Water Safety for Lakes and Rivers
Tom Ebro has consulted on over 130 cases involving undertow, rip current, shallow diving, sudden drop off, unmarked platform, docks, tubing, whitewater raft flips resulting in drowning, spinal injury, fractures and more. See below for a detailed case listing.
1-20 of 142 cases:
Client
1216
Case
Mirisola v. Great Smokey Mountains National Park
Description
17 yr old fell in waterfall and drowned
Location
Memphis, TN
Trial
Plaintiff
Client
1209
Case
Brian Broere v. Signal Media
Description
dove headfirst
Location
London, ON
Trial
Defense
Client
1204
Case
Choice v. YMCA of McHenry County, et al
Description
School sponsored retreat at YMCA - kids snuck out on paddleboats on river - triple drowning
Location
Chicago, IL
Trial
Defense
Client
1137
Case
Slade v. Board of School Directors of the City of Milwaukee, et al
Description
12 yr. old on school field trip to lake drowned
Location
Milwaukee, WI
Trial
Plaintiff
Client
1122
Case
Mitchell v. Maple Lake
Description
Diving from shoreline into private lake - Quad
Location
Bridgeport, WV
Trial
Defense
Client
1108
Case
Abraham v. Chelsea Piers
Description
Fell in water trying to retrieve jacket & drowned
Location
New York, NY
Trial
Plaintiff
Client
0951
Case
Casseb v. Rollins, et al
Description
Children allowed to swim in flooded river - 1 snagged by tree and drowned
Location
San Antonio, TX
Trial
Plaintiff
Client
0939
Case
Matzen v. Lake Thunderbird
Description
9 yr. old drowned in lake with lifeguards present
Location
Peru, IL
Trial
Plaintiff
Client
0937
Case
Hilton Hotel
Description
Consulting for new Hilton Hotel in Orlando, FL
Location
Orlando, FL
Trial
Consultant
Client
0932
Case
Jamie Arredondo v. Resource Conservation Management
Description
9 yr. old drowned in lake due to drop off
Location
Oxnard, CA
Trial
Plaintiff
Client
0923
Case
Jahoda v. James McCormick, et al
Description
14 yr. old at waterski camp dove into lake - struck bottom - para
Location
Coral Gables, FL
Trial
Plaintiff
Client
0829
Case
Hampton v. Jelly Stone
Description
12 yr. old drowned in campground lake with lifeguard
Location
Akron, OH
Trial
Plaintiff
Client
0828
Case
Olmo v. Griffin, et al
Description
Man drowned in lake on private property
Location
Clearwater, FL
Trial
Plaintiff
Client
0805
Case
Wilder v. Marion County
Description
27 yr. old dove from dock into shallow lake - spinal injury
Location
Hollywood, FL
Trial
Plaintiff
Client
0735
Case
Jones v. City of Springfield
Description
16 yr old drowned In lifeguarded swim area
Location
Bloomington, IL
Trial
Plaintiff
Client
0724
Case
Derek Ranum v.
Description
Diving from trampoline into lake - struck bottom - spinal injury
Location
Portage, WI
Trial
Plaintiff
Client
0701
Case
Brutus & Antoine v. State of FL Dept of Environmental Protection
Description
Drowning in state park- designated swim area
Location
Tallahassee, FL
Trial
Plaintiff
Client
0648
Case
Hudspeth v. Missouri Valley Pool Management, et al
Description
Run & flip into man made lake - Quad
Location
Kansas City, MO
Trial
Defense
Client
0644
Case
Crump v. Province of Alberta
Description
Shallow water dive/swimming in lake-struck an obstruction in water
Location
Calgary, Alberta
Trial
Plaintiff
Client
0525
Case
Longmore v. Board of Education
Description
15 yr. old drowned in lake at a school event
Location
Weston, FL
Trial
Plaintiff