Posted on September 6, 2009 by Bryan Fears

Man sues after hitting head on water slide

A Texas man has filed a personal injury lawsuit against a fitness center, alleging the fitness center’s negligence caused his pool accident.

 

In August of 2008, Steven Rank was swimming in a pool located at Life Time Fitness Inc. in Allen, Texas. Rank planned to use the pool’s water slide but hit his head on a bar above the slide’s entrance. The structure in question is an unpadded metal crossbar.

 

Rank’s Texas personal injury lawsuit accuses Life Time Fitness of negligence, claiming that the business failed “to maintain the premises in question in a reasonably safe condition and free of hazards to the plaintiff and other invites entering the premises.”

 

In addition to failure to maintain and inspect the premises, the personal injury lawsuit also accuses Life Time of negligence in failing to properly train its employees and in failing to implement proper rules, procedures or polices to ensure that the premises was safe.

 

Damages sought in the personal injury lawsuit include those for physical impairment, medical expenses, pain and suffering and mental anguish.

 

To read more on this Texas personal injury lawsuit, click here.

 

If you believe you may have a personal injury lawsuit due to injuries suffered in an accident, contact Fears | Nachawati today. You will receive free legal advice from a Texas personal injury lawyer. Just call us on our toll-free helpline at 1.866.705.7584 or email us at info@fnlawfirm.com.

 

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Posted on June 30, 2009 by Bryan Fears

Mother sues for change after daughter's near drowning on daycare fieldtrip

An Arlington, Texas, mother is suing a daycare center after her daughter’s near drowning last year on a daycare field trip.

 

In 2008, Kyla Shellman, now 7, went on a field trip to an aquatic center with her then daycare Children’s Palace Christian Learning Center. During the field trip, Shellman fell into a 12-foot deep pool where she nearly drowned.

 

Shellman’s mother, Kendralyn Jessie, says that she noted Shellman’s inability to swim on the field trip permission form. Jessie also adds that she was led to believe the field trip was to a “splash park.”

 

Child Protective Services says that there was a lack of supervision during the trip. CPS also adds that Shellman was “placed in a situation that could have led to [her] death.”

 

Jessie is suing for change. She wants to see daycare center violations left online for a longer period of time so that parents can make a more informed choice when selecting care for their children.  Along with Shellman’s accident, Children’s Palace Christian Learning Center has close to 30 violations.

For more on this Arlington, Texas, lawsuit, click here to read the full story.

 

If you or a loved one has been injured due to the negligence of a third party, contact Fears | Nachawati today. We’re available by email at info@fnlawfirm.com or by phone at 1.866.705.7584.

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