Swimming Pool Injury & Drowning

Every day people drown in swimming pools across America.  Some emerge with only minor injuries, while others tragically lose their lives.  At the Law Offices of Gerald L. Marcus, we provide representation to individuals who have been injured in a swimming pool drowning as well as family members of people who have drowned in swimming pools.  Many California residents take advantage of the year-round sunny and warm climate by having their own swimming pools.  Swimming pool owners have to take care to provide adequate safety provisions for guests who swim on their property.  When an owner fails to comply with safety regulations and someone drowns in their swimming pool, they could be held liable for damages.  A Santa Clarita personal injury attorney can help you file either a personal injury claim or wrongful death suit for situations involving swimming pool drowning.    

The Swimming Pool Safety Act requires Santa Clarita homeowners to install at least one of the seven specified drowning prevention safety features for new or remodeled pools:

• Enclosure:  An approved fence, wall, or barrier serving as an enclosure that separates the pool from the house.
• Removable Mesh Fencing:  The pool shall incorporate removable mesh pool fencing that meets American Society for Testing and Materials Specifications, in conjunction with a gate that is self-closing and self-latching and can accommodate a key lockable device.
• Safety Cover:  The pool shall be equipped with an approved safety pool cover.
• Exit Alarms:  The residence shall be equipped with exit alarms on those doors providing direct access to the pool.
• Self-Closing, Self-Latching Doors:  All doors providing direct access from the home to the swimming pool shall be equipped with a self-closing, self-latching device with a release mechanism placed no lower than 54 inches above the floor.
• Swimming Pool Alarms:  Swimming pool alarms that, when placed in pools, will sound upon detection of accidental or unauthorized entrance into the water.
• Other Means of Protection:  Other means of protection, if the degree of protection afforded is equal to or greater than that afforded by any of the devices set forth above, and have been independently verified by an approved testing laboratory as meeting standards for those devices established by the ASTM or the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).

Contact a Santa Clarita Personal Injury Lawyer at the Law Offices of Gerald L. Marcus today if you or a loved one is the victim of a swimming pool drowning!