The estate of the victim was awarded over $8 million against the Northville Moose Lodge and Leonard's Syrups for a wrongful death lawsuit by a Wayne County jury.
According to the lawsuit filed, the victim was a Moose Lodge volunteer and had gone to the basement of the Moose Lodge to change soda pop syrup cartons, which were connected to the malfunctioning pump. The pump discharged an entire tank of carbon dioxide into the basement, leading to the death of the victim five days later of severe brain damage from lack of oxygen.
The police and MOISHA investigated and found that the pump was negligently installed without venting C02 outside of the building by a hose and was responsible for this preventable tragedy.
