If a loved one was hurt or killed in a Beverly Hills swimming pool accident, the property owner may be legally responsible. California’s Swimming Pool Safety Act requires fencing and drowning-prevention features, and the attractive nuisance doctrine can hold an owner liable even for a trespassing child.
Homeowners, apartments, HOAs, hotels, and public pools can all be liable, each under different rules and deadlines. You generally have two years to file under Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 335.1, but only six months for a public pool, with special tolling rules for minors under § 352.
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Beverly Hills Swimming Pool Accident Lawyer Serving 90210 and Los Angeles County
The Injury Partners represents drowning, near-drowning, and pool-injury victims and their families across Beverly Hills and Los Angeles County. Our office is at 499 N. Canon Dr., Suite B1, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.
Beverly Hills has an exceptionally high density of private estate pools, luxury hotel and resort pools, and apartment, condominium, and HOA community pools. Combined with a near year-round swim season, this concentration creates elevated risk for pool-related injuries and fatalities across residential and commercial properties alike.
The Beverly Hills Police Department and local fire and paramedic units respond to in-city pool incidents. Victims with serious injuries are transported to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center or UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center, and treatment records from these facilities become central evidence in pool-accident claims. Cases are heard at the Beverly Hills Courthouse and the Los Angeles Superior Court. Call (310) 220-0066 to speak with an attorney about your case.
What Should I Do After a Swimming Pool Accident in Beverly Hills?
Take these steps immediately to protect your family and preserve evidence:
- Call 911 and begin CPR if you are trained. Get emergency medical care immediately because near-drowning damage can worsen for hours after the incident.
- Photograph the pool, fence, gate, latch, alarms, covers, and drains, or document their absence. Owners frequently repair or add safety features within days of an accident.
- Get names and contact information of every witness at the scene.
- Obtain the incident report or police report filed by BHPD or responding agencies.
- Do not give a recorded statement to the property owner’s insurer. They will use it to build a parental-supervision defense and reduce your recovery.
- Contact an attorney early so that building permits, pool inspection records, and the physical condition of the pool can be preserved before they are altered or discarded.
Why Trust The Injury Partners for Your Beverly Hills Swimming Pool Accident Case
Every client works directly with a founding attorney from the first call through case resolution. The Injury Partners does not use call centers, intake teams, or case managers.
Omeed Hakimianpour is a Super Lawyers® Rising Star for 2025 and 2026, a distinction awarded to only the top 2.5% of attorneys in California. He earned his degrees from UCLA and USC Gould School of Law and trained at Kirkland & Ellis, where the discipline applied to multimillion- and billion-dollar corporate negotiations now drives his preparation for every pool-accident case.
Daniel Sabet completed the Southwestern SCALE accelerated J.D. program in two years and has built his career representing accident victims and their families.
The firm maintains a 5.00 Google rating and has recovered over $1.5 million for clients on a contingency-fee basis. Pool accident cases require analyzing compliance with the Swimming Pool Safety Act, applying the attractive nuisance doctrine, and coordinating with aquatic-safety experts, pediatric neurologists, and life-care planners to build lifelong-cost proof for brain-injured survivors.
What Makes The Injury Partners Different in Swimming Pool Accident Cases?
We audit the pool against California’s Swimming Pool Safety Act and the applicable Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety fencing codes. We pull building permits and inspection records and pursue every liable party from the homeowner to the equipment manufacturer. We handle these cases knowing that many of our clients are families facing the worst moment of their lives, and we carry that responsibility with care.
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Common Types of Swimming Pool Accidents and Injuries
Pool injuries range from slips on wet decks to fatal drownings, and the type of injury shapes both the value of your case and the experts required to prove it.
- Drowning is the leading cause of death for children ages 1 to 4 according to the CDC, with over 4,500 unintentional drowning deaths occurring annually in the United States.
- Non-fatal near-drowning can cause permanent brain damage and lifelong disability. Our Beverly Hills catastrophic injury lawyers handle these high-value claims.
- Slip-and-fall accidents on wet pool decks cause head trauma that can lead to secondary drowning if the victim falls into the water.
- Diving and jumping injuries cause head, neck, and spinal cord damage, including paralysis.
- Suction and drain entrapment traps a swimmer underwater and is a product-liability issue governed by the federal Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act.
- Chemical injuries from improperly balanced pool chemicals cause burns and respiratory damage.
- Electrocution from faulty pool wiring or underwater lighting can cause cardiac arrest or death.
What Is a Near-Drowning Injury and Why Is It So Serious?
A non-fatal drowning deprives the brain of oxygen and can cause permanent anoxic or hypoxic brain injury, cognitive and motor deficits, or a persistent vegetative state. The CDC reports that for every child who drowns, five more receive emergency department care for non-fatal drowning, and nearly 40% of those cases require hospitalization or further care.
Survivors often face a lifetime of medical support, rehabilitation, in-home care, and adaptive equipment. These are among the highest-value personal injury claims because the damages must account for decades of future costs. A certified life-care planner projects those costs, and that projection becomes the foundation of the claim.
Who Is Liable for a Beverly Hills Swimming Pool Accident?
Pool owners have a legal duty to keep their pools reasonably safe, and liability often turns on whether they complied with California’s pool-safety statutes. A violation of the Swimming Pool Safety Act, including the fencing specifications in Health and Safety Code § 115923, can constitute negligence per se under California Evidence Code § 669, which means the violation itself serves as proof of fault.
Liability flows through three overlapping paths: premises-liability negligence under Civil Code § 1714(a), the Swimming Pool Safety Act (Health and Safety Code §§ 115920 through 115929, including SB 442’s requirement that pools built or remodeled after January 1, 2018 have at least two of seven approved drowning-prevention features), and the attractive nuisance doctrine.
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premises liability lawyers in Beverly Hills, The Injury Partners investigates every path to hold the responsible party accountable.
| Pool Setting |
Typically Liable Party |
Governing Rule or Deadline |
| Private residence |
Homeowner (via homeowners insurance) |
Swimming Pool Safety Act fencing; attractive nuisance |
| Apartment, condo, or HOA |
Landlord, property manager, or HOA |
Duty to maintain and secure common-area pools |
| Hotel or resort |
Hotel owner and operator |
Commercial pool safety, signage, lifeguard requirements |
| Public, municipal, or school pool |
Government entity |
Six-month claim deadline under Gov. Code § 911.2 |
| Any pool with defective equipment |
Pool builder, service company, or manufacturer |
Product liability (drain covers under VGB Act) |
What Is the “Attractive Nuisance” Doctrine and How Does It Protect Children?
California follows the Restatement (Second) of Torts § 339, which holds that a pool owner can owe a duty of care even to a trespassing child because a swimming pool is a hazard a young child cannot appreciate. The doctrine applies when four conditions are met: child access to the property is foreseeable, the pool presents an unreasonable risk of serious harm, the child is too young to understand the danger, and the burden of prevention, such as installing a compliant fence, is low relative to the risk.
This doctrine is central in child-drowning cases because it removes the defense that the child was trespassing or was not invited onto the property. When a pool owner fails to install basic barriers that could have prevented a child from reaching the water, the attractive nuisance doctrine holds that owner accountable.
What Compensation Can You Recover After a Pool Accident?
Pool accident victims and their families can pursue both economic and non-economic damages under California personal injury law.
Economic damages include emergency care and hospitalization, ongoing and lifelong care for brain-injured survivors, rehabilitation, in-home care, a life-care plan projecting future costs over the victim’s remaining lifetime, and lost income or earning capacity.
Non-economic damages include pain and suffering, emotional distress, PTSD, and loss of enjoyment of life. California does not cap non-economic damages in personal injury cases outside the medical malpractice context.
For fatal drownings,
wrongful death damages include funeral and burial costs and the family’s loss of companionship and support.
If you or your child was injured in a pool accident, the full scope of your damages may not be apparent for months or years. Early legal evaluation ensures that your claim accounts for every future cost before any settlement is considered.
A minor’s personal injury claim is tolled under CCP § 352 until the child turns 18, at which point the two-year filing deadline begins. Claims against public pools still require the six-month government claim under Gov. Code § 911.2 regardless of the child’s age.
Can I Still Recover if a Lack of Supervision Was Involved?
Usually yes. California’s pure comparative negligence rule under Li v. Yellow Cab Co. means that partial fault, including a supervision dispute, reduces but does not bar recovery. Insurers who argue that a parent should have watched more closely are trying to reduce the payout, not eliminate the pool owner’s liability for an unsafe or noncompliant pool.
A minor’s own claim is generally not defeated by an adult’s alleged inattention. The child’s right to recover for their injuries remains independent of any fault attributed to a supervising adult.
We understand how painful it is to face this argument while grieving, and we push back against it aggressively on your behalf.
Speak With a Beverly Hills Swimming Pool Accident Lawyer at The Injury Partners Today
Pool conditions change fast. Owners repair fences, add alarms, and alter the scene within days of an accident, and the evidence your case depends on can disappear before you realize it matters. The two-year statute of limitations applies to most claims, but public pool accidents carry a six-month deadline, and claims involving minors follow separate tolling rules that your attorney needs to evaluate from the start.
You work directly with an attorney from the first call, and you pay nothing unless we recover compensation on your behalf.
The Injury Partners represents swimming pool accident victims and their families throughout Beverly Hills and Los Angeles County.
Call (310) 220-0066 or email info@theinjurypartners.com to schedule a free consultation. Our attorneys are available around the clock from our Beverly Hills office at 499 N. Canon Dr., Suite B1, CA 90210.
