment complex called maintenance after one of her alarms was activated. The maintenance worker determined that a combination smoke/carbon monoxide detector was the cause of the alarm and instead of fixing the alarm or replacing it, all detectors were removed from Ms. Castleman’s unit.
Hours later, Ms. Castleman vehicle that was stored in an enclosed garage and had a keyless ignition was found running and producing carbon monoxide. Ms. Castleman was found unresponsive in her apartment.
Ms. Castleman’s family sued the apartment management company, Gateway Management. The case was tried, and the jury awarded the family $5 million dollars.
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