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Who Is Liable for a Pool Drowning?

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Who Is Liable for a Pool Drowning?

More than one party is often responsible for a single drowning. Identifying every accountable party is essential to full justice.

Potentially responsible parties

  • Homeowners and short-term rental hosts
  • Hotels, resorts, HOAs, and apartment complexes
  • Public pools, camps, and water parks
  • Pool builders and maintenance companies
  • Manufacturers of defective drains and equipment

Why it is often more than one

A drowning can result from overlapping failures — an unfenced pool, a broken drain cover, and an absent lifeguard. Each responsible party may share liability.

Finding every party

We investigate thoroughly to identify all who contributed, because that often determines whether a family is made whole.

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Multi-state representation. Attorney Michael A. Haggard is licensed to practice law in Florida (State Bar of Florida, 1996) and is admitted to the U.S. District Courts for the Southern, Middle, and Northern Districts of Florida. Because aquatic-injury, drowning, and premises-liability cases demand nationally-recognized expertise, Mr. Haggard regularly represents families throughout the United States through pro hac vice admission or in association with locally-licensed co-counsel — a standard, court-approved practice for cases of this specialized nature.

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