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  • 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 ...
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  • 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 ...
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  • 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 ...
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  • Sight-Seeing Tours and Drowning Accidents

    Even though the eastern seaboard states have seen more than their share of bad weather in the last several months, bad weather is not known to interfere with the vacation or business plans of many families and business organizations. In today’s post, our drowning accident lawyer will discuss two recent accidents and how the victims and/or survivors of such accidents may need the services of an ...
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  • 24 Hour Fitness Drowning

    Indoor Drowning Accidents at Health and Fitness Centers Texas weather is well-known for its unpredictability and the recent periods of unusually cold weather changes has led to an upswing in business at gyms and fitness centers that offer indoor swimming pools for their clients. Sadly, an apparent drowning accident has claimed the life of a 72-year-old Fort Bend County (TX) man at an indoor ...
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  • Intoxication and Drowning Accidents

    It is well-known that alcohol use is a factor in as many as 20 to 30% of traffic accidents involving a fatality or serious injury. Although the statistical data is less conclusive, it is estimated that alcohol impairment / intoxication is involved in a similar percentage of drowning and near-drowning accidents each year in the United States. In this post a drowning accident lawyer will explain the ...
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  • Drowning Accidents and SCUBA Diving

    It is estimated that there are about 100 deaths each year that can be directly linked to recreational SCUBA diving, and a smaller number of deaths are associated with professional divers (e.g. underwater welders or underwater pipeline and cable inspectors). In this post, a drowning accident lawyer will review the causes of deaths during or immediately after a recreational dive and then examine how ...
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  • Drowning Accidents and Worker's Compensation

    Although most people think of drowning accidents in the context of recreational swimming, certain occupations are associated with an increased risk of drowning and near-drowning accidents. In today’s post, the drowning accident lawyer at the Doan Law Firm will provide a look at how worker’s compensation law deals with accidental drowning as a workplace injury and then offer suggestions that may ...
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  • Flash Floods, Forest Fires, and Storm Drainage

    The recent damages, and deaths, caused by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma have once again reminded us that many deaths occurring during severe weather are the result of accidental drownings rather than trauma such as lightning strikes, fire, or collapsing buildings. In today’s post, the drowning accident lawyer at the Doan Law firm will review some of the circumstances that can expose us to an ...
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  • Ten Family Members Dead after Drowning Accident Caused by Arizona Flash Flood

    What began as a family outing in the high country of central Arizona on the afternoon of July 15th became a family tragedy when a flash flood smashed into a well-known picnic and swimming area a few miles north of the town of Payson. By Sunday afternoon, 9 of the 14 family members of Maria Rayas, including Maria and her 3 children, were confirmed as dead and her husband was listed as missing. ...
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  • Liability and Drowning Accidents During Military Training Exercises

    In a previous post , a drowning accident discussed the issue of liability for deaths that occur during floods. In today’s post, the drowning accident lawyer will review the question of liability for drowning deaths involving active duty military personnel during deployment or during training exercises. Before continuing, consider the following information: Military Medicine A study published in ...
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  • Liability in Drowning Accidents Due to Floods

    Federal and State Flood Control Agencies May be Liable in Deaths During Floods Although the number of “fair weather” drowning accident deaths by far exceeds the number of deaths caused by floods, it remains a fact that many flooding deaths are preventable. In this post, our drowning accident lawyer will review some of the legal issues that may come into play in a potential drowning death due to ...
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  • Carbon Monoxide and Drowning Accidents

    Drowning accident lawyers and first responders have been aware of an increase in the number of drowning and near-drowning accidents that have occurred in indoor swimming pools and, in particular, accidents that occur while a pool water heater was in use. In this post our drowning accident lawyer discusses a recent drowning accident at a motel pool in Niles, MI, and the potential liability of ...
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  • Negligence per se and Drowning Accidents

    In previous posts we have looked at how a drowning accident can occur and the steps that should be taken by property owners to reduce the chances of such accidents. Today we will take a look at one of the legal doctrines that a drowning accident lawyer may use to establish a claim of negligence in a drowning accident. This doctrine is known as “negligence per se ” (negligence “in or of itself”). ...
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  • Attractive Nuisance and Liability for Drowning Accidents

    An interesting question that arises quite often in drowning accident wrongful death lawsuits is that of how much “duty” or “responsibility” is owed by a property owner to a visitor to the landowner’s property. The question to be specifically addressed in this blog post is “Is a property owner or a landowner liable for an injury to a visitor if the visitor is trespassing or otherwise does not have ...
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  • Protecting Legal Rights Following a Drowning Accident

    Accidental drowning cases represent a significant issue in the United States. An average of 3,536 fatal unintentional drownings not related to a boating accident occur each year in the United States, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In addition, an additional 330-plus people are drowned as the result of boating accidents or incidents of one type or another. About ...
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  • Dartmouth Swimmer Drowning Death Under Investigation

    Tate Ramsden, a 21-year-old Dartmouth College swimmer who drowned Saturday, December 26 th , 2015, was believed to have been attempting to swim four laps underwater without surfacing for air. According to a sheriff's report of the incident, Ramsden went into distress while trying to complete a "100" in the Sarasota YMCA pool after he had reportedly swam more than 4,000 yards earlier that day. ...
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  • Missing Emergency Equipment and Drowning Incidents

    If either you or someone that you love was involved in a near drowning or drowning accident due to emergency equipment that was missing leading to the much reduced possibility of resuscitation and/or rescue you need to contact The Doan Law Firm as soon as possible. At The Doan Law Firm we have a very strong commitment to helping those who've suffered through a near drowning accident or those that ...
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  • The Consequences of Near and Accidental Drowning

    Beaches, boats, swimming pools and water parks can be extremely dangerous areas for not only children but adults as well. There are also some risks to fishing charter boats and commercial dive boats. Essentially, anywhere there is water and people around it there's a chance for disaster to strike. Throughout the United States accidental drowning is a leading cause of death of young children under ...
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  • Swimming Pool Drowning Lawyer

    There are a significant amount of pool accidents that happen due to pool fences being improperly or not at all covered or fenced off. The negligence can be on the part of the caregiving, property owner or caregiver. Regardless of who is at fault, negligence is negligence. Swimming pool accidents can lead to not only injuries but also death due to the improper pool designs, pump entrapment or ...
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  • Tips for Preventing Accidental Drowning

    Anytime you're around water of any kind there's the chance that tragedy can strike. The unfortunate reality of all drowning accidents is almost all of them could have been avoided. The following set of safety tips will help you anytime you and your friends or family are having a fun day at the pool, ocean or beach: Ensure that you're never diving into water that's less than 9-feet in depth. Diving ...
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  • Accidental Drowning Water Safety Laws and Regulations

    There are voluntary guidelines that were developed by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission. These voluntary guidelines include both labelling and education. This is the effort of addressing the very real hazard of children having drowning accidents or death in buckets as little as five gallons. On face that might seem crazy, but the reality is that it's not a late night joke. ...
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  • Negligent Lifeguards and Drowning Accidents

    No matter where your child is swimming, public beach, a city pool and so on, lifeguards are in charge and trusted to protect the safety of children whether they're in or close to water. Lifeguards are professionals who are highly trained in many instances. In less fortunate instances, however, children have been devastatingly injured or lost due to lifeguards that are careless or negligent. If you ...
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  • Accidental Drowning Due To Defective Gates and Latches

    If your child has drowned through entering a pool due to a defective latch or gate you need to contact a Houston drowning accident lawyer at The Doan Law Firm in order to obtain immediate and compassionate counsel for your loss. Our firm will be able to help you in making the determination on if you have a case and then do everything that's possible for you to pursue justice in this terrible time ...
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  • Katy Lifeguard Drowns in Pool at Recreation Center

    Regardless of who you are or how much swimming experience or training you have, the reality is that drowning accidents can happen to anyone—even lifeguards. Local news outlets have reported this week that 19-year-old lifeguard Dustin Kruthaupt, who worked at the Rosewood Recreation Center, drowned at the facility’s pool on Saturday, June 15, 2013. The recreation center is located in the Katy, ...
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