Summertime is a great time to cool off at the local pool. However, every year there are many accidents that happen at swimming pools. In many circumstances, the owners of the pool can be held liable for your injuries, especially if proper safety procedures were not followed. There are many kinds of injuries that can happen such as:
Slips and Falls
Wet stairways and walking areas are the most common reason for slip and fall injuries. Pool owners can be liable if they were negligent in warning patrons and/or keeping these areas dry.
Drowning
Drowning can cause very severe injuries and in many cases death. Pool owners can be liable if there was not a lifeguard on duty or if the water was deeper than the posted depth.
Infections and Illness
Every year, many people become severely ill from swimming in contaminated water. If the proper amount of chlorine or other cleaning agents were not used, you may have a case against the owners.
If you or a loved one were injured at a public or private swimming pool, please call Attorney Mike Bowser at (888) 414-9202 today for your free case consultation. He has helped many people get the claim they deserve for their injuries and suffering.
Since 1995, Attorney Mike Bowser has successfully tried hundreds of jury trials to a favorable verdict before the Massachusetts and New Hampshire Superior and District Courts. He has recovered over $5.5 million for injured clients and he is well known for his professionalism and experience.
The best thing you can do right now is call us to schedule your free case consultation. We handle personal injury cases on a contingency fee basis, which means you don’t pay us until we recover money for you.
Here are some case results from clients who we represented in their injury cases:
Slip and Fall On Construction Site
$828,000.00
Injury
Union painter falls on construction site when he steps on copper pipe left on floor and covered with sawdust. Torn meniscus of left knee and total tear of right knee MCL/ACL. Medical bills exceed $83,000. Lost wage claim includes total permanent disability from occupation as painter.
Challenge
Insurance company for general contractor responsible for job site safety denies liability, questions the plaintiff’s credibility and challenges the extent and nature of his injuries. Pre-trial offer of $300,000 reduced to $250,000 at trial. Plaintiff owes $220,000 to Worker’s Compensation Insurance Carrier.
Result
Jury verdict following eight (8) day personal injury trial before the Suffolk Superior Court in Boston, MA. Verdict of $775,000. Pre-trial interest and comparative fault offset results in total judgment against responsible general contractor for $828,000.
Retail Store Injury
$150,000.00
Injury
Ruptured biceps tendon. Retail store drops 27′ T.V. on man at their courtesy counter.
Challenge
No offer to settle. Store denies responsibility and blames customer for injuries.
Result
Jury Verdict Hillsborough Superior Court, Nashua, NH. $150,000
Slip and Fall at New Jersey Hotel
$80,000.00
Injury
Older client suffers fractured hip requiring hospitalization and surgery after falling on wet carpeted incline outside New Jersey Hotel.
Challenge
Insurance carrier for hotel denies liability or existence of any dangerous defect in walkway surface despite unusual grade change that is covered in carpet and allowed to become slick in rain.
Result
Counsel retains safety expert to review photographs of scene and conduct scene analysis in New Jersey. Personal injury suit filed through local firm in New Jersey. Case settled week of trial. $80,000
Slip and Fall at Work
$60,000.00
Injury
Premises Liability: 57 year old woman trips and falls over broken wooden landscape stake jutting onto sidewalk outside of her place of employment during cigarette break. Woman suffers fractured wrist requiring corrective surgery and extensive missed time from work.
Challenge
Property owner denies liability for hazardous condition created by vandals who routinely broke landscape stakes that were placed by landscaping contractor. Defense also asserts that plaintiff was injured “in the course of her employment” and recovery is barred by the Worker’s Compensation Statute. Plaintiff’s counsel establishes through discovery that property owner was aware of vandals breaking stakes and leaving them in place on or near sidewalk surfaces and only took remedial corrective measures after the injury. Injury occurred while plaintiff was on break and not in the regular course of her employment at retail store.
Result
Premises liability suit settled prior to trial at mediation for $60,000.00
Fall From Horse in Massachusetts
$60,000.00
Injury
Knee injury following fall from horse in Massachusetts. Client injured when horse she is riding losses footing on buried tree stump and falls on her.
Challenge
Negligence claim that property/horse owner liable for fall and injury as he buried stump while clearing land for development, allowed plaintiff to ride in the area and did not give warning about the buried stumps. Defense asserts immunity under “Equine” statute for sponsors of horse riding activity and claims plaintiff rode horse in restricted area without owner’s permission.
Result
Settled at mediation one week before trial. Middlesex Superior Court, Lowell, MA. $60,000
Slip and Fall on Icy Side Walk
$50,000.00
Injury
Client injured in fall on icy patch on side walk outside bank suffering fractured coccyx and knee injury.
Challenge
Insurance company alleges icy patch was the result of natural accumulation of ice and snow and offers only nominal amount to settle personal injury claim.
Result
Suit filed. Discovery discloses that building maintenance worker aware that icy patch existed regularly due to run off of water from roof overhang but area was not salted on day of incident because of weekend staffing. Settled prior to trial. $50,000
BJs Slip and Fall Case
$50,000.00
Injury
Elderly client leaned on a display table at a major retail store, which rolled out from under him because wheels on display table were not locked. Client suffered hip fracture, enduring surgery and extensive treatments.
Challenge
Retail Store denied liability because display tables are not meant to be leaned on, therefore the table was not a dangerous or defective condition within the store.
Result
Case settled at mediation for $50,000.
Man Trapped In Sinkhole
$40,000.00
Injury
Leg and back injury, emotional distress. Massachusetts man becomes trapped in sinkhole when brick walkway collapses beneath him.
Challenge
No offer to settle. Property owner denies responsibility for failure to inspect and repair property.
Result
Jury Verdict Lowell District Court, Lowell, MA. $40,000
