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No Family Should Go Through This. Someone Is Responsible.
Drowning is the leading cause of accidental death for Florida children ages 1 to 4 — a devastating statistic driven almost entirely by preventable negligence. Broken pool gates. Unguarded community pools. Inadequate supervision at daycare facilities. When a child is lost to a drowning that should never have happened, Shiner Law Group fights for the accountability and compensation your family deserves.
The Property Owner's Insurer Is Already Working Against You
The moment your child drowns on someone else's property, the property owner's insurance company opens a file. Their adjusters and attorneys begin building a defense immediately. Your family needs representation now — not after you've spoken to their adjuster.
Evidence Must Be Preserved Within Days
Pool gate conditions, surveillance footage, maintenance records showing known defects, and prior incident reports are critical. Property owners will repair defective conditions quickly. Shiner Law Group issues preservation letters on day one.
A Personal Representative Must Be Appointed
Florida wrongful death claims require a court-appointed personal representative to file on behalf of the estate and surviving family. Our attorneys guide families through this process while handling every aspect of the legal claim.
Child Drowning in Boca Raton — Holding the Responsible Party Accountable
Every child drowning in Boca Raton leaves a family shattered — and nearly every one was preventable. Florida law is clear: pool owners have a duty to protect children from access to pools through compliant barriers. When a child dies or suffers brain injury because a gate was broken, a fence was too short, or a community pool was left unguarded, the property owner bears full civil liability under both premises liability law and Florida's attractive nuisance doctrine.
The attractive nuisance doctrine is particularly powerful in child drowning cases. It holds that property owners can be liable for injuries to children who are attracted to dangerous conditions on their property — even if the child was trespassing. Because swimming pools are inherently attractive to children, owners cannot simply lock a gate and consider their duty fulfilled. They must maintain all barriers in working order, continuously and proactively. When they fail, the law holds them responsible.
Child drowning cases in Boca Raton involve a range of settings: neighbor pools accessed through broken fences, HOA community pools with inadequate supervision, apartment complex pools with code-violating barriers, daycare and school pools, and hotel pools without adequate lifeguard coverage. Each setting involves different liable parties — and our attorneys pursue every one while shielding your family from the legal process as much as possible during this devastating time.
For families of children who survived with brain injuries: Near-drowning anoxic brain injury is often a lifetime sentence. Children who survive drowning with brain damage face decades of specialized medical care, educational intervention, therapeutic services, and lost lifetime potential. Our attorneys work with life care planners and economic experts to fully document and pursue every dollar of future care your child will need.
Where Child Drownings Happen in Boca Raton
How Child Drownings Happen in Boca Raton — Preventable Negligence Every Time
Child drownings do not happen in an instant — they happen because someone failed a clear legal duty that existed specifically to protect children from this exact risk.
Broken or Unlocked Pool Gate
Florida's pool barrier law (Fla. Stat. 515.29) exists specifically to prevent child drownings. A gate that doesn't latch, a fence with gaps, or a barrier below 4 feet is a statutory violation — and a direct cause of child drowning deaths.
Inadequate Supervision at Daycare or School
Licensed childcare facilities operate under strict child-to-supervisor ratios. When a child drowns because a facility failed to maintain adequate supervision near water, the operator faces direct liability for that staffing failure.
HOA Deferred Pool Maintenance
HOA boards that receive maintenance requests for broken pool gates and defer repairs to save money face direct liability when a child drowns as a result. Board meeting minutes and maintenance request logs document this negligence explicitly.
Defective Pool Drain Entrapment
Children's hair, limbs, and small bodies are particularly vulnerable to pool drain entrapment. Non-compliant drains trap children underwater in seconds — the manufacturer and property owner share liability under federal and state law.
No Pool Alarm or Safety Cover
Florida law provides multiple compliance pathways — fence, alarm, cover, or door alarm. Property owners who select a safety cover or door alarm option but fail to maintain it in working order create the same liability as those with no barrier at all.
Delayed Emergency Response
The speed of rescue response determines whether a child survives — and whether they survive with brain damage. Property owners whose staff failed to respond or who lacked required rescue equipment face liability for every consequence of that delayed response.
Injuries We Represent
- Wrongful death — the most common outcome in toddler and young child pool drowning cases
- Anoxic brain injury — permanent, severe cognitive impairment when oxygen is cut off for 4+ minutes
- Hypoxic brain injury — lasting neurological damage even with partial oxygen
- Permanent vegetative state requiring lifetime institutional care
- Developmental regression in young survivors
- Seizure disorders resulting from brain hypoxia
- Pulmonary injury from water aspiration
- PTSD in siblings and parents who witnessed the incident
What Can You Recover?
Wrongful Death — Family Recovery
Under Florida's Wrongful Death Act: funeral expenses, lost future financial support, loss of companionship, and mental pain and suffering for each surviving parent and sibling
Child's Lost Lifetime Earnings
A deceased child's projected lifetime earning capacity — calculated through expert economic testimony — is a major wrongful death damages component
Medical Expenses
All emergency, ICU, and hospitalization costs from rescue through the child's death or stabilization
Lifetime Care Costs
Survivors with brain injury may require decades of specialized pediatric care, educational support, and therapeutic services — fully documented by life care planners
Mental Anguish
Florida law explicitly allows parents to recover for the mental pain and suffering of losing a child to wrongful death
Punitive Damages
When property owners knowingly ignored defective pool barriers that children could access, punitive damages are available to punish the egregious conduct
Steps That Protect Your Claim
Focus on Your Child — Call 911
Get emergency help immediately. Every second of delayed oxygenation increases brain injury severity. Do not leave the scene or disturb the pool area.
Photograph Everything Before Anyone Repairs Anything
Document the pool gate, fence, drain covers, warning signs, and any visible code violations before the property owner has any opportunity to make repairs.
Request the Incident Report
Ask property managers or staff to document the incident and provide a copy. Their account of events — made before attorneys are involved — is valuable evidence.
Do Not Give a Recorded Statement
The property owner's insurer may call quickly and request a recorded statement. Do not provide one without an attorney present — these statements are used to minimize your claim.
Document Your Family's Losses
Keep records of every medical appointment, every therapy session, every medication, and every impact on your family's daily life — from the moment of the incident forward.
Call Shiner Law Group
(561) 777-7700 — we handle every aspect of the legal claim so your family can focus on healing. Free consultation, no obligation, no upfront fees.
Why Boca Raton Families Choose Us
Proven Results
Millions recovered for accident victims throughout Boca Raton and Palm Beach County. We know how to build maximum-value cases and fight insurer tactics.
Immediate Evidence Action
We act on day one to preserve surveillance footage, vehicle data, witness accounts, and any other time-sensitive evidence.
No Win, No Fee
Zero upfront costs. You pay nothing unless we win compensation for you. Call (561) 777-7700 for a free review anytime.
24/7 Availability
Car accidents don't follow business hours. Our Boca Raton attorneys are available around the clock — call or text any time.
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