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Swimming Pool Safety from the Minnesota Department of Health

In the last nine months there have been nine reported serious incidents at Minnesota swimming pools or water parks, where people became ill, were injured or died. (Read more about Minnesota swimming pool injuries and the deaths.) As a result, the Minnesota Department of Health is urging those who use swimming pools, including parents of young children, to protect their own health and safety when swimming:
  • If the water is cloudy, do not go in the pool; report it to the pool operator.
  • If you have been ill with diarrhea in the last two weeks, do not go in the pool.
  • Do not allow children who have been ill with diarrhea or vomiting in the last two weeks to swim.
  • Avoid swallowing pool water.
  • Follow all other posted pool rules, which include bathing/showering before entering the pool.
  • Do not drink and swim; people who are intoxicated should not be in the pool area.
  • Keep an eye on your child at all times.
  • Take your kids on frequent bathroom breaks.
“Swimming is good physical activity, and we want people to continue, but we need everyone to observe pool rules so that everyone can swim safely,” said John Linc Stine, director of environmental health for MDH.

In June of 2007, Abigail Taylor suffered serious injuries at the Minneapolis Golf Club pool in St. Louis Park that eventually led to her death. The six-year old was injured when she sat on an open drain in the wading pool; the heavy suction at the drain caused her intestinal tract to be partially removed.

Last summer, following the accident, Minnesota Department of Health issued a safety warning to licensed pool owners/operators in the state urging them to make sure drain covers were fitted and secured properly and to check them daily. In light of the serious risk that is posed to children, our lawyers suggest that parents ask pool managers if the pool drain covers are fitted and secured properly and when the pool drain covers were last checked.

More information on pool safety can be found at: http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/pools/poolincidents.html.

For questions regarding injury, death or illness resulting from a swimming pool incident, please contact a lawyer at PritzkerOlsen.

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Pritzker Named Super Lawyer

In recognition of their achievements, Fred Pritzker, Elliot Olsen and Eric Hageman were named "Super Lawyers" by Law & Politics magazine. Fred Pritzker was also named a "Top 40 Super Lawyer."

 

Fred Pritzker Listed in The Best Lawyers in America

Fred Pritzker is listed in the current issue of The Best Lawyers in America for his work in personal injury and wrongful death litigation.

 

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One of the major causes of traumatic brain injury (TBI) is motor vehicle accidents. Even a "minor" accident may result in brain injuries. We guide our clients through the process of determining the extent of the brain injuries, and we work to obtain just compensation for those injuries and the related pain and suffering.

 

$950,000 Recovery for Failure to Diagnose Septic Arthritis

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Attorney Fred Pritzker has obtained another large recovery in a car-truck accident case. Our law firm represented the family of a man killed by a truck wheel that had come off of the truck, rolled off a bridge and killed the driver of a car that was traveling on the road below. A confidentiality agreement prevents us from discussing the case in detail, but we welcome you to contact Fred Pritzker (toll-free 1-888-377-8900) for more information about this case and other trucking accident claims our law firm has handled. For more information, see our truck accident FAQ.

 

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