A local business owner is taking legal action against multiple entities following a severe incident involving carbon monoxide poisoning. Wyatt Derrick filed a complaint in the Circuit Court of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit in Palm Beach County, Florida, on June 2, 2024, naming Moxie Hair Salon, TruChamp LLC, Kings Construction and Management LLC, and Regency Centers as defendants.

According to the complaint, Derrick owns “The Juice Stop,” a juice bar located adjacent to Moxie Hair Salon in Jupiter, Florida. On March 4, 2024, construction workers from Kings Construction and TruChamp LLC were renovating Moxie Hair Salon using a gasoline-powered tile saw indoors without proper ventilation. The lack of ventilation led to two construction workers suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning and being rushed to St. Mary’s Trauma Center. Derrick also suffered from carbon monoxide poisoning due to his proximity to the renovation site and was taken to St. Mary’s for emergency treatment.

Derrick’s condition was severe; he was placed in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber due to abnormal blood gases. Subsequent medical evaluations revealed that Derrick had an abnormal pulmonary function test two weeks later and developed traumatic asthma within four weeks of the incident. He now relies on corticosteroids and a rescue inhaler for his condition. Derrick believes his pulmonary injuries are permanent and has cited an OSHA investigation into the matter.