Search Results for: swimming pool

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It’s summer in Massachusetts and it’s been hot.  For me, I love both of these environments.  Give me hot weather over any of the other seasons (especially winter.) A surprisingly high percentage of homes in Massachusetts and New England have backyard swimming pools – whether in-ground or above-ground.  I’ve always found this a bit unusual […]

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For nearly the past four months, our way if life in this state and country has been turned almost completely upside down.  We’ve been forced in to “lockdown”, workplaces shut, schools closed for months on end, and everyone required to “practice social distancing”.  Now it’s summer, with its glorious heat and long, lazy days, and […]

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As I write this post, I am on Cape Cod, in the early hours of July 4 2018, having spent a glorious, happy day on the Cape Cod National Seashore. I am, with thousands of other people, celebrating our nation’s Independence Day. Everyone seems happy. Yet, hidden among the pleasure, happiness and enjoyment that bring […]

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Summer is usually a time when thoughts turn to cooling off and leisurely days around a swimming pool (especially during heat waves such as we’ve had here in Massachusetts recently.) That makes perfect sense, but in my view as a Massachusetts swimming pool accident lawyer, not enough people are aware of the dangers of backyard […]

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Oh those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer. Those days of soda, and pretzels, and beer. But there’s one thing singer Nat King Cole forgot. Summer always bring with it swimming pools – and inevitably – and sometimes tragically – serious swimming pool accidents. That can involve everything from diving into the shallow end of […]

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In the past few weeks, four people have died in swimming pool accidents in Massachusetts – three children and a 36 year-old woman (the woman was found in a state-operated swimming pool, apparently several days after she died.) The Boston Globe and other media have covered these stories extensively. These unfortunate events illustrate the inherent […]

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In my previous post on this subject, I discussed why backyard swimming pools are generally a very strong liability risk. This type of liability broadly falls under an area of law known as “premises liability”. Legally, property owners in Massachusetts have an obligation to provide a safe environment for visitors and guests. In the event […]

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Summer is usually a time when thoughts turn to cooling off and leisurely days around a swimming pool (especially during heat waves such as we’ve had recently here in Massachusetts.) That makes perfect sense, but in my view as a Boston accident lawyer, not enough people are aware of the dangers of backyard swimming pools […]

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Here’s a real interesting story about defective products, and the legal liability that can attach to them. (This type of liability is known as Product Liability.) The story is also timely, since it’s summer now. Read on, and you’ll find out why. Ever visit a friend who has a pool in their back yard, on […]

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Summer – it’s almost here. That’s when everyone enjoys summer barbecues, lemonade, and pool parties galore in the backyard. I’ve written in this blog previously that swimming pools bring with them inherent risks. The risks of injury are very high. Depending on the type of swimming pool injury involved, an area of law known as […]