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Inattentive Untrained Lifeguards

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.

We trust lifeguards with our lives when we are at a pool. Their whole job is to watch out for the safety of others. When they are inattentive or untrained, they may let people get injured on their watch. If you or a loved one was injured in a pool accident due to an inattentive or untrained lifeguard, contact one of our attorneys to discuss your case and who may be held liable under premises liability laws.

A lifeguard must pass a rigorous certification program in order to be hired at a pool. They require certain skills and qualities that make them suitable to be relied on to save lives in the event of an emergency. After being hired, they may go through training that is specific to the pool and their protocol. Either way, they should be following a code of rules that dictate their conduct aimed at saving others. This requires that they are trained and attentive on the job to promptly respond to emergency situations where someone may be in danger. When they fail to do so, someone can get injured or even die on their watch, in which case they may be found liable for negligence. 

Additionally, the pool owner could be found liable for negligent hiring under premises liability laws. The property owner should be hiring capable and competent workers to work for them and when they neglect to do their job of saving lives, a lot is at stake. One of our attorneys will discuss your case with you to decide how to proceed and who will be held liable. You can get justice and recover compensation for any financial burden that has been thrown at you from any unexpected injuries.

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