RV parks and mobile home parks offer their residents a number of amenities, like pools. Pool areas in RV parks and mobile home parks are constantly packed with residents and their guests during the summer months. Although pools are great to cool off in, they can also represent a significant risk to residents and other guests. Unfortunately, the owners and managers of RV and mobile home parks often fail to keep up with maintenance; in some cases, these parks are built with only profit in mind, so safety is ignored from the very start.
Were you or a member of your family harmed in an RV park or mobile home? Was the harm a result of a swimming pool accident? If so, you might have grounds to file a lawsuit. You could file a swimming pool accident lawsuit and could be eligible to recover a significant amount of compensation. To learn more about your right to file an injury lawsuit for your swimming pool accident, do not hesitate to contact the experts at our firm immediately.
The experts at Normandie Law Firm are ready to help you and provide you with the guidance that you need to pursue your injury claim and fight for your right to win. Our lawyers have experience handling swimming pool accident claims stemming from incidents in RV parks and mobile home parks and are ready to help you every step of the way. If you are ready to discuss your claim with our experts, do not hesitate to contact us at your earliest convenience.
The Dangers of RV Park and Mobile Home Park Pools
Some of the possible dangers of pools at RV parks and mobile home parks include the following:
- Pools are not properly marked for depth
- Pools do not have correct slopes
- A lack of safety fences and gates (leaving pools accessible to unsupervised children)
- A lack of pool drain covers or emergency drain shut-off systems
- A lack of lifeguards on site
- A lack of maintenance in general
These are just some of the hazards that could potentially lead to swimming pool incidents, which could result in countless injuries and even death.
The Potential Injuries
Without a doubt, when anyone things of pool accidents, the first thing that comes into mind is drowning; however, there are many other injuries that victims of pool accidents could suffer in addition to drowning. Some of the injuries that victims could suffer include the following:
- Head injuries
- Traumatic brain injuries
- Fractures
- Lacerations
- Dry drowning
- Severed fingers/limbs
- Organ damage
Swimming pool accidents can lead to permanent harm; in some cases, the harm suffered in swimming pool accidents can be fatal. Regardless of the specific harm that you or a member of your family suffered in a swimming pool accident at an RV park or mobile home park, you should explore the legal options available to you.
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Your Right to Sue
Do you have the right to sue for the harm resulting from a swimming pool accident at an RV park or mobile home park? Based on the details surrounding the incident, you could have grounds to file a lawsuit. In general, the right to sue is based on the concept of premise liability, in which property owners have a duty to keep their premises safe. The owners of RV parks and mobile home parks have a duty to ensure that their entire premises, including amenities like pools, are safe for residents and their visitors. They have to inspect their premises to be able to identify and address any hazards present. If they fail to keep their premises safe and address hazards before any incident occurs that could harm innocent parties.
What does this mean? If you or a member of your family suffered a swimming pool accident at an RV park or mobile home park, you could have grounds to file a lawsuit. For more information about your right to sue, do not hesitate to contact the experts at our firm immediately.
Can You Be Compensated?
If you file a lawsuit for the harm resulting from a swimming pool accident, you could be eligible to recover monetary compensation. What could you recover? Based on the details surrounding your injury claim, you could recover compensation for some of the following:
- Medical costs
- Lost earnings
- Pain and suffering
- Funeral and burial expenses
- Loss of consortium
- Punitive damages
- Legal expenses
For more information about the type and amount of compensation that you could be eligible to receive if your lawsuit is successful, do not hesitate to contact the experts at our law firm as soon as possible. Our swimming pool accident attorneys are ready to evaluate your claim and fight for your right to recover the compensation that you are owed. Contact us today to learn more.
What Should You Do?
After any sort of incident at a mobile home park or RV park, including a swimming pool incident, there are a number of things that you should do to prepare to file your lawsuit. Consider the recommendations listed below:
- Take photos of any visible injuries
- Take photos of the hazard (and the entire scene of the incident)
- File an accident report with the property owner (request a copy of your report)
- Speak to witnesses and collect their contact information
- Seek medical care as soon as possible
- Gather all relevant medical records
- Gather records of lost wages
- Seek legal assistance as soon as possible
If you are ever unsure of what you should do, simply reach out to our experts. Our attorneys are ready to guide you every step of the way and help you file your injury claim.
File Your Claim On Time
All personal injury claims are subject to a two-year statute of limitations, meaning that claimants only have two years to file their claims. If claimants fail to file their claims on time, they could lose their right to sue. In some cases, however, it is possible for exceptions to the statute of limitations to apply. To ensure that you have a thorough understanding of the time that you have to pursue your injury claim, do not hesitate to contact the experts at our law firm immediately.
Contact Normandie Law Firm Today
Normandie Law Firm is a personal injury law firm with many years of experience handling all sorts of claims, including RV and mobile home park injury claims like swimming pool accident claims. If you are in need of legal assistance, you can trust the experts at our firm to provide you with the guidance that you need. If you are interested in discussing your claim with our experts, contact us immediately.
At our firm, we offer free legal services, which include free consultations and free second opinions. During these free legal services, our lawyers will be available to provide you with all the information that you need to begin or continue your claim – including answering all your questions and addressing all your concerns. If you would like to benefit from our free legal services, do not hesitate to contact the experts at our firm immediately.
We offer a Zero-Fee guarantee, which means that our clients will not be required to pay upfront legal fees for our legal services. In addition, we work based on contingency; therefore, our clients will not be required to pay anything until after winning their injury claims. If you do not win, you will not pay anything.
If you are ready to discuss your claim with our experts, contact us at your earliest convenience.
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