- David Mittleman | August 24, 2009 12:00 PM | Lansing, MI
Category:
Miscellaneous
Firefighters had to use numerous power tools to rescue a young girl whose arm was caught in a pool drain at a condominium complex in Key Biscane, Florida.
Back in January I wrote about the fact...
- Larry Buckfire | June 06, 2008 12:43 PM | Detroit, MI
Category:
Wrongful Death
Summer is now here and swimming pools are a favorite choice to escape the hot and steamy weather. While this provides for great fun and exercise, the safety aspect of swimming is a great concern.
- David Mittleman | November 13, 2009 9:18 AM | Lansing, MI
Category:
Miscellaneous
The family of a 3-year-old Dearborn boy is suing the Kalahari water park in Sandusky, Ohio after the boy drowned in a 3-foot deep wading pool on August 2nd. The lawsuit alleges that the boy did not...
- Mark Bello | May 31, 2011 10:44 PM | Farmington Hills, MI
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Defective & Dangerous Products
Memorial Day weekend means the opening of thousands of pools nationwide. Unfortunately, this year was an exception after the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced a recall of nearly...
- David Mittleman | December 09, 2010 3:19 PM | Lansing, MI
Category:
Spinal Cord Injuries
In a tragic freak accident just weeks before her wedding day, Rachelle Friedman was pushed into a pool during her bachelorette party and is now paralyzed from the chest down.
Rachelle and her...
- David Mittleman | August 10, 2010 3:21 PM | Lansing, MI
Category:
Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
Jackson, Mississippi—a jury recently awarded $4.7 million to the parents of two children who nearly drowned in a swimming pool at the La Quinta Inn in Jackson in 2007. Specifically, the...
- David Mittleman | May 18, 2010 1:34 PM | Lansing, MI
Category:
Wrongful Death
Chesire, Connecticut--Krista Repko and her mother must pay $1.1 million to the family of 3-year-old Cole Veenhuis, who died after drowning in his family’s swimming pool while Krista was...
- David Mittleman | January 22, 2009 8:59 AM | Lansing, MI
Category:
Defective & Dangerous Products
About a month ago, I wrote about how swimming pool operators would be required to install new safety devices aimed at preventing entanglement and drowning. Despite having nearly a year to comply...
- David Mittleman | December 19, 2008 8:58 AM | Lansing, MI
Category:
Defective & Dangerous Products
Many of us in the frozen latitudes are probably longing for warm weather by now. I, for one, would like to put down my snow shovel and lounge around by a swimming pool. Starting tomorrow, that might...