Since 1988, Grossman Roth Yaffa Cohen has represented families who have lost loved ones to someone else's negligent actions. Our firm has a proven track record of success, winning millions of dollars in rightful compensation for our clients.
Miami Diving Accident Attorneys
Representing Victims of Scuba Diving Accidents in South Florida and Nationwide
When you take time away from your hectic life to enjoy a tropical resort in scenic South Florida, you never expect to suffer catastrophic injuries while scuba diving – or to watch your loved one suffer injuries. Unfortunately, every year thousands are injured in serious diving accidents, both in Florida and across the United States.
In some cases, you may be able to seek compensation after a scuba diving accident injury, if it was directly caused by another person or organization’s negligence. At Grossman Roth Yaffa Cohen, our Miami diving accident lawyers offer special knowledge and decades of experience seeking justice in these complex cases, and we can represent your interests throughout the legal process.
Find out why people nationwide choose our firm to investigate the facts and represent them in these important circumstances. Contact us at (866) 629-1061 or schedule a free consultation online today.
What Causes Diving Accident Injuries?
According to Diver Magazine, at least 100 people die in North America while diving every year, making diving a fairly “high risk” activity (relative to the total number of people who participate in scuba diving). While most scuba diving injuries are linked to diver inexperience, there are many ways that an instructor or piece of diving equipment can fail you, especially if you are newer to this activity.
For example, sometimes the scuba diving equipment is not tested properly and malfunctions — or a series of preventable events leads to a diving accident or death. In other cases, a diving operation is not adequately staffed or trained, exposing you and others to safety risks.
Some other issues that can lead to catastrophic diving-related injuries:
- Failure of diving guide to properly supervise the dive
- Gas supply tank problems and oxygen supply issues
- Scuba equipment malfunctions and defects
- Lack of buoyancy control
- Turbulence in the water
- Attacks or injuries caused by dangerous sea life
- Triggering of pre-existing health conditions (high blood pressure, heart issues, lung issues)
- Negligently trained diving guides
Our team at Grossman Roth Yaffa Cohen has often represented scuba diving injury victims in similar claims in the past, even taking on some of the more niche and unusual cases within this industry. In one such instance, we represented Andrew Gallo, a man who became a quadriplegic after injuring his head on the shallow bottom of a re-nourished sandbar. Because the Ritz Carlton South Beach hotel had not warned him about the dangers, he was left permanently disabled. We also secured $10.5 million for another client who became paralyzed when he dove into the ocean in the Florida Keys.
Damages Associated with Diving Accidents
Some of the most common injuries that result from swimming and scuba diving accidents in the ocean:
- Arterial Gas Embolism (AGE)
- Drowning
- Non-traumatic brain injury (caused by lack of oxygen)
- Traumatic brain injury (caused by blunt force contact in the water)
- Heart attacks
- Infections and amputations due to wildlife encounters
If you or a loved one suffered from serious injuries like these while scuba diving or swimming at a resort, you may be entitled to compensation. While not all of these injuries are entirely preventable, swimming and scuba instructors have a responsibility to ensure that you are as safe as possible in the water and that you are fully prepared for this activity. After an accident, our Miami attorneys will help you investigate what went wrong and demand accountability for any losses.
Contact us at (866) 629-1061 to get started with a free consultation, or submit our online contact form today.
A Legacy of Compassion & Excellence
Working With Grossman Roth Yaffa Cohen-
Changing Lives by Changing The Law
Since our firm opened, we've made it our mission to get justice for our clients and their families. We've not only taken on cases that other firms had turned down, but we've also fought to get unjust laws and restrictions overturned or modified.
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A Team of Legal Professionals
Complex legal cases require extensive research, trial experience, and industry knowledge, which is why we always have a team of attorneys working on every case we take on. Our team-centric approach to litigation means that we're able to really focus on getting our clients the best possible outcome.
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There Are No Upfront Legal Fees
We handle all of our claims on a contingency fee basis and will handle all legal fees, court costs, and expert fees related to your specific case. With decades of experience in this industry, we have a wealth of experts we work with routinely to ensure your case is handled with the utmost care.
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We Understand the Medicine
Our attorneys not only take the time to understand the evidence in your case, but also the pathology and medical techniques used in your specific situation. We believe that any attorney that takes on these types of cases needs to be on equal footing with medical professionals and physicians.
A LEGACY OF CHANGING LIVES
Millions Recovered on Behalf of Our Clients-
Medical Malpractice Eight-Figure Settlement Achieved for Family Involved in a Medical Malpractice Case
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Medical Malpractice Eight-Figure Settlement for Failure to Timely Treat a Heart Attack
After successfully opening and stenting a 53-year-old man's blocked artery, while in the recovery room, the patient suffered another heart attack, but this time it took medical staff nearly 90 minutes to get him back to the catheterization lab. Due to the delay, his heart stopped. He was revived in the operating room, but he suffered a hypoxic brain injury, causing massive brain damage.
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Medical Malpractice Eight-Figure Settlement for Victim of Nursing Medical Malpractice
A middle-aged woman was in a hospital recovering from a brain aneurysm. While recovering in her hospital room, she grew agitated and began pulling on the tracheostomy tube connected to her neck. The nurse on duty documented that she was pulling at her tubes six different times in 24 hours, and yet did nothing to prevent her from being able to dismantle the tubes.
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Hotel & Resort Liability Eight-Figure Settlement in Premises Liability Case
A Massachusetts man was visiting Key West, Fla. for vacation. During his time at a resort restaurant and bar, the tourist jumped into the water adjacent to the property and severely injured his neck, leaving him quadriplegic.
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Florida International University Pedestrian Bridge Collapse $100,000,000
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Judgment on Behalf of Miami Doctor $1,750,000
A $1.75 million vehicle collision judgment in Volusia County on behalf of a Miami doctor who was permanently injured as a result of an automobile accident.
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Jury Verdict Against the University of Florida $23,500,000
A $23.5 million medical malpractice jury verdict against the University of Florida on behalf of a woman who suffered a massive stroke when a medical procedure to ease her migraines went wrong.
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Jury Verdict Against Vision Air $5,000,000
A Multidistrict and Class Action Litigation jury verdict in Nevada federal court against Vision Airlines to recover unpaid hazard pay on behalf of the pilots and flight attendants who operated Vision’s Air Bridge into the war zones in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Jury Verdict for Palm Beach County Residents $19,000,000
A Multidistrict and Class Action Litigation jury verdict on behalf of residents of Palm Beach County, Florida, whose citrus trees were cut down by the state as part of its program directed toward the elimination of citrus canker.
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Jury Verdict on Behalf of a Former Major League Baseball Star $898,000
A medical malpractice jury verdict on behalf of a former Major League Baseball star against an ophthalmologist for negligence in the removal of a cataract and implantation of an artificial lens in our client’s left eye.
