Family Sues Nitrous Oxide Sellers After Woman’s Death
A Florida family’s lawsuit alleges that nitrous oxide manufacturers and retailers are contributing to a national health crisis by exploiting a legal loophole allowing the sale of the gas as a culinary tool, despite its widespread recreational misuse. The suit, filed on behalf of a woman who died from nitrous oxide addiction, accuses companies of marketing the product with appealing flavors to encourage inhalation and distributing it through smoke shops. The lawsuit seeks the immediate removal of nitrous oxide from store shelves and damages for affected families, comparing the situation to past controversies surrounding vaping products. It proposes a class action against both manufacturers and retailers, aiming to address industry-wide practices.
John Q. Hosedrinker