Lehigh Acres Jet Ski Accident Lawyer
Everyone assumes a certain level or risk when they venture out onto or into the water, just as they assume a certain level of risk by entering a store or driving on the road. This does not mean that a negligent party cannot be successfully sued for compensation of said party causes injury to an innocent bystander. If you were injured in a jet ski collision, whether you were aboard the jet ski, you were swimming, or you were on a fishing boat, the Lehigh Acres jet ski accident lawyer at Cardinal Law, P.A. is here to help you enact justice by holding the careless or reckless party accountable.
Assisting Injured Jet Ski Users
Jet ski operators usually do not receive the benefit of the doubt when involved in accidents. Like motorcyclists, jet skis are often blamed first But we never make this assumption. If you were harmed while operating a jet ski because of another party’s negligence, we can help you prove fault to win your claim.
Top Causes of Jet Ski Accidents
Some people get out on the water and assume that it is a free for all, and that the rules of society no longer apply simply because they are on a body of water instead of driving around on land. Yet, there are still rules: right of way, speed limits, wake limits, lifejacket laws, etc. When jet skis or motorboat operators fail to uphold their duty of care to other water users, accidents are bound to occur. The most common causes of jet ski accidents include:
- Operator inexperience
- Inattention or distraction
- Excessive speed
- Causing excessive wake
- Recklessness
- Intoxication
- Improper lookout
- Defective machinery
Examples of Clients We Represent
Not every jet ski accident involves a jet skier running into a swimmer or other water vessel user. A plaintiff in a jet ski claim can be anyone who was injured in an accident involving a jet ski, including the jet ski operator themselves. Examples of potential plaintiff’s we have represented include people who were:
- Hit by other water vessel as the jet ski operator
- Caused to crash, as jet ski operator, by other water vessel
- Hit by jet ski as a swimmer
- Hit by jet ski as a kayaker, canoer, stand up paddle boarder, or other human-propelled water vessel
- Hit by jet ski as another motorized water vessel user
- Injured in a crash, capsize, or force of wake incident caused by the jet ski, but the jet ski did not actually collide with you
- Thrown off the back of a jet ski by a negligent jet ski operator
- Injured as the jet ski operator due to negligent maintenance of the jet ski (if the jet ski was rented)
- Injured as the jet ski operator due to a defective jet ski or defective parts
Call a Lehigh Acres Jet Ski Accident Lawyer Today
Whether you broke your arm or a loved one is still in the hospital suffering from a traumatic brain injury, the Lehigh Acres jet ski accident lawyers at Cardinal Law, P.A. are here to help in every way they can. Call us today at 239-610-0845 to schedule a free consultation.
