Latest Aquatic Litigation News
Subdivision watches and waits as rain falls
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/Rain_halts_construction_at_Rivermist.html
Alum named among top minority attorneys by Texas publication
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Parents sue complex where toddler drowned
A Houston Complex failed to maintain surrounding fence and pool water visibility. Now facing law suits for negligence and the death of a 2 year old boy.
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Houston Chronicle Author: Matt Stiles Posted: 11/11/08 Copyright 2008 Houston Chronicle
Multiple warnings ignored at complex where child drowned
Unresponsive owners of Houston Complex received multiple warnings that their pool fence and water quality were not meeting specifications. Child drowns hours after City Inspections had been there responding to complaints.
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Houston Chronicle Author: Matt Stiles Posted: 10/28/08 Copyright 2008 Houston Chronicle
Hilliard & Muñoz, L.L.P., Announces Lawsuit in Apartment Drowning of Houston Toddler
Lawsuit and restraining order filed against Houston complex for the death of a toddler and the negligence of pool maintenance on the property.
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Press Release Source: Hilliard & Muñoz, L.L.P. Posted: 11/11/08
EDINA, Minn., March 22 (UPI) -- A 6-year-old Edina, Minn. girl has died after a pool drain removed a large portion of her small intestine nine months ago, a report said.
Abigail Taylor died Thursday evening at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, her family's lawyer, Bob Bennett, said.
Taylor was in the Minneapolis Golf Club's children's pool June 29, 2007, when her posterior became stuck in a pool drain, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reported Friday. The drain's suction reportedly pulled out a large portion of her small intestine and left her with other internal injuries.
She went to school in the fall for several days, despite undergoing several operations to correct the effects of the incident -- including several major organ transplants -- the report said.
The incident reportedly resulted in a lawsuit against the Sta-Rite drain-producer and the golf club, as well as tougher pool regulations adopted by Congress, the newspaper said.
