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Diving Board Waterslide

Michael Agruss

Written and Reviewed by Michael Agruss

  • Managing Partner and Personal Injury Lawyer at Mike Agruss Law.
  • Over 20 years of experience in Personal Injury.
  • Over 8000+ consumer rights cases settled.
  • Graduated from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law: Juris Doctor, 2004.

Diving boards and waterslides are meant to be fun, recreational aspects of a pool. But in order to be enjoyed, they have to be safe, first and foremost. Property owners and product manufacturers have a duty to create safe environments and products for those who use them. If you or a loved one suffered injuries from a diving board or waterslide accident, you may consider speaking to one of our attorneys about a premises liability or product liability lawsuit.

Diving board accidents can be quite frightening. The diving board may break or someone can fall off due to a lack of side railings. Side railings are mandated by Illinois law to prevent such an accident. They should be slip-resistant and capable of holding a reasonable amount of weight to support its users. It is the property owner’s duty that diving boards are regularly maintained and inspected for their safety. It is also the manufacturer’s responsibility that they are safely manufactured so that they do not pose a risk to its users. These accidents can result in injuries such as broken bones, spinal cord injuries, brain damage, or drowning. 

Waterslides can pose just as much of a frightening risk to its users. They must be slip-resistant as well and able to support a certain weight. If they fail to do so, it causes an injury, and it is an inherent problem with the construction of the waterslide, the product manufacturer may be to blame for any resulting injuries. If the waterslide is poorly maintained or goes uninspected for too long, it can pose an equally dangerous risk to its users, and the property owner may be to blame.

Negligence can be found in premises liability cases when the property owner fails to maintain their duty of care to invitees or licensees which directly causes their injuries. Product liability cases include negligence in the making of the product that causes injuries to its users. Depending on the circumstances of your accident, you may have a viable case to sue either the property owner and/or the product manufacturer, which may include others in the chain of distribution.

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