Our client was at a playground with his parents in May of 2018 and was climbing on a formerly water-safe boat that had been reappropriated as playground equipment.  The boat measured over thirty-eight feet long, and the top of the cabin is nine feet off the ground, with a platform of almost five feet atop the cabin.

The boat had no signs affixed warning that there was no padding or safety devices on the boat, even as the boat enticed young children to grab the retrofitted handles and play atop the apparatus.  Our client, attempted to jump from the platform atop the cabin, and struck his head on the edge of the boat before his feet hit the ground.  As a result, our client sustained a concussion, fractured nose, fractured cheek bone, and deviated septum.

The family sought the Amaro Law Firm’s help, as the playground attempted to argue that it had no responsibility for our client’s severe injuries incurred due to the dangerous condition.  After several months of aggressive negotiation, we were able to convince the insurance company of its client’s responsibility, and achieved a confidential settlement prior to filing a lawsuit.