Patio and Pool Umbrella Personal Injury Lawsuit

Patio and Pool Umbrellas Can Be Dangerous

Patios and pools are all the rage in the summertime months. That time to go outside and enjoy the outdoors of your backyard, or that of your friends and family, is actually right now. In the summer, spring and fall months weather permitting, many people use patio and pool umbrellas in their green spaces. A patio or pool umbrella is able to block out the sun’s harmful rays, provide a safe and easy to use area of privacy, and cover a place to sit, recline or dine while enjoying the great outdoors of your backyard.

But patio and pool umbrellas are also able to cause great personal injury and damage. Most people outside in their yards or the yards of their friends have never thought that the patio and pool umbrella was “out to get them,” but it might be the case. The patio and pool umbrellas are actually heavy pieces of outdoor equipment. They are mounted in stands, on hang-over one-sided solid ground-based apparatus, through outdoor dining tables, or on stand alone structures in backyards across the country.

Some patio and pool umbrellas are attached to a home or outdoor structure, and swing out precariously from that structure to provide a shaded area for people sitting under it. These patio and pool umbrellas are very heavy, and even setting them up can take several people at times. If the patio and pool umbrellas were to fall on your head or foot, you would definitely feel it. You could also suffer an injury at this point, because of a heavy object falling down on your body.

Outdoor Umbrella Recalls

Many pool and patio umbrellas used outside have been recalled this year. The Umbrosa umbrellas which are made with an Umbrosa Evolution Arm holder has been recently recalled, because the umbrella arm can break off causing an injury. These structures are heavy metal, and if it were to break off and hit you on the head or body, it would cause an injury. The arm is a metal rod with protruding bolts and screws, and the umbrella itself has sharp spokes and ribs that can cause an injury.

Outdoor Umbrellas Can Cause Serious Injuries

The types of injuries that you can incur sitting under or nearby to a patio or pool umbrella include the following:

• Cuts and scrapes
• Abrasions
• Concussions
• Lacerations on face and arms
• Blunt trauma to head
• Blindness from spokes
• Concussion from heavy object contacting with head
• Broken foot
• Deep cuts from ribs cutting into skin

It will be time to file a lawsuit, when you feel that you have been wronged in this type of personal injury case. You will need to discuss your case with a lawyer with experience in personal injuries that came from sitting under outdoor backyard equipment, such as patio and poolside umbrellas.

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Outdoor Umbrellas Are Often Awkwardly Placed Outside

When a homeowner or renter buys an outdoor patio or pool umbrella, the umbrella is meant to be placed to fit the needs of the outdoor space it is in. There are often areas where the homeowner or renter wants to place the outdoor umbrella, but it really doesn’t fit quite right. If the furniture is laid out in a way that causes a tripping hazard, or that the umbrella is in the path of walking to seating, it is in a dangerous place. In that situation, the umbrella can get jostled, taken off balance or pushed to one side which might make it more likely to fall on someone. The center of the umbrella may not be stable either, making it easier to tip over.

If this type of injury happens to you, just give us a call. Don’t go it alone, talk to an attorney with expertise in cases of injury by patio and pool umbrellas. We know about these types of cases, and have handled them successfully in the past. That being the case, our attorneys are here to talk to you, and they specialize in patio and pool umbrella injuries. You need to talk to a lawyer with specialty in this type of case. We can help, but only if you call us today.

Head and Foot Injuries are Typical with a Patio and Pool Umbrella

Many people are “attacked” by pool and patio umbrellas, it is quite a common occurrence. If the umbrella used outdoors is not securely fastened to the fixed or mobile base area, it can tip over, simple as that. If there is a center pole, it needs to be reviewed and checked for rust or bending, to prevent falling over. Even an umbrella with a simple canopy can fall over on a balcony or smaller area porch. Umbrellas that are not securely fastened can flail around in a wind storm and poke out an eye as well.

The ribs of the umbrella canopy keep the umbrella taut while it is in the open position. The main ribs spread out and then there are ancillary ribs on a second tier. The ribs need to be strong enough to withstand wind, rain, umbrella normal use of opening up and down and be made of sturdy materials (fiberglass is better than wood or aluminum). The hub supports the rib area of the umbrella and the finial is what anchors the umbrella canopy securely to the umbrella frame. Any of these components can be damaged, rusted, bent or broken, which will add to the patio or pool umbrella falling over to injure someone sitting under it.

The offset patio and pool umbrellas are called cantilevers, and they jut out from an arched angle on one side to offer shade in backyard areas. These umbrellas are dangerous because they have the ability to tilt at all angles. If they are not stabilized after having been adjusted and tilted for shading purposes, they can easily tilt over too far and fall on someone as a result.

Outdoor Umbrellas of Any Size or Price Point Can Tip Over

Remember, the price of an umbrella is no determining factor that it will or will not tip over. Any outdoor patio or pool umbrella that is under several hundred dollars, or over several thousand dollars, has the same likelihood of falling over and injuring someone in the process. Umbrellas that are poorly maintained, poorly stabilized or poorly erected do not discriminate, and will fall on a person regardless of age, station in life or affinity to liking outdoor umbrellas!

When you are injured by a pool or patio umbrella, you need lawyers who can help with the consequences of this type of action. Just call our experienced attorney in Los Angeles who will not have the slightest intimidation regarding this situation, to bring an action to effectuate a win-win situation for you.

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Under the proviso that we are here for you, you can call us anytime to get a second opinion. It does not matter who you have talked to first, we can talk to you and tell you what we can do to get you the money you deserve. A lawyer will tell you that this type of issue will usually arise in these cases, but may not have a clue as to how to get back the money you need to cover your losses or injuries in this particular case. You need to call us to talk to an attorney. This is the situation where there can be no doubt whatsoever that you need an expert on your side. We are able to provide that expert advice for you, but only if you call us now.

I Was Injured by a Pool Umbrella at a Pool Party, Can I Sue?”

You may be wondering, “Can I sue under these circumstances? The answer is, “Yes, we can sue in this case.” We know that there are facts to uncover, as determined by the issues that will be reviewed when we sit down and talk with you about it. You are within your rights to get back your losses and money for your injuries if a patio or pool umbrella injures you at a pool party. When you have an unexpected loss in the form of emergency room and hospital bills, you need to be reimbursed for the people who are at fault for you incurring those bills in the first place.

A Patio Umbrella Fell Down on My Head Recently, Can I Sue?”

If you were at someone’s house for a pool party, and had an umbrella fall down on your head, you have a claim. You can enjoy yourself at a pool party without being injured, and you should have been able to have fun without suffering a head injury at that party. Someone put up the umbrella, correct? Someone bought the umbrella, put it up, did not maintain it or left it out in the rain or elements, and someone did not ensure that the umbrella was still safe to use before the party and festivities began. That “someone” is the person or persons responsible to you for reimbursing you for your injuries, if you are injured by their umbrella at their pool party.

“But It Is My Friend, Should I Still Bring a Lawsuit?”

You need not feel ashamed, guilty or embarrassed to bring an action against the owner of a patio or pool umbrella, if it fell down on top of you and injured you at a party. Look at it this way. If you were walking down the street, enjoying a stroll down the lane, and something fell out of a building and hit you on your head causing you an injury, you would bring an action. Let’s just stay here a second. If you were hit by a canopy while leisurely walking down a city street, what would you do? Well, you would look around to find the name on name on the building, find out who owned it, or who managed it. You would have to go to the emergency room to get checked out and incur huge bills for your medical care. You would be inconvenienced and would want whoever did this to you to reimburse you for your medical bills.

Well, let’s now go back to that backyard patio or pool umbrella. It actually does not matter whose backyard you were in, whether it be your friend, neighbor or anyone else you know. If you are hit by that person’s umbrella, hard enough to sustain an injury, that person is 100% responsible and needs to pay for your losses and damages. If you are injured by an umbrella, then the umbrella owner is liable. There may be other issues to this case, but it generally will look like this: person owns item, item hits you, you are hurt, person owning item is responsible.

If this happens to you, it is time to give us a call for getting back the money that you deserve in this type of case.

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Whose Fault Is It That the Patio or Pool Umbrella Caused Injuries?

That is a great question, but it is one that we are unable to answer before fully investigating the claim for you. We understand that there may be many people who have been in the chain of ownership of the patio or pool umbrella responsible for injuring you. Look at it this way, if a patio or pool umbrella is defective, it is the responsibility of the manufacturer to recall the product from the market. If someone is injured by a defective product, one it is determined that something is wrong with it, it needs to get recalled. The reason that it takes some time for items that are defective to be recalled, is that if no one is injured, the manufacturer may not know that there is an issue with the product.

Who Is Responsible for My Injuries?

In the instance that you are injured by a product such as a patio or pool umbrella, you can start with the manufacturer of the product to determine liability. Next, you will be able to possibly bring an action against the person who bought the item and placed it in his or her home. Finally, if someone performed some function to modify the umbrella, that individual may be liable for your injuries as well. For example, if a person changes the product, such as propping it open to full capacity, or tying tea lights to it to constrict the motion of it going up and down, then that individual too may have responsibility for your losses if you are hurt by it.

It is often the case that a person will buy one of these patio and pool umbrellas, and modify it to suit their needs in the backyard. There is a manual for the safe operation of this type of outdoor equipment, just as there is a manual for all types of outdoor equipment. But that does not mean that anyone has ever read it! Most people who buy a patio or pool umbrella will buy the product, take it home and open it up. Then, they just put it up the best way they know how, which may bypass some of the safety features.

Patio and Pool Umbrellas Need to Be Continually Checked for Safety in Use

For some people, the entire time that they have used an outdoor patio or pool umbrella, they may have never inspected it again to ensure that it is safe to use. This is the issue when one of these patio or pool umbrellas breaks. We are able to untangle this type of case for you. We know exactly what to look for in regards to liability for these cases regarding patio and pool umbrellas that injure others.

When you give us a call, our Los Angeles case lawyers can file a lawsuit right away. We will review your case and tell you what we can do to get you back the recovery compensation that you need for this type of claim. Here, our case attorneys in Los Angeles can sue for you, and resolve any issues that you have had in this case.

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