WARNING: Two Pool Drain Cover Recalls in One Week Raise Serious Entrapment and Drowning Concerns Pool safety is back in the spotlight after the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced two separate recalls of pool drain covers in the same week, both due to violations of the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool & Spa Safety Act...
Pool Safety at Hotels, Apartments, and Vacation Rentals: Legal Requirements, Risks, and Accountability For decades, The Haggard Law Firm has represented families in fatal and non-fatal drowning cases involving commercial properties—hotels, apartment complexes, and short-term vacation rentals. These tragedies are often preventable and frequently trace back to failures to follow established pool safety laws and regulations. As a firm committed...
The Haggard Law Firm’s Pedro Echarte and Michael Haggard, along with co-counsel Christopher O’Toole, have secured a $6 Million settlement in a fatal drowning case involving a 2-year-old child. Child drownings remain one of the leading causes of accidental death for young children in Florida. When these incidents occur at apartment complexes or other residential...
Two Haggard Law Firm Cases Among List of Top 10 2025 Settlements The Haggard Law Firm is proud to announce that two of it cases were recognized among the Top 10 Premises Liability, Product Liability, and Medical Malpractice Settlements of 2025. These cases showcase the law firm’s commitment to holding negligent property owners accountable...
A Perspective From The Haggard Law Firm A fatal drowning in Miami-Dade County has once again exposed the deadly risks posed by unsafe swimming pools at short-term vacation rentals—risks The Haggard Law Firm has confronted for decades on behalf of grieving families. According to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, a 3-year-old girl died early Saturday morning after...
The Haggard Law Firm’s Adam Finkel and Michael Haggard secured a $15.5 Million settlement in a child fatal-drowning retention pond case. During the early evening hours of January 12, 2024, tragedy struck at the Huntington Reserve Apartments in Seminole County, Florida. Three-and-a-half-year-old Kai Goodlander left his family’s apartment on a dark, rainy night—perhaps headed toward the nearby...
The Haggard Law Firm’s Douglas McCarron, along with co-counsel Mark Brumer, has helped secure long-awaited justice for the family of Peniel Janvier, who drowned while visiting the Scott Rakow Youth Center pool in Miami Beach. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a claims bill passed by the Florida Legislature, authorizing payment of the balance of a $2 Million wrongful...
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued an urgent recall of approximately 5 million above-ground pools following the tragic drowning deaths of nine young children, aged between 22 months and 3 years, across six states. The recalled pools—manufactured in China and sold under popular brands like Bestway, Intex, Coleman, and Polygroup—pose a significant safety risk due to...
The Haggard Law Firm’s Pedro Echarte and Michael Haggard have settled a wrongful death dive case involving multiple defendants. The case settled globally for $4.25 Million.
The Haggard Law Firm, led by Michael Haggard and Adam Finkel, successfully secured a $10.5 million settlement in a heartbreaking case involving the fatal drowning of a 5-year-old girl, Thamar Esperance, at a residential pool under construction in Apopka, Florida. A Tragic, Preventable Loss On September 15, 2021, 5-year-old Thamar Esperance wandered away from her home in the Carriage...
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