The legal battle took place at The High Court, London.
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The family of a London man who suffered brain damage after inhaling hydrogen sulphide have lost their legal battle against a drain cleaner manufacturer.
Adeniyi Ayannuga was left in a coma after his friend, Tito Gbadegeshin, poured One Shot Instant Drain Cleaner down the blocked kitchen sink at his flat in Peckham.
Mr. Gbadegeshin died at the scene after inhaling the gas.
Later finding Mr Gbadegeshin on the floor, Mr Ayannuga’s wife called her husband, who went into the kitchen and also collapsed before she was also “overcome” by the fumes and lost consciousness.
Mr Ayannuga’s wife, Oluyomi, brought a claim against One Shot Products Limited.
She suggested that the cleaning product “materially contributed” to the formation of the gas and was “defective”.
The company argued that their product did not cause the hydrogen sulphide and instead came from a sewage pipe.
On Thursday 17 March, Mrs Justice Yip dismissed the family’s claim.
She concluded that the events were a “tragic and unforeseeable accident”.
Mrs Justice Yip added that the claimant’s case about how the One Shot cleaner produced the toxic gas would require the presence of lime sulphur, found in some specialist plant and pet products.
The judge rejected that lime sulphur had been poured into the drain to unblock it in the past.
The High Court previously heard that, after an unsuccessful attempt to unblock the sink with a plunger, Mr Gbadegeshin came and poured some of the drain cleaner down the plughole.
He went out of the kitchen to allow the product to work, before returning and disconnecting some sink pipework.
Mrs Justice Yip concluded: “The Ayannuga family have my utmost sympathy.
“I extend that sympathy also to those who mourn the loss of Mr Gbadegeshin.
“I know the trial was not easy for Mrs Ayannuga and the outcome will be bitterly disappointing.”
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The family of a London man who suffered brain damage after inhaling hydrogen sulphide have lost their legal battle against a drain cleaner manufacturer.
Adeniyi Ayannuga was left in a coma after his friend, Tito Gbadegeshin, poured One Shot Instant Drain Cleaner down the blocked kitchen sink at his flat in Peckham.
Mr. Gbadegeshin died at the scene after inhaling the gas.
Later finding Mr Gbadegeshin on the floor, Mr Ayannuga’s wife called her husband, who went into the kitchen and also collapsed before she was also “overcome” by the fumes and lost consciousness.
Mr Ayannuga’s wife, Oluyomi, brought a claim against One Shot Products Limited.
She suggested that the cleaning product “materially contributed” to the formation of the gas and was “defective”.
The company argued that their product did not cause the hydrogen sulphide and instead came from a sewage pipe.
On Thursday 17 March, Mrs Justice Yip dismissed the family’s claim.
She concluded that the events were a “tragic and unforeseeable accident”.
Mrs Justice Yip added that the claimant’s case about how the One Shot cleaner produced the toxic gas would require the presence of lime sulphur, found in some specialist plant and pet products.
The judge rejected that lime sulphur had been poured into the drain to unblock it in the past.
The High Court previously heard that, after an unsuccessful attempt to unblock the sink with a plunger, Mr Gbadegeshin came and poured some of the drain cleaner down the plughole.
He went out of the kitchen to allow the product to work, before returning and disconnecting some sink pipework.
Mrs Justice Yip concluded: “The Ayannuga family have my utmost sympathy.
“I extend that sympathy also to those who mourn the loss of Mr Gbadegeshin.
“I know the trial was not easy for Mrs Ayannuga and the outcome will be bitterly disappointing.”
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