Blog Posts in 2018

Tourist capsize in boat on Missouri lake, at least 8 dead

Tourist capsize in boat on Missouri lake, at least 8 dead 31 tourists were participating on a boat ride with “Rides with Ducks” when the boat capsized. This event led to the death of at least 8 people. Stone County Sheriff Doug Rader reported that at least seven people were hospitalized and many still remain missing. The incident was believed to be cause by weather. At 7:30 p.m., wind gusts were ...

Commercial Diving Accidents

Depending on the source you consult, it is estimated that there are from 3,000 to 7,000 commercial divers at work in the United States and in its territorial waters over the course of a year. These divers perform a variety of tasks from simple visual inspection of underwater objects to the construction of seabed pipelines that are designed to carry thousands of crude oil or refined petroleum ...

Autism and Accidental Drowning Deaths

It is well known that drowning is one of the leading causes of accidental death among children and teenagers. It has also been speculated that those in this age group who had previously been diagnosed with autism or autism spectrum disorder were more likely to suffer fatal accidental injuries than their non-affected peers. A recently-published study has validated these speculations and has also ...

Kansas City’s Schlitterbahn Water Park, former Operations Manager, Indicted by Grand Jury

A Wyandotte County, Kansas grand jury has returned criminal indictments for involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment of a child against a Kansas City water park operator, its corporate parent, and the park’s former manager in connection with the August 2016 death of a 10-year-old boy. In this post, our personal injury and wrongful death lawyer will discuss the problem of water park ...