Baltimore Family Sues Apartment Complex and Pool Company Following Drowning Death

As was reported in the Baltimore Sun last month, the family of a Baltimore County woman who drowned in a swimming pool in 2005 filed a $100 million lawsuit agains the apartment complex and pool management company, alleging that unqualified lifeguards were on duty.   The 23 year old victim, who was not a resident at the complex, was visiting a friend.  According to the family, the victim asked and received permission to use the pool from a lifeguard on duty while she was visiting a friend at the complex. At some point, the victim, who could not swim was pushed or fell into the deep end of the pool where she drowned, unnoticed.   As is set forth in the lawsuit, the victim's fmaily alleges that the lifeguard was unqualified to monitor the pool and, further compounding the problem, was unable to view all areas of the pool from his chair.  The family further alleges that the lifeguard was first notified about the victim being underwater by children swimming in the pool but struggled to find her because the water was too cloudy.  The lawsuit further alleges that the defendants were negligent by failing to keep the pool clean and safe and for failing to provide two or more lifeguards during the busy time periods. 

The lawyers at STSW have recovered several large verdicts on behalf of surviving family members whose loved one has drowned as a result of a pool company or life guard's neglect.  These negligence cases are very complex and must be handled by lawyers experienced with addressing the numerous legal and medical issues that are involved in these cases.  STSW lawyers routinely handle these types of cases in the Baltimore and Washington D.C. area.  For a free consultation on any matter where a loved one has died or suffered a catastrophic injury as a result of lifeguard neglect / unsafe pool / failure to properly train a lifeguard / failure to have the proper number of lifeguards on duty or failure to timely rescue a victim, call 410-385-2225.