Drowning Accidents in the San Fernando Valley
San Fernando Valley Children's Injury Attorney
In California, drowning is the number one cause of death in children under the age of five, and nearly 80% of drowning or near-drowning episodes occur in swimming pools. However, when young children are concerned, studies show that it doesn't take very much water for drowning-related injuries or death to occur. Whether it's a pool, a bathtub, or even a bucket of water one might use for mopping or cleaning a car, when young children are drowning victims it can be devastating emotionally and financially for parents and family members. If you, or someone you know has a child who suffered a drowning-related injury in someone else's swimming pool or while in the care of an individual supervising your child, contact a San Fernando Valley children's injury attorney right away to discuss your legal rights.
In 1988, California introduced the California Health and Safety Code Sections 115920-115929, also known as Swimming Pool Safety Act, which requires all pool owners (and renters of homes with pools) to take reasonable precautions for both supervised and unsupervised pool use to prevent swimming pool accidents, or owners may be sued for any deaths or injuries that result, even if the injured person didn't have permission to use the pool. But not all drowning-related injuries and deaths involve swimming pools. Incidents can occur in bathtubs or during aquatic activities, like boating, water sports, fishing or swimming in the ocean, lakes, rivers and other bodies of water. Drowning injuries can even occur in receptacles with as little as one inch of liquid.
Contact a San Fernando Valley children's injury lawyer today!
What can be most devastating about drowning-related injuries is that, in some cases, the drowning could likely have been prevented or have been preventable with adequate adult supervision or through proper safety precautions. With this in mind, don't hesitate to contact an experienced San Fernando Valley Children's Injuries Attorney from the Law Offices of Ardalan & Associates right away if your child has suffered drowning injuries due a negligent adult in San Fernando Valley or surrounding communities of Woodland Hills, Burbank, Calabasas, Glendale and Encino, California. Lawyers from the firm will thoroughly investigate your case and diligently seek compensation from the liable party for your pain, suffering and expenses.
Contact a San Fernando Valley children's injury lawyer from the Law Offices of Ardalan & Associates today.