Brain Injured Woman Awarded $3 million in Pool Injury Suit
In an unusual lawsuit a Mississippi resident has been awarded $3 million for a brain injury suffered in a near-drowning. The lawsuit charged the Rodeway Inn with improperly maintaining its pool, thus causing the water to be too cloudy for her to be seen and rescued after diving into the pool. The lawsuit revealed that for five to six minutes a number of people dove into the pool searching for the victim. Others used the shepherd’s hook at the pool as a probe, but could not locate her. Finally, a visitor heard the commotion and just by chance dove in where the victim was and brought her to the surface. The victim suffered serious brain damage and now lives in a nursing home.
