Water Safety for Oceans and Beaches

Tom Ebro has consulted on over 80 cases involving bodysurfing, snorkeling, horseplay, rope swings, shallow diving, rip currents, undertow, negligent lifeguards resulting in drowning, swimmers swept to sea, fractures and more. See below for a detailed case listing.

1-20 of 81 cases:

Client 1301
Case Branchedor v. Seventh Day Adventist Church
Description 17 yr old poor swimming drowning in ocean wake on class outing
Location West Palm Beach, FL
Trial Plaintiff
Client 1217
Case Brown v. The Children's Place at Home Safe, Inc.
Description 16 yr old on field trip to lifeguarded beach drowned in rip currents
Location Miami, FL
Trial Defense
Client 1210
Case Barrias v. Surf & Turf Investments, Inc.
Description Fell head first off water trampoline, quad
Location Houston, TX
Trial Plaintiff
Client 1030
Case Samuels v. Holland America
Description Man from cruise went to beach on his own - hit in chest by wave - partial paralysis
Location Seattle, WA
Trial Defense
Client 1020
Case Munro v. Lanark
Description Slipped while diving from dock at beach - struck bottom - quad
Location Ottawa, Ontario
Trial Plaintiff
Client 1013
Case Ghahhari v. Hilton
Description Jumped from trampoline into ocean/lagoon and struck bottom - spinal injury
Location San Juan, Puerto Rico
Trial Plaintiff
Client 0843
Case William Leaton v. Twin Cities Hospital
Description Drowning at beach
Location Bloomfield, MI
Trial Defense
Client 0757
Case Abigail Brookshire v. The Beach Water Park
Description Foot injury from water slide at beach waterpark
Location Covington, KY
Trial Plaintiff
Client 0752
Case Hernando Beach & Bicentennial Pool
Description Citrus County is considering removing lifeguards from beaches
Location Lecanto, FL
Trial Defense
Client 0732
Case Fort Island Beach v. Citrus County
Description Cirtus County possibly removing lifeguards from public beach
Location Tampa, FL
Trial Defense
Client 0708
Case Jean Paul v. The City of New York
Description 10 yr old drowned at the beach- no warning signs
Location New York, NY
Trial Plaintiff
Client 0645
Case Gonzales v. The Mark Travel Corp & Fun Jet
Description Snorkeling tour in Mexico, caught in rip current & drowned
Location San Antonio, TX
Trial Defense
Client 0625
Case O'Donnell v. Ramada Plaza Beach Resort
Description Swept up in rip current at beach- drowned
Location St Petersburg, FL
Trial Plaintiff
Client 0535
Case Tillman v. DYFS
Description 17 yr old dove into water & broke neck
Location Woodbridge, NJ
Trial Plaintiff
Client 0530
Case Smith etc et al v. City of Huron et al
Description 4 teens cought in riptide
Location Findlay, OH
Trial Plaintiff
Client 0507
Case Hoggs v. City & County of Honolulu
Location Honolulu, HI
Trial Plaintiff
Client 0463
Case Erik Powell & James Laughlin v.City of Honolulu
Description Two snorkelers drowned in Haunama Bay
Location Honolulu, HI
Trial Plaintiff
Client 0461
Case Leyden v. Barcelo Resort
Description Man drowned while swimming in rough conditions on the beach of Costa Rica
Location Chicago, IL
Trial Plaintiff
Client 0446
Case Hayashi et al v. Tropical Ocean Sports
Description 75 yr old drowned in ocean while snorkeling
Location Honolulu, HI
Trial Plaintiff
Client 0304
Case Beasley v. Gulf Coast High School
Description 18 year old drown in undertow in the ocean
Location Pensacola, FL
Trial Plaintiff