Drowning – The Haggard Law Firm

Drowning Drowning$2 Million Settlement Reached Following Fatal Drowning of Child at Jacksonville Apartment Complex

June 26, 2026

Settlement Highlights Importance of Property Owners Eliminating Dangerous Water Hazards That Can Attract Children The Haggard Law Firm’s Adam Finkel and Michael Haggard secured a $2 Million pre-suit, policy limit settlement in a fatal drowning case. The settlement resolves a claim against Village Green at Baymeadows Property Owners Association, Inc. following the April 2025 drowning of Arnez Dowdell, who recently...

$2 Million Settlement in Fatal Child Drowning Case at Florida Resort-Style Short-Term Rental Property

Airbnb & Vrbo Injury & Wrongful Death Airbnb & Vrbo Injury & Wrongful Death Drowning Drowning Premises Liability Premises Liability$2 Million Settlement in Fatal Child Drowning Case at Florida Resort-Style Short-Term Rental Property

May 13, 2026

$2 Million Settlement in Fatal Child Drowning Case at Florida Resort-Style Short-Term Rental Property Lawsuit Raises Major Safety Questions for Vacation Rentals with Waterpark Amenities The Haggard Law Firm’s Adam Finkel and Michael Haggard have settled a fatal drowning lawsuit involving the death of a child at a large “resort-style” short-term rental property in...

Drowning Drowning$6 Million Settlement Following Fatal Child Drowning In Retention Pond

April 28, 2026

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...

Drowning Drowning$15.5 Million Settlement in Drowning of 3-Year-Old at Seminole County Apartment Complex

October 16, 2025

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...

Drowning DrowningUPDATE: $2 Million Drowning Wrongful Death Settlement Against City of Miami Beach Approved by Governor’s Claims Bill

August 18, 2025

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...

Wrongful Death Dive Case Settled For $4.25 Million

Drowning Drowning General Personal Injury & Wrongful Death General Personal Injury & Wrongful Death Product Liability Product Liability UncategorizedWrongful Death Dive Case Settled For $4.25 Million

June 25, 2025

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.

Drowning Drowning$10.5 Million Settlement in Central Florida Fatal Drowning of a Child in a Pool Under Construction

May 6, 2025

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...

Drowning Drowning$26 Million Policy Settlement in Non-Fatal Drowning Case in Las Vegas

January 8, 2025

The Haggard Law Firm, led by Michal Haggard and Kimberly Wald, along with co-counsel, Gregory Kraemer of Morgan & Morgan secured a $26 million policy limits settlement in a near-fatal drowning case involving a 2-year-old boy. Jasper Richard, suffered a catastrophic brain injury after gaining access to an apartment complex pool in Las Vegas, Nevada. The incident, which took place in May 2023...

Drowning Drowning$2 Million Fatal Drowning Case Settlement Reached with City of Miami Beach

August 21, 2024

The Haggard Law Firm’s Douglas McCarron along with co-counsel Mark Brumer, has secured a $2 Million policy limit settlement in a fatal drowning case against the City of Miami Beach.

Airbnb & Vrbo Injury & Wrongful Death Airbnb & Vrbo Injury & Wrongful Death Drowning Drowning$1.3 Settlement in Drowning Case Against Airbnb

May 14, 2024

The Haggard Law Firm’s Kimberly Wald and Michael Haggard have secured a $1.3 Million policy limit settlement in a drowning case against short-term vacation rental giant Airbnb.

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Drowning Drowning$2 Million Settlement Reached Following Fatal Drowning of Child at Jacksonville Apartment Complex

Airbnb & Vrbo Injury & Wrongful Death Airbnb & Vrbo Injury & Wrongful Death Drowning Drowning Premises Liability Premises Liability$2 Million Settlement in Fatal Child Drowning Case at Florida Resort-Style Short-Term Rental Property

Drowning Drowning$6 Million Settlement Following Fatal Child Drowning In Retention Pond

Drowning Drowning$15.5 Million Settlement in Drowning of 3-Year-Old at Seminole County Apartment Complex

Drowning DrowningUPDATE: $2 Million Drowning Wrongful Death Settlement Against City of Miami Beach Approved by Governor’s Claims Bill

Drowning Drowning General Personal Injury & Wrongful Death General Personal Injury & Wrongful Death Product Liability Product Liability UncategorizedWrongful Death Dive Case Settled For $4.25 Million

Drowning Drowning$10.5 Million Settlement in Central Florida Fatal Drowning of a Child in a Pool Under Construction

Drowning Drowning$26 Million Policy Settlement in Non-Fatal Drowning Case in Las Vegas

Drowning Drowning$2 Million Fatal Drowning Case Settlement Reached with City of Miami Beach

Airbnb & Vrbo Injury & Wrongful Death Airbnb & Vrbo Injury & Wrongful Death Drowning Drowning$1.3 Settlement in Drowning Case Against Airbnb

June 26, 2026$2 Million Settlement Reached Following Fatal Drowning of Child at Jacksonville Apartment Complex

June 16, 2026$1 Million Negligent Security Settlement for Family of Food Delivery Driver Killed at Apartment Complex

June 3, 2026$16.25 Million Settlement in Negligent Security Case Involving Fatal Shooting in Florida Short-Term Rental Community

May 13, 2026$2 Million Settlement in Fatal Child Drowning Case at Florida Resort-Style Short-Term Rental Property

May 12, 2026WARNING: Two Pool Drain Cover Recalls in One Week Raise Serious Entrapment and Drowning Concerns

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