Maison Law stands up for families who have lost a loved one in a tragic Turlock drowning incident caused by negligence. We help victims hold property owners and operators responsible when victims are allowed access to unsafe pools, lakes, and rivers. To find out how to hold at-fault parties fully accountable for their carelessness, contact a skilled California lawyer and schedule a free consultation. It’s a no-risk way to determine how to seek justice and secure support for the family members left behind.
Should My Family Talk to a Lawyer After Losing Someone in a Drowning?
Families will usually benefit from discussing their case with a California Drowning Accident Lawyer. A lawyer provides a defense against the tactics of greedy insurance companies and can often secure more in support for families.
Nothing can bring back a lost loved one, but those responsible for a drowning should face justice. Close relatives left behind must also be supported as they must deal with funeral costs and the loss of income the deceased may have provided.
Those individuals and businesses whose carelessness caused a tragedy will often have the money to afford high-priced lawyers. It’s critical that you have a lawyer in your corner to protect your family’s interests. You don’t have to worry about how you’ll afford a Maison Law attorney. We don’t get paid unless we win your case. Then our fee comes out of the settlement money your family receives.
Drowning Accident Dangers in Turlock
Stanislaus County is a big place and there are many ways people can lose their lives in tragic drownings. There are plenty of pools, lakes, rivers, and ponds within and all around every city. Residents might hop into the public pool at Columbia Park during the summer. They might find a spot along Turlock Lake or Tuolumne River to wade in.
People must act responsibly around pools and around the natural hazards of lakes and rivers, but those who own and operate bodies of water also take responsibility for the safety of visitors.
These are just some of the safety precautions property owners and government departments must take to keep swimmers safe:
- Providing the proper number of lifeguards.
- Proper training for those lifeguards.
- Providing proper safety devices and first aid for swimmers and disabled guests.
- Maintenance of pools to prevent hazards with drains and other features.
- Removal of slip-and-fall hazards that might send someone into the water while unconscious.
- Preventing overcrowding.
- Providing fencing and security measures to prevent unattended people from entering and suffering harm.
- Putting up warning signs about hazards in natural bodies of water like along rivers, lakes, and ponds. Signs about deep water, underwater obstructions, and strong currents. No swimming signs.
- Keeping swimmers out of the path of careless boaters.
When these dangers are ignored and someone drowns, a Turlock drowning accident lawyer can help families file wrongful death cases. These claims hold those who could have done more to prevent drownings responsible for a family’s funeral and burial costs and for paying remaining medical expenses. Maison Law also seeks help for the family for the future, when they’ll be without the financial contributions the deceased would have supported the family with.
Who Can Be Held Accountable for Drownings?
Anyone whose negligence leads to a drowning can be held liable for someone’s death. That might be a hotel corporation that doesn’t provide lifeguards around pools. It may be the city of Turlock for creating a water hazard at a city pool. An apartment management company could face liability for a tragic accident at an apartment complex pool.
These are just a few of the potentially liable parties after a drowning:
- The property owner or homeowner
- Landlord
- Resort owner
- Waterpark owners such as the owners of Island Waterpark in Fresno
- A Home Owner’s Association (HOA) responsible for a pool or lake in a housing community
- A business owner or company that operates a theme park or a boat rental location
- City, County, State, or Federal Department responsible for a public pool or beach.
Holding a government entity, like Turlock Recreational Services, responsible will be complex. Government parks and rec departments enjoy certain protections that make it harder to hold them liable for negligence. In some cases, families have to file paperwork simply to get permission from the government to file a lawsuit.
The deadlines for cases filed against the city will often have much shorter deadlines than normal liability cases. Families must seek help from a skilled California wrongful death lawyer when confronting a government agency.
Compensation for Families After a Tragic Drowning
A California wrongful death lawyer makes sure that every hardship a family is put through after a tragedy is the responsibility of the at-fault party.
Every damage the family faces now and will face in the future must be included in a wrongful death claim. Anything left off would be something a liability insurance company could ignore.
These and other factors would determine the size of the wrongful death settlement or judgment:
- Totals on leftover medical bills and ambulance fees.
- Support to pay for a funeral and burial.
- The emotional hardships a family will suffer.
- Support for children of the victims who have lost the love and guidance of a parent. That includes the cherished moments of entering college and graduating and sharing the gift of childbirth with parents. Those moments can’t be replaced, but those at fault must be held accountable.
- Support for parents who lose the love and companionship of a child now and in the future.
- Cost of psychological counseling for family members to help them cope with the loss.
- Loss of consortium. (The lost support of a spouse or partner)
- Reimbursement for the wages the victim can no longer contribute to the family in the coming years.
Schedule a Free Consultation with a California Drowning Accident Lawyer
After a careless drowning accident claims the life of a loved one, take action to seek justice from a negligent property owner or business owner. Contact the skilled Turlock Drowning Accident Lawyers at Maison Law, for a free consultation and case evaluation. It’s a no-risk way to find out how to keep a negligent party from avoiding blame and how to secure every benefit possible for your family after a tragedy.
And don’t worry about having the money to hire an attorney. Maison Law fights for the rights of families on a contingency basis. It means we don’t get paid unless we win the case for your family. Then our fee comes out of the settlement check or judgment your family receives.
