Injuries Involving Defective Pool Fences

Drowning Attorney Working with Victims Nationwide

When a public, private, hotel or motel pool area has defective fencing, it can make possible terrible injury accidents or drowning deaths. These tragic accidents almost always are young children who have managed to get through the fence and into the water. If the child survives falling into the pool, they may suffer serious injury including brain damage. This is the terrible result of a failure to properly maintain a pool and protect children from entering as intended. Some such cases are due to a fence that doesn't adhere to the requirements, and children can fit between the bars of the fence; in other cases the latch on the gate is broken; or cases in which there is some kind of material stacked next to the fence allowing the child access through climbing.

Faulty Pool Fences Resulting in Injury or Death

Each state has a statute of limitations that specifies how long you have to file a lawsuit related to injury or death in a personal injury case, including drowning or injuries from pool-related accidents. When a defective fence has contributed to the injury it may be possible to hold the fence manufacturer liable as part of the lawsuit filed to recover compensation for damages in the case.

Through a thorough scrutiny of all aspects of the accident and who or what led to the drowning or injury, our aquatic accident and drowning lawyer at The Doan Law Firm P.C. can provide advice about how to proceed with these types of cases. Such cases are very emotional and frightening for all involved, and you and your family will be treated with the utmost respect and compassion. Our experience with aquatic accidents and drowning accidents of all types has led us to be fully determined to seek compensation for damages for families and the injured in such cases.

There are always basic safety rules that one wants to follow; this is understood. When a child is able to get into a hazardous area, no matter how it occurred, this can lead to terrible injuries, sometimes permanent, and also in the tragic loss of life of a precious child. Such cases must be addressed quickly and with the help of one of our skilled legal team members. Contact a drowning accident lawyer from our firm for a free consultation at once if you or a loved one has been harmed due to a defective pool fence.