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Swimming Pool Accident & Drowning Lawyers

In the heat and humidity of Texas’ summers, swimming pools can offer cool relief and a reason to spend time outdoors with friends and family in otherwise unpleasant weather. But swimming pools come with great risk as well – nine people drown each day in the United States. Drownings are also the second-leading cause of fatalities among children. Even nonfatal near-drowning incidents can leave adults and children with life-altering injuries like internal organ damage.

If you or a loved one suffered a swimming pool injury that occurred due to the negligence of the pool owner, it may be possible to recoup damages to cover the cost of your injuries through a premises liability suit. This type of injury claim holds the responsible parties accountable for their negligent actions that led to your injury.

Below, we’re going to cover types and causes of swimming pool accidents and injuries, and how liability for pool accidents works in Texas.

Beyond drowning, there are a number of other very serious injuries that occur in and around swimming pools:

• Traumatic brain injuries
• Spinal cord injuries
• Slip and fall injuries
• Broken bones
• Broken teeth
• Internal organ damage or internal bleeding
• Sharp object puncture wounds
• Cuts, scrapes or bruises
• Electrocution
• Infections that cause lasting bodily harm
• Entrapment underwater
• Chemical burns

Most swimming pool accidents and injuries can be prevented with proper safety precautions and supervision of children using the pool. Common causes of swimming pool accidents include:

• Overcrowding
• Improper or malfunctioning pool lighting
• In public pools, untrained, negligent, or absent lifeguards
• In private pools, failure of the pool owner to supervise children using the pool
• Failure to warn of hidden dangers (for example, water that is too shallow for diving)
• Lack of markings and/or restraints to section off the deep end
• Missing or broken safety equipment
• Negligent pool maintenance
• Lack of access restrictions (for example, fencing around the pool)

If you have been injured in a tractor-trailer or other large truck accident in Texas, you may have the right to compensation for your medical bills, lost wages, and pain and suffering. In some cases, you could also pursue punitive damages.

There are many different sources of possible recovery for truck accident victims, and the experienced truck accident attorneys at the Sewell Law Firm will explore every possible avenue. Further, we will investigate the causes of the trucker’s negligence which may include fatigue, distraction, mechanical failure, or road conditions, and probe the claims history of the trucking company to determine if the company itself has failed to maintain safety standards.