As temperatures rise, families across Pennsylvania flock to swimming pools, splash pads, lakes, and water parks to cool off and enjoy the summer months. While these activities can create lasting memories, they also come with serious risks. Every year, preventable accidents at pools and water parks result in severe injuries, near-drownings, and tragic fatalities.
At Galfand Berger LLP, we have spent decades helping injured individuals and families throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey recover after serious accidents. Since 1947, our attorneys have stood up for people harmed by negligence and unsafe conditions. As summer begins, we encourage everyone to take water safety seriously.
Drowning is one of the leading causes of accidental death for children. It can happen quickly and quietly, often in a matter of seconds. Even strong swimmers can find themselves in dangerous situations due to fatigue, medical emergencies, or unexpected hazards.
To reduce the risk of drowning:
Water parks offer exciting attractions, but they can also present unique dangers. Slippery surfaces, overcrowding, mechanical failures, and inadequate supervision can all contribute to serious injuries.
Before visiting a water park:
Swimming pools and water parks can be the site of numerous accidents, including:
Wet surfaces around pools, locker rooms, and attractions can become dangerously slippery. Falls may result in broken bones, head injuries, back injuries, or spinal cord damage.
Improperly marked water depths or unsafe diving practices can cause catastrophic neck, spinal cord, and traumatic brain injuries.
Even when a drowning victim survives, oxygen deprivation can cause permanent neurological damage and lifelong medical complications.
Defective equipment, improper maintenance, inadequate staffing, or operator error can lead to serious injuries ranging from fractures to head trauma.
Improperly balanced pool chemicals or chlorine leaks can cause respiratory problems, skin burns, and eye injuries.
Property owners, pool operators, municipalities, schools, hotels, apartment complexes, and water park operators all have legal responsibilities to maintain reasonably safe premises.
When they fail to:
they may be held accountable for injuries that result.
Pennsylvania premises liability laws may allow injured victims to pursue compensation for medical expenses, lost wages, pain and suffering, and other damages.
If you or a loved one is injured:
For nearly eight decades, Galfand Berger LLP has represented individuals and families whose lives have been changed by serious accidents and negligence. Our attorneys have recovered substantial compensation for clients injured in premises liability accidents, catastrophic injury cases, and wrongful death claims.
If you or a loved one suffered injuries at a swimming pool, water park, hotel pool, apartment complex pool, or other recreational water facility, you may have important legal rights. Understanding those rights is often the first step toward protecting your future.
Summer should be a time for fun—not preventable tragedy. If you have questions about a pool accident, water park injury, drowning incident, or other negligence-related injury, contact Galfand Berger LLP to discuss your legal options.
Our experienced personal injury attorneys can evaluate your case, explain your rights, and help you determine the best path forward. Call 800-222-USWA (8792) or complete our online form. We have offices in Philadelphia, Bethlehem, Lancaster, and Reading, and serve clients in NJ and PA.
At Galfand Berger, our personal injury attorneys have been pursuing justice for injured victims throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey for nearly 80 years.
