Water Park Lawsuits
Tom J. Griffiths, Ed.D., Aquatic Safety Expert When it comes to waterpark lawsuits, two trends become apparent: Drownings in wave pools and accidents on waterslides. Concerning wave pools, these manufactured “ocean”…
Expert Swimmer Drowns During Underwater Workout
Tom Griffiths, Ed.D., Aquatic Safety Expert In a large 50-meter swimming pool, an expert swimmer in the military drowned while “dolphining” for extended periods of time. He worked out strenuously…
Child Drowns when Church Camp Visits Swimming Beach
Tom Griffiths, Ed.D., Aquatic Safety Expert Near the end of the summer season, a church camp brought a large group of children to a life-guarded lake for a day of…
Child Dies After Swim Lesson
Tom Griffiths, Ed.D., Aquatic Safety Expert This case was highly unusual and tragic on many levels. A well-known swim school with a long history of success and safety was sued…
Hotel Pool Parties Present a Problem
Tom Griffiths, Ed.D., Aquatic Safety Expert Recently, a rash of lawsuits have been filed against hotels because of drownings occurring to paying and non-paying guests. Most of these lawsuits claimed…
“Supervision” v. “Passive Supervision” in Child Drownings
Tom Griffiths, Ed.D., Aquatic Safety Expert An extended family met at a popular resort hotel in a sunbelt state. The hotel had multiple, well maintained pools located throughout their property.…
High School Student Drowns on River Rafting Trip
Tom Griffiths, Ed.D., Aquatic Safety Expert :::: Case Synopsis: A high school Senior participated on a Senior class rafting trip approximately two hours away from the school. Because he was…
Where Have All the High Dives Gone? 2018 Update
Tom J. Griffiths, Ed.D., Aquatic / Water Safety Expert:::: For the past quarter century, high diving boards (3-meters; ten feet) have been disappearing from public and private swimming pools across…
Woman Injures Herself Discharging From Waterslide
Thomas J. Griffiths, Ed.D., Aquatic Safety Consultant :::: A young mother took her two children to a family leisure pool with water slides at an aquatic facility. According to her…
