SWIMMING POOL ACCIDENTS
Swimming pool accidents often involve very tragic injuries. It has been reported that Swimming accidents claim the lives of over 1,000 children each year and accidents in swimming pools account for over 1/3 of those fatalities. Many of those fatalities are children who can drown in less than 2 inches of water and in less than 5 minutes!
Thousands of adults also die or suffer catastrophic injury as a result of swimming mishaps on a yearly basis.
Most swimming pool injuries occur because of product defect or someone’s negligence of some type. Injuries occur because of defectively designed or improperly constructed pools, negligence in securing a pool from small children, and negligence in maintaining the swimming pool in good condition.
The law requires owners of private "backyard" pools to provide a safe environment for children and adults alike, and to focus on accident prevention. Public pools such as community pools and hotel/motel pools are also subject to the same guidelines. If you or a loved one have been injured in a swimming pool accident, you may be able to file a premises liability claim against the responsible owner of any pool if you can prove the owner was negligent, that that negligence caused an injury and that damages occurred as a result of that injury.
If the injury is caused by a defect in the pool’s design or construction, you may be able to file a product liability claim against the manufacturer or seller of the swimming pool.
Whatever theory of law your claim falls under, please remember that these laws are complex and require the expertise of a personal injury lawyer with considerable civil litigation experience handling serious injury cases.