March 2, 2012

Is a Hotel, Resort, or Theme Park Liable for Child Injuries Occurring on the Property?

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Is a hotel or resort liable for the injuries caused a child while on the property? In Florida, hotels, resorts, and theme parks welcome children through their doors and gates on a daily basis. Florida is known for its tourism. Hotels and theme parks are big business in the State of Florida. What a child visits a hotel, resort, or theme park, the property owner
has a duty to provide a reasonably safe and secure environment for children. It is well known that visit and stay at hotels, resorts, and theme parks. Because of this, it is important for managers, administrators, staff members, housekeepers and others to make sure that the common areas, rooms, activity areas, swimming pools and other areas are safe for use for children. The management and staff at the hotel, resort, and theme park have a duty to provide reasonable and periodic maintenance of the facility, property and grounds to make sure that there are no hazards present that put a child at risk for personal injuries or harm.

When a child is injured at a Florida hotel, resort, or theme park, a parent typically have have many questions and issues to address on behalf of the injured child. Assuming that the injuries resulted from the negligence of a staff member or the facility, a case or claim can be pursued to seeking compensation and damages for the injured child. The book titled - The ABCs of Child Injury - Legal Rights of the Injured Child - What Every Parent Should Know - has chapters on Water Parks Injuries, Theme Park Injuries, Injuries at Stores and Shopping Malls, Day Care Center Injuries, School Injuries, Damages / Compensation and other topics. Get this book for free at The ABCs of Child Injury. It is important for the parent to obtain legal advice for on behalf of the child contacted Florida child injury lawyer for advice and information regarding child injury claims.

February 29, 2012

Is a Florida Hotel or Resort Liable for Injuries to a Child While on the Property?

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Is a hotel or resort liable for the injuries caused to a child while on the property? In Florida, hotels, resorts, and theme parks welcome children through their doors and gates on a daily basis. Florida is known for its tourism in the hotel, lodging, theme park, and hospitality areas. Tourism, visitor, and lodging dollars are big business in the State of Florida. When children visit a hotel, resort or other area, the business owner and property owner have a duty to provide a reasonably safe and secure environment for the children. It is well-known that children visit and stay at hotels, resorts, and theme parks.

Because of this, it is important for managers, administrators, staff members, housekeepers, and others to make sure that the common areas, rooms, restaurants, swimming pools, and other areas are safe for use for children. The hotel, resort, and theme park in Florida have a duty to provide reasonable and periodic maintenance of the facility, property, and grounds to make sure that there are no hazards present that put children at risk for personal injuries.

When a child is injured at a hotel, resort, theme park or other area, a parent is often times faced with questions, issues, and challenges related to medical bills, medical treatment, compensation, and damages. The book titled - The ABCs of Child Injury - Legal Rights of the Injured Child - What Every Parent - Should Know has chapters on Theme Parks, Swimming Pools and Water Parks, Damages / Compensations, and other topics. Get this book for free at The ABCs of Child Injury. When a child is injured, it is important to get legal advice from a Florida Child Injury Lawyer to get advice and legal representation.

August 10, 2011

Former Daytona Beach Florida Hotel Manager Pleads Guilty to Sexually Exploiting Child in Daytona Beach

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In July 2011, Dennis Brian Devlin was sentenced to a minimum of 15 years in Federal Prison for forcing a 13-year-old boy to participate in child pornography at the local Desert Inn Hotel in Daytona, FL. Devlin, a 57-year-old man, was working as the hotel manager of the Desert Inn in February when local authorities raided the hotel and found images of the child along with other evidence. Police report that Devlin was working with another man, 21-year-old Michael Ehmen, to lure the 13-year-old back to the hotel to perform the illicit acts. Ehmen pled guilty to the same charges as Devlin and was sentenced to 7 years in Federal Prison. U.S. District Court Judge John Antoon II also sentenced Ehmen to 15 months of house arrest, 20 years of probation and $6,000 in restitution to the victim.

The abuse, neglect, and exploitation of a child constitute reprehensible acts and should be punished to the full extent of the law. Tragically, many such acts in Florida and other States are under the radar of law enforcement and leave the victim to the whims of the sexual offender / predator. In some cases, the criminal is caught and punished so that the community is free of just one more predator/sex offender during the prison term.

To read more about this story, see Hotel Manager pleads guilty.

August 8, 2011

Drowning Incident Reported in Daytona Beach, Florida - Holiday Inn on A1A

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In Daytona Beach (Volusia County), Florida, there was a drowning incident reported involving a 13 year old boy. He was found and pulled from the bottom of the Holiday Inn Hotel pool. Volusia County Fire Rescue reported to the scene and attempted to stabilize the 13 year old boy.

Florida is a popular vacation location for residents and out of State tourists. The weather and local attractions including Daytona Speedway and the beach bring people to the East Coast of Florida. Most vacations are fun filled and a great experience for the children and the rest of the family. Unfortunately, some vacations end with serious personal injuries and / or the wrongful death of a child in the State of Florida.

Many Florida hotel swimming pools are not staffed by a certified lifeguard. Florida law does not require the posting of a certified life guard at all hotel swimming pools. While signs are generally posted in and around the pool and in the lobby, there is little in the way of formal monitoring or supervision to prevent drownings or to provide for the safety of swimmers especially children and teens. You can read more about this story at Teen Drowning Victim Reported in Daytona Beach - Volusia County - Florida. See also Volusia County, Florida - Toddler Drowns in Swimming Pool.

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