Airbnb & Vrbo Injury and Wrongful Death Cases

The case involved the death of  16-year-old Cameron Brown. His family rented the Airbnb so they could celebrate spring break. When arriving, Cameron went into the swimming pool not knowing there were two hidden slopes located in the pool.  Cameron slipped on one of the hidden slopes, lost his footing, and was unable to swim back to the shallow end of the pool.  Cameron’s mother jumped into the pool to attempt to save him, but was not able to pull him out. Cameron passed away due to the negligence of Airbnb for failing to warn him of the hidden slopes in the pool. The Haggard Law Firm attorneys alleged that Airbnb, Inc. and the other defendants owed a duty to Cameron to maintain the residential swimming pool in a reasonably safe manner and warn of known dangers.

Jeremiah Brown was carjacked, shot, and killed while staying at an Airbnb in the ChampionsGate community near Orlando, Florida.

Jeremiah was on vacation his girlfriend and her children and did not know the community had been targeted by criminals committing vehicle burglaries and car thefts in the months leading up to his death.

The security company RAMCO Protective of Orlando, Inc., was hired by ChampionsGate to control access to the community and provide security guards. A review of surveillance footage (included in the link) revealed that on the night Brown was murdered, the killers accessed the community by driving past the guardhouse through the exit lanes to the community, which did not have physical access control barriers to prevent such activity.

John Doe was on spring break when he and his friends rented a short-term rental property. His friends threw a house party where, according to police reports, as many as 100 people attended. During the party, criminal assailants were able to enter through the side gate at the property and shot and paralyzed Mr. Doe. The Defendants in this matter argued that this was a targeted shooting.

The Haggard Law Firm argued that this property never should have been rented out in the first place as the local city code does not allow for short term rentals in that area. They also argued the hosts of this property should have provided better security for their guests, including Mr. Doe. As a result of this shooting, Mr. Doe, at only 20 years old, was rendered a paraplegic.