Bluffton, South Carolina, Drowning Incident Lawyer
Drowning often involves negligence by the pool owner. In one of the cases Mr. Akins handled, a child drowned because he gained access to a pool through a defective gate that had been there for many years. In cases like this, the civil justice system may hold property owners responsible.
Dale Akins is a lawyer with nearly 20 years of experience in representing families in swimming accidents and other types of wrongful death cases in South Carolina and Georgia. He handles drowning and other injury cases in private pools, public pools, water parks and pools in hotels, condominiums and timeshares.
Under municipal, state and federal regulations, property owners have to keep their pools reasonably safe for other people, including invited and uninvited guests. While regulations vary according to the type of pool, property owners generally have to:
- Maintain a safe fence or barricade around the pool
- Provide safety and resuscitation equipment
- Provide a 911 phone line
- Provide properly trained lifeguards in some situations
- Provide a safe depth for diving (or warnings if the pool is not deep enough for diving)
- Follow safety guidelines for diving boards
Mr. Akins handles swimming accident cases involving drowning as well as injury. Injuries caused by poorly maintained pools may include broken bones from falls on slippery surfaces, broken necks from diving in improperly marked pools and brain injury caused by near-drowning.
Swimming pool injury and drowning accidents are generally covered either by homeowners insurance (for a private pool) or by a general commercial liability policy.
Free attorney consultation: Contact lawyer Dale Akins, for a consultation about your drowning or swimming pool accident case. He handles all personal injury and drowning death cases on a contingency fee basis.
