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A lawsuit filed in Napa County accuses the owners of La Tapatia Market — which operates stores in Napa and Vallejo — of negligence and labor violations after two employees died from carbon monoxide exposure inside the Vallejo location over a four-month span.

The complaint, filed Oct. 30 in Napa County Superior Court, alleges brothers Ismael and Ignacio Magallanes ignored repeated warning signs of carbon monoxide problems in the store’s mezzanine area, where employees had reported feeling dizzy, nauseous, faint or disoriented.

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The suit also accuses the owners of running an “under the table” operation at both La Tapatia markets by paying employees in cash, failing to provide required workers’ compensation coverage, and not issuing overtim

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