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

Posted on May 6, 2025May 6, 2025 by HaggardTeam

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 Hill community just before dinner. She came across a residential pool that was under construction in her neighbor’s yard. Although the pool was filled with water, the construction site lacked a child safety barrier—a critical safety feature required to prevent these very tragedies. Without a fence to block her path, Thamar entered the pool area unnoticed and suffered a fatal drowning. By the time her family discovered what happened, it was too late.The loss of young Thamar was devastating for her family. She is survived by her grieving parents.

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

Posted on January 8, 2025January 9, 2025 by HaggardTeam

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 at the Summer Winds apartment complex, has brought attention to critical issues related to pool safety and property management.

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

Posted on August 21, 2024August 21, 2024 by HaggardTeam

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.

$1.3 Settlement in Drowning Case Against Airbnb

Posted on May 14, 2024May 14, 2024 by HaggardTeam

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.

$2 Million Policy Limit Settlement in Near Drowning Case Involving Toddler

Posted on May 1, 2024May 1, 2024 by HaggardTeam

The Haggard Law Firm’s Adam Finkel and Michael Haggard, co-counsel Kevin Edwards of Edwards Injury Law secured a $2 Million policy limit settlement for the family of a toddler who nearly drowned and a good samaritan who saved him.

$4.25 Million Settlement in Minnesota Drowning Case Involving 5-Year-Old

Posted on June 26, 2023June 26, 2023 by HaggardTeam

The Haggard Law Firm’s Michael Haggard and Adam Finkel, along with local co-counsel Alicia Sieben of Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben and Abinasir Abdulahi of AMA Law Group, secured a $4.25 Million settlement in a drowning case.

$1 Million Pre-Suit, Policy Limit Settlement in Near Drowning Case

Posted on February 15, 2023February 15, 2023 by HaggardTeam

The Haggard Law Firm’s Michael Haggard and Kimberly Wald have secured a $1 Million pre-suit, policy limit settlement in a near-drowning entrapment case.

On September 3, 2021, five-year-old Bo Madden was with her family friend’s home in Destin, Florida where they went swimming in the pool at the house. While in the pool, Bo’s hair was entangled on the entrapment cover and she was sucked underwater. Bo was unable to untangle her hair and was trapped, drowning, and dying.

$11.95 Million Settlement in a Drowning/Wrongful Death Case

Posted on August 10, 2021August 10, 2021 by HaggardTeam

The Haggard Law Firm’s Michael Haggard and Adam Finkel, along with co-counsel Julie Hager, have obtained a nearly $12 Million settlement in a drowning case involving a child who made his way through a broken pool gate and into a community pool.

During the morning of August 24, 2019, Mohamed Salim, a resident of the Arbor Keys Condominiums in Tamarac, Florida, dropped off his minivan with a neighbor, so that it could be washed. Later that afternoon, Mohammed, along with his four and six-year-old sons, walked across the parking lot to check on the status of the van. As the van was not ready, Mohamed sent his sons to the nearby playground, while he waited for his van to be finished. At least 13 minutes later, Mohamed heard screams, as it had turned out that his boys left the playground and made entered the community pool. They did this without Mohamed’s knowledge, and while he was monitoring his van.

$4.5 Million Settlement in Pool Drowning Case

Posted on July 18, 2021July 19, 2021 by HaggardTeam

The Haggard Law Firm’s Adam Finkel and Michael Haggard have reached a confidential settlement for $4.5 Million in a pool drowning case. The victim, a young woman, entered a commercial pool of an Apartment Complex and drowned while swimming from the shallow end of the pool to the deep end. The plaintiff’s allegations consisted of code violations regarding the safety line, depth markers, slope of the bottom of the pool, and absence of certain lifesaving equipment. Jane Doe’s wrongful death claim settled for $4.5 million with the owner of the pool.

Trial lawyer Adam Finkel

Managing Partner Michael Haggard

The Haggard Law Firm has developed a national and international niche representing people injured or killed as a result of dangerous swimming pool drains and negligent supervision and maintenance of pool safety barriers. Law firms from around the country connect with our experienced litigators at The Haggard Law Firm when looking to refer the most difficult drowning and non-fatal drowning cases.

Representing victims of drowning accidents in pools and in swim parks is a significant concern across the country. Successful outcomes for the families we represent can go a long way toward protecting children and families in the future, both in the United States and abroad.

Pool Drowning Case Settles for $1M

Posted on May 28, 2019 by HaggardTeam

$1 Million Settlement in Case Involving Grandfather Who Drowned During Grandson’s Birthday party

Ocala, Fla – BG Ocala Ranch has agreed to pay $1 Million to the family of an Ocala man who drowned during his 5-year-old grandson’s birthday party.

The family of the 66-year-old victim says the death of their family patriarch was entirely preventable. Children were terrified as adult partygoers performed CPR to the grandfather after he was found floating in the luxury event space home’s resort-style pool.

An investigation conducted by the family’s legal team revealed that the BG Ocala Ranch never should have been offering to customers the property as an event space. The Haggard Law Firm’s Jason Brenner and attorney L. Edward McClellan of McClellan & Batsel, discovered:

the property was an unlicensed commercial operation conducting business on residential property. That including soliciting rentals for use of its water park
the two “lifeguards” the part organizer, the victim’s daughter, paid BG Ranch for were not lifeguards, they were the husband and daughter of the property’s representatives
the pool known as the “water park” was not up to code with problems that included no signage for diving, depth, safety makers, or ladders as required by Florida law. The pool’s water clarity was poor and should not have been open for use by anyone.

Haggard Law Firm trial lawyer Jason Brenner

Brenner says “the family hopes the settlement will result in businesses who operate public swimming pools to verify they are in compliance with all applicable building and safety codes. They also hope it stands as a warning to the public to make sure a swimming area has all safety measures in place before using it. The family doesn’t want another family to have to endure the lifelong loss they will suffer.”

For decades, The Haggard Law Firm has been fighting for justice on behalf of families who have lost a loved one to a drowning and victims of near drownings. Haggard Law has successfully advocated for improvements to standard pool equipment. Click to learn more

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

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

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

$1.3 Settlement in Drowning Case Against Airbnb

$2 Million Policy Limit Settlement in Near Drowning Case Involving Toddler

$4.25 Million Settlement in Minnesota Drowning Case Involving 5-Year-Old

$1 Million Pre-Suit, Policy Limit Settlement in Near Drowning Case

$11.95 Million Settlement in a Drowning/Wrongful Death Case

$4.5 Million Settlement in Pool Drowning Case

Pool Drowning Case Settles for $1M

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