Pool Drain Disembowelment

The family of a 6 year old girl who was severely injured after sitting on an open drain in a shallow country club pool filed a lawsuit this week against the club and pool manufacturer. The girl who lost part of her intestinal tract in the incident faces a small intestine transplant and lifetime medical expenses that could total tens of millions of dollars, said an attorney for the family.  The girl requires a backpack with one tube carrying nutrients to her chest and another tube carrying predigested food to her stomach. She wears a colostomy bag and must attend school with a nurse.  The lawsuit seeks damages for future medical costs and for the pool manufacturer to remove the pool cover from the market.  Several states have passed pool safety laws after children drowned or were disemboweled by drain suction. North Carolina, for example, requires pools to have dual drains to prevent such injuries.