Lake & Reservoir Drownings

Dallas-Area Natural Water Drownings and Boat Accidents

Thousands of Texans in the metroplex area look forward to spending a hard-earned weekend by a lake. With so many to choose from near the Dallas-Fort Worth area, like Lake Lewisville, Lake Ray Hubbard, Lake Grapevine, Lake Texoma, and Lake Lavon, north Texas residents have a wide variety of places to choose to visit for their weekend getaways.

Unfortunately, lake accidents in Texas occur with an alarming regularity. Natural water drownings, boating accidents, and other types of open-water accidents can cause severe injury or death. When such incidents occur, there can often be a number of liable parties that may hold a portion of the blame for such an accident. An injured victim or the bereaved family of a person killed in a natural water drowning often desires to discover what caused such an accident and who may have been at fault. Dallas drowning accident attorney Michael Grossman can help you find those answers.

Legal Issues Involved in Natural Water Drownings in Texas

When a drowning in natural water occurs, there can often be a number of causes or contributing factors to such a fatal water accident. An individual may have been acting recklessly in some way, i.e. “playfully” holding a person underwater, resulting in a drowning death. A boat driver may have been speeding through the water, striking an individual and causing them to drown. A defective safety device may not have worked as it was supposed to have worked. If a lifeguard was supposed to have been present in an area where a natural water drowning occurred, the lifeguard may be held liable for the accident. The lifeguard’s employer may also be held liable in such a situation through the Texas legal notion of “respondeat superior.” Liability can lie with any of these entities depending on the specifics of the Texas lake drowning accident.

A claim of negligent supervision may be pressed if a child drowns while in the care of an adult. Child drowning lake accidents are a sadly common occurrence due to negligent supervision. Some adults may incorrectly assume a child is a strong swimmer. Some adults may mistakenly allow a child to wade into deep or dangerous waters. If such a child becomes distressed and drowns, the person responsible with their care can be held liable for the fatal lake drowning accident through a wrongful death lawsuit.

When Dallas drowning accident lawyer Michael Grossman is contacted in the aftermath of a lake drowning in Texas, his team will investigate the accident in order to determine who the liable party or parties may have been. All liable parties must be correctly identified so that an aggrieved party can stand to receive full and fair compensation for their injury or loss, since each individual defendant will be responsible for awarding a percentage of compensation to a plaintiff based on their own portion of liability for the drowning accident. In such instances, an experienced investigative team can prove to be crucial toward constructing a strong case on a plaintiff’s behalf.

Legal Issues Involved in Boating Accidents on Texas Lakes

Boating accidents in Texas are also a common source of natural water drownings. Horseplay while behind the wheel of a boat can result in severe personal injury or death, both to the people on the boat and those in the close vicinity of the recklessly driven boat. When a boat is leased to a person who doesn’t know how to properly operate a maritime vessel and that person causes a lake accident resulting in injury or death, both the boat’s operator and the boat’s owner may be held liable for the resultant injury or death.

Operating a boat while drunk or while high on drugs can lead to devastating situations. Many people choose to rest and relax on the open waters of Texas lakes by enjoying an alcoholic beverage, but it often only takes one drunk person to wreck havoc on a boat. If that person decides to operate the boat, the results could be catastrophic. While the intoxicated person can be held civilly liable for an accident they cause resulting in harm or loss of life to another person, Texas dram shop law may also apply in certain circumstances. For example, if the drunken boater had become intoxicated at a restaurant on a pier, and then caused a drunk boating accident on a Texas lake, the restaurant could be held partially liable for such an accident. However, proving such a connection can sometimes be challenging, especially without knowledgeable legal help. With two decades of experience in dram shop law, Dallas boating accident attorney Michael Grossman can assist you in determining if such a chain of events may have contributed to a drunk driving boating accident.

If You’ve Been Affected by a Natural Water Drowning or a Boating Accident in Texas, Contact Dallas Drowning Accident Lawyer Michael Grossman

Seeking to pursue a civil lawsuit in the form of a personal injury or wrongful death claim following a lake accident in Texas can serve two purposes. First, it can assist you in receiving fair compensation for your injury or loss. A successful personal injury lawsuit may result in compensation for your medical bills, lost wages, pain and suffering, and other likely incurred damages. A successful wrongful death lawsuit may result in compensation for the pain and suffering caused to you by the loss of your loved one, your loved one’s lost future wages, and any funeral expenses you may have incurred. In other words, the compensation you may be able to receive as a result of a successful civil suit can help you get back on your feet after experiencing a detrimental lake accident.

Furthermore, civil lawsuits work to bring liable parties to justice by making sure they know the extent of their misconduct. Through such a civil action, a plaintiff’s legal representation works to ensure that a defendant is not allowed to continue acting negligently while on Texas lakes, possibly causing further injury or harm to another individual or family. When the Dallas lake accident attorneys at Grossman Law Offices are contacted to help an aggrieved party after a boating accident or a natural water drowning, we will come alongside you to ensure that the liable parties are held accountable for their negligent behavior.

Contact Dallas drowning accident lawyer Michael Grossman at 1-855-326-0000 for a toll-free legal consultation. You’ll be able to ask further questions in connection to your Texas lake accident and receive answers. We’ll also apprise you of your possible legal options so that you can stand to seek compensation and see justice served.