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Florida Defective Personal Watercraft & Boating Attorneys

Jetskis, Waver Runners, Sea Dogs & Wet Jets Accidents

While the official definition of a personal watercraft (PWC) varies from state to state, they are generally referred to as a vessel which uses an inboard motor powering a water jet pump as its primary source of power, and which is designed to be operated by a person sitting, standing, or kneeling on the vessel, rather than the conventional manner of sitting or standing in the vessel. Manufacturers estimate that approximately 200,000 PWCs are sold each year and there are more than one million currently in operation in the United States alone.

PWC usage and popularity has dramatically increased in recent years due to it being a fun way to play on Florida’s and the U.S.’s lakes, rivers, and oceans; but too often, the fun turns to tragedy (traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, wrongful death). Although the overall number of recreational boating fatalities has been on the decline in recent years, the number of personal watercraft related fatalities continues to increase. PWCs are the only type of recreational vessel for which the leading cause of fatalities is not drowning. In fatalities, more persons die from blunt force trauma than from drowning.

Some of the safety concerns associated with personal watercraft death and injuries include:

• Counter-intuitive operating characteristics of personal watercraft (off-throttle steering)

• Lack of appropriate operator training
• Improper and inadequate warnings
• Orifice injures from water jet
  

The boating accident attorneys at Baker, Zimmerman & Perez, a South Florida law firm, have successfully prosecuted claims against manufacturers of personal watercraft for various defects. One of the firm’s defective personal watercraft trials was featured on the Court TV network. The firm has gone to trial four times against manufacturers of defective personal watercraft including Bombardier (Sea Doo) and Yamaha (Wave Runner). We are very proud of our results which include:

• Yamaha Wave Runner - $39,000,000.00 Jury Verdict. Wrongful Death.
• Bombardier See Doo - $48,500,000.00 Submission to Jury. Confidential Settlement during deliberations.
  

If you or a loved one has been injured or killed on a personal water craft or in a boating accident, and would like to learn more about your legal rights, please contact us here or call (954) 509-1900 or toll free at (800) 886-LAWS. We offer free consultations and charge you only if we win your case.

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