CCD Law of Spokane safeguards victims after they’ve been injured while using a pool. We also represent families who have lost a loved one in a tragic drowning.  We hold pool owners, business owners, and in some cases, the City of Spokane fully responsible for their negligence that leads to pool accidents. Contact a skilled pool accident attorney to get a free case consultation.
Spokane Pool Accident Risks
There are plenty of places for Spokane residents and visitors to dip a toe in a pool in the warmer months. In the summer, pools open up at hotels and area resorts. Some homeowners maintain pools in their backyards. Several pools can be found at waterparks like Splashdown or at Raptor Reef in Idaho. At each location, fun and cooling down is the goal, but safety must be the first consideration.
There are hazards that every guest faces at these pools, and often owners and operators don’t do enough to prevent major accidents and heartbreaking drownings. They must show a “duty of care” under state premises liability laws. It means they must monitor for hazards they cause, or another visitor causes. These dangers must be spotted in a reasonable amount of time and fixed or cleaned up.
Swimmers might slip on a puddle and hit their heads on the concrete around the deep end. These falls can cause broken bones and bleeding, even a head injury. Victims might go to the hospital after a near-drowning experience. Lifeguards may have saved them, but that time in exposure to water and lack of oxygen can cause permanent brain damage and other health issues.
These are just some of the life-threatening dangers and negligence those responsible for pool safety could be responsible for:
- Lack of lifeguards
- Lack of training for lifeguards and staff
- Negligent supervision
- Lack of warning signs
- Swimmers allowed to dive in too shallow of water
- Horseplay too close to the pool
- Reckless guests allowed to harm others
- Overcrowding allowed
- Insufficient lifesaving equipment
- Unsafe chemicals
- Defective drains, pumps, or other pool parts
- Inadequate fencing
- Inadequate security to keep young people out after hours
Your Spokane Drowning Accident Lawyer fully investigates your case to gather evidence of the negligence a pool owner showed if you were injured or you lost a family member in a drowning. This evidence is used to clearly show the liability the owner and the owner’s liability insurance company are responsible for. Your lawyer then demands the most in support available for victims and their families.
Who is Responsible for Pool Drownings?
The duty of care required for swimmers extends to all owners and operators of pools. That can include:
- Hotel owners
- Landlords and Apartment Management Companies
- Waterpark owners
- Homeowners
- HOA in charge of community pools.
Homeowners and business owners are often fully responsible for near-drownings and drownings that occur while someone is trespassing. Pool owners must secure their pools so that curious children and teens can’t easily make their way past gates and get into pools unattended.
Can I Sue the City of Spokane After an Injury at a Public Pool?
The City of Spokane opens up aquatic centers across Spokane in the summer and welcomes in the public. They are also legally required to show a “duty of care” to everyone entering the gates. They must keep people as safe as possible at locations like:
- AM Cannon
- Comstock
- Hillyard
- Liberty
- Shadle
Spokane’s Parks and Recreation Department welcomes people in, but they must also monitor people and locations all day for unsafe activity and unsafe obstacles.
Victims and their loved ones can file lawsuits against the city, but they must know that a claim filed with the city will be more complex and could require quicker action.
Cities are often protected from litigation. They can ask victims to seek permission to file lawsuits. The statute of limitations on the case can also be much shorter. Families may only have months to file a wrongful death claim after a tragic drowning. If they miss this deadline, the case could be thrown out.
After an accident that occurs during a swim day at Comstock or Hillyard pools, a skilled lawyer can help you hold city officials accountable for what happened and make sure you file in plenty of time to earn the support needed.
Compensation for Victims at Spokane Pools
Injured victims will need to demand full compensation for their medical care and any care expected to be needed in the years ahead. Families mourning the loss of a loved one will need enough in support to ensure they don’t face financial turmoil years down the road. They should also receive support for the emotional loss they’ll continue to feel in the years ahead.
Your lawyer will be asking for these benefits and more in a settlement check for you and your family:
- Support for medical Bills (Past and Future).
- Potential lifetime costs of a physical disability, including home care and medical equipment expenses.
- Support for the physical pain patients endure.
- Support for the emotional trauma patients can experience. PTSD symptoms after a near-drowning and a loss of enjoyment of life if an injury keeps them from doing the things they love.
- Wages and benefits a patient loses while away from work.
- Wrongful Death Benefits for Families. Families can file a wrongful death claim and demand help with burial costs and paying leftover medical bills. A Spokane attorney can help file this claim on behalf of the family. A lawyer would seek the maximum in support available while allowing the family time to mourn. A skilled attorney would also make sure the income and guidance the loved one would have provided in the future also factor into a wrongful death settlement.
Contact a Spokane Drowning Accident Attorney
Speak with a Spokane Swimming Pool Accident Lawyer at CCD Law about your case as soon as possible before evidence disappears and witnesses become hard to locate. Contact us to receive a free case consultation. It’s an easy way to find out how to hold negligent property and business owners, and the city of Spokane fully accountable after a heartbreaking injury or drowning incident.
There’s no obligation and your case review is completely confidential. We want to stand by your family during this difficult time. CCD Law fights to see victims and families receive the support they need to rebuild their lives. We also work carefully and compassionately to cause as little disruption to victims and families during the claims process so they can focus on recovery.
