Last Sunday, 13-year-old Anthony Johnson was rescued by his family from drowning in a Disney Resort pool near Orlando, Florida. Yesterday, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office announced that Anthony had not survived and had been pronounced dead two days later. Anthony, from Springfield, Missouri, was spending spring break vacation with…
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Awareness of Florida Resort Torts heightened in fatal electrocution case of young child
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Lawsuit Filed Against Orange Lake Country Club Following 11-Year Old Girl’s Electrocution Death
Family of 11-year old girl who died by electrocution at Orange Lake Resorts’ mini-golf course seeks $27 million in damages MIAMI – August, 2012 – In the wake of the death of 11-year-old girl, Ashton Jojo, Florida-based trial law firm Leesfield & Partners has filed suit against Orange Lake Country…
Electrocution suspected in death of 11-year-old – Latest Resort Tort Incident in Florida
Ashton Jojo, an 11-year-old guest at an Orlando / Kissimmee Resort with her parents and young brother, died on Wednesday after she attempted to retrieve her golf ball from a pond while playing miniature golf. As soon as the young Ashton reached inside the pond to get her golf ball,…
Rivera May Have Been Intoxicated in Wrongful Death Accident of Alanna Demella
On March 18, 2012, Alanna Demella was tragically killed at the Riverside Hotel when a car driven by Rosa Maria Rivera crashed into the hotel’s pool cabana built only a few feet away from the roadway. We previously reported on this terrible accident here: Resort Death of Pregnant Woman Challenges…
Lawsuit Filed against Parasail Operator in Wrongful Death of Cruise Passenger
On November 15, 2011, Celebrity Cruises Passenger Bernice Kraftcheck boarded the Turtle, a small boat owned and operated by Caribbean Watersports & Tours, a corporation based out of the U.S. Virgin Island, which offers parasailing excursions through Celebrity Cruises. After the two cruise passengers boarded the Turtle, the weather became…