Indiana Swimming Pool Accident Lawyers

While there may be few things as refreshing as a dip in the pool on a hot summer day, it is important to remember that swimming pools are not without danger, particularly for the very young. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that drowning is the biggest cause of death in children ages 1-4 and the second biggest cause of unintentional injury death between the ages 5-14.

But the reality is that Hoosiers of any age could drown in a public or private pool, and they could also run the risk of getting seriously injured or sickened. Fortunately, compensation may be available when someone else is responsible for a swimming pool accident in Indiana, and you could improve your chances of obtaining it by partnering with the dedicated Indiana personal injury lawyers at Hensley Legal Group.

To discover what a skilled Indiana swimming pool accident attorney can do for you, just call us at (317) 472-3333, chat with us online, or fill out our contact form for a free case review now.

Common Indiana Swimming Pool Accidents

Every swimming pool accident in Indiana is unique, though these sorts of incidents commonly involve:

Drowning
Slip-and-falls on wet surfaces
Dives into shallow waters
Drain entrapment
The injuries incurred in swimming pool accidents can similarly take many different forms but may include:
Head, neck, and spinal cord trauma
Concussions and TBIs
Fractures
Paralysis

Aside from accidental injuries, swimmers could be exposed to e. coli, legionella, norovirus, giardia, nontuberculous mycobacteria, and other noxious microorganisms in pools that haven’t been adequately cleaned, potentially resulting in dire infections characterized by:

Diarrhea
Acute intestinal or respiratory distress
Irritation of the skin/rashes
Eye inflammation and conjunctivitis

Extreme swimming injuries and illnesses could require hospitalization or prolonged treatment that you may have trouble affording without assistance, but Hensley’s Indiana swimming pool accident lawyers might be able to get you that assistance through a personal injury case.

Do You Have Grounds for an Indiana Swimming Pool Accident Case?

Yet whether or not you have grounds for an Indiana swimming pool accident case will depend upon why that accident happened.

In the State of Indiana, justice for a swimming pool accident is usually sought through a premises liability claim, a kind of personal injury case for property-related losses. Any personal injury case must feature two core elements: negligence – the failure to exercise caution to avoid inflicting harm – and damages – the negative consequences of that negligence. Basically, if you sustain physical damages because of a defendant’s negligence, you could go after that defendant for financial damages.

In a premises liability case arising from an Indiana swimming pool accident, the plaintiff generally has to show that the accident occurred because of a hazard on the property where the swimming pool is located. Though the property owner is likely to be the main defendant, additional parties might share blame in some instances, like the manufacturer of a defective filter or piece of pool equipment, the pool maintenance company, and possibly other individuals, entities, and government agencies too.

For your Indiana swimming pool accident case to be viable, you will need to demonstrate that:

The defendant owed you a duty to keep the swimming pool and its surroundings in reasonably safe condition.
The defendant breached this duty by not ensuring that the pool and the environment around it were safe.
This breach directly led to the pool accident that injured you.

Most often, defendant swimming pool owners will be considered in breach of their duty if they neglected to:

Inspect their swimming pool areas for hazards;
Repair hazards about which they were aware; or
Warn about the presence of known hazards.

It is worth noting that not everyone may be owed a duty of care by Indiana property owners, whose obligations primarily extend only to invited guests and permitted visitors (and sometimes to minor trespassers with regards to “attractive nuisances” like swimming pools). However, our tenacious Indiana swimming pool accident attorneys will hold any pool owner to account who shirked a duty legitimately owed to you and ignored a hazard that made a grievous injury inevitable.

Hazards Associated with Indiana Swimming Pool Accidents

Some of the hazards that are most frequently associated with Indiana swimming pool accidents include:

Slippery walkways – Anyone or anything near a swimming pool could easily get wet, which could make the walkways slippery to a disastrous degree. To prevent passersby from losing their footing and injuring themselves, any surfaces in the vicinity of a pool should be constructed with materials that can provide sufficient traction even after they have been drenched.
Lack of fencing – Swimming pools should be fenced off or enclosed to keep small children out, and tragedy can ensue if a lack of fencing allows them to access the pool when nobody is watching.
Lax supervision – Indeed, it is critical to watch out for children and other swimmers who could be more susceptible to drowning or injury in a pool. As such, lifeguards at public pools or the owners themselves at private pools should supervise everyone who is in the water and prohibit them from swimming alone.
Malfunctioning pool filters – Pool filters with excessively strong suction could pull in and trap or otherwise injure unsuspecting swimmers, while weak filters could soon transform a swimming pool into a virtual petri dish that could significantly increase the odds of contracting a disease.
Deficient diving boards – The number one contributor to catastrophic spinal injuries during dives are diving boards that are cracked, overly slick, incorrectly positioned, or deficient in some other way.

No matter what ultimately brought about your swimming injury, you can rely on the knowledgeable Indiana swimming pool accident lawyers to determine how best to proceed.

How Our Indiana Swimming Pool Accident Attorneys Can Help

A swimming pool accident can change everything in an instant, overwhelming you with escalating expenses while undermining your ability to earn the money to manage them, but the Indiana swimming pool accident attorneys at Hensley Legal Group can help.

If you hire Hensley, we will launch a comprehensive investigation to identify the defendants who played a role in it, then establish valid claims against them within the time allotted by law. If the situation warrants it, a lawsuit can be filed as well in a court with the authority to issue a binding judgment.

Next, your Indiana swimming pool accident lawyer will work tirelessly to amass the materials necessary to build your claim. If evidence of misconduct on the part of a defendant exists, Hensley will move heaven and earth to find it.

Get Compensated for the Totality of Your Damages

Once a rock-solid case has been assembled against each of the defendants, our firm will enter into negotiations with their insurers for a settlement that compensates you for the totality of your damages, including your:

Medical bills
Lost wages
Pain and suffering
Psychological trauma
Mobility restrictions
Diminished quality of living
Loss of consortium (when applicable)

And if we do not receive an offer that is worthy of your claim, we are more than willing to go to trial for a verdict that is, unlike some of our competitors, who seldom, if ever, venture into a courtroom.

No two Indiana swimming pool accidents are completely the same, but we will always strive to get you top dollar for yours.

You Won’t Have to Pay Us Unless We Win

You may be reluctant to commit to more expenditures when you have spent so much already, but our firm operates on a contingency basis, so you won’t have to pay us anything unless our Indiana swimming pool accident attorneys win your case.

What probably started out as an enjoyable afternoon of splashing in the sun may have quickly turned into a nightmare that feels like it will never end, but Hensley will do whatever it takes to get your life back to normal.

Reach Out to Our Indiana Swimming Pool Accident Lawyers

Hensley Legal Group has been fighting on behalf of the wrongfully injured for over a quarter century. If you have been badly hurt in a swimming pool in Indiana through no fault of your own, reach out to our Indiana swimming pool accident lawyers to learn more about your legal options.

You can schedule a complimentary consultation with an accomplished Indiana swimming pool accident attorney by calling us at (317) 472-3333, chatting with us online, or filling out our contact form today.