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With summer only weeks away, our law firm’s accidental drowning database has already documented a sharp increase (> 40%) in the number of accidental drowning in April versus the first three months of the year. We have also noted that some of the accidents have occurred in either abandoned or functional open-pit rock and materials quarrying operations. Today, the drowning accident lawyer at The Doan Law Firm takes a look at two drowning incidents that occurred in rock quarries. He…

Visitors to our website are aware that, according to theCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, drowning accidents are responsible for an average of 10 deathsper day, with many of those deaths occurring in the childhood to young adult age groups. However, there is relatively little data available regarding those whosurvive such accidents and make up a subgroup that we callvictims of near-drowning accidents. In today’s post, the drowning accident lawyer at The Doan Law Firm will discuss a medical condition…

Although most drowning accidents occur outdoors, many such accidents involving younger children happen indoors in places such as hotels, day care, and recreation centers. In today’s post, we are sad to report yet another death involving a child and an indoor swimming pool. Raymond Whitlock’s drowning was third such accident in four years at Quality Inn and Suites West Waterpark in Knoxville As we have stated on other pages of this website, initial news reports ofany accident are often incomplete…

The U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that accidental drowning (not due to boating accidents) is the 5th most-common cause of unintentional injury death in the United States, with an estimated average of 10 deaths per day. Since this estimate is based on data accumulated during the years 2005 – 2014, it may not accurately reflect the results of more recent trends in water safety. In this summary, the drowning and aquatic accident lawyers at The Doan…

A tragic boat accident near Branson, MO led to the death of 17 people including children and elderly. The deaths were caused by the capsizing of a “Duck Boat”. Read more about this tragic drowning accident from the experienced boat accident lawyers at The Doan Law Firm.