According to the Times Union, the death of a little 11 year old girl has
led a family to file for a wrongful death claim against a Florida resort
where they were staying. Ashton Jojo and her family were at the resort
playing a game of miniature golf for a fundraiser when the young girl’s
ball went into the little pond on the course. Little did she know that
when she reached her hand into the water to grab the ball, that she wouldn’t
live to finish her game of golf with her family.
The resort is being sued for negligence for illegally installing an unsafe
electrical water pump into the golf course. Apparently the many repairs
made to the electrical system were poorly done, and because of these faulty
repairs the system was unsafe for water. Even though this resort is a
multibillion dollar business, they hired an employee to do electrical
work who was not properly certified and they accomplish the tasks without
having any safety inspections done afterwards.
As a result of this billion dollar resort’s attempt to save a few
pennies, a little girl will not be able to grow up and experience life,
and her family will forever have to life with the fact that their daughter
died on vacation. Ashton, thinking that she was to retrieve her lost ball,
reached her hand into the water only to be electrocuted by the electrical
current flowing through the little pond. While people around tried to
come to her aid and have themselves electrocuted trying to save her, her
life was lost.
Though her family can never have their daughter returned to them, they
are seeking financial compensation from the family for what happened to
her, and they are seeking $27 million for their pain and suffering. If
you or someone you know has lost a loved one because of the negligence
of another person, contact Weinstein & Scharf today for a personal
injury attorney who can represent your case!