Premises Liability - Tuesday, September 23, 2008 11:37 - 0 Comments

Drowned woman’s family files lawsuit

The family of a 23-year-old Baltimore County woman who drowned in a swimming pool in 2005 has filed a lawsuit against the apartment complex and pool management company. It is contended that unqualified lifeguards with just one week’s training were on duty. Cassandra Blake drowned in the pool in Windsor Mill. The family is suing that complex along with American Pool Management Inc., American Pool Enterprises Inc., Westminster Management and Doug Kusher Co. Blake was not a resident of apartment complex, but had a friend who lived there. The suit was filed in Baltimore Circuit Court. Ms. Blake took her sister, her son and other children to the pool, where she approached a security guard and lifeguard on duty and asked whether they could use the pool. Both the security guard and lifeguard agreed. Blake, who could not swim, started out in the shallow end but got out of the pool in the deeper part at some point. Shortly thereafter, she was pushed or she fell into the deep end, then went under and drowned.

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