Defective Scuba Diving Equipment

The picturesque Florida and Caribbean coastlines and year-round warm temperatures attract numerous scuba divers every year. As a recreational activity, scuba diving dates back to the 1950s when adventurous individuals descended into the depths with rudimentary equipment and very basic safety protections. Since then, diving equipment has been improved tremendously. In fact, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission enforces strict regulations in order to ensure the safety of modern-day divers. However, occasionally manufacturers provide consumers with faulty scuba equipment due to design flaws and/or faulty manufacturing process. As a result, divers are left at risk of serious personal injury and death.

As one of the experienced scuba diving and defective scuba diving equipment lawyers in Miami, Sean M. Cleary specializes in protecting the legal rights of victims injured or killed because of faulty equipment and other negligence, e.g. negligent instruction or group led dives. He is known as one of the highly skilled personal injury lawyers Miami is home to. Please explore the paragraphs below to learn more about the dangers of faulty scuba diving equipment and how Mr. Cleary can help you if you or your loved one has become a victim of manufacturer negligence or other negligence.

Scuba Diving Equipment Recalls: Apeks & Romi Enterprises

In 2008, Aqualung announced a recall of some scuba diving regulators and adapters after it became known that the faulty part might cause equipment failure, leading to drowning. The regulator, or mouthpiece, is a crucial part of the scuba diving gear as it regulates the flow of air from the tank. The defective Apex scuba diving regulators were found to be missing diaphragm covers, which could cause the diaphragm to become loose or misplaced, resulting in uncontrolled air flow and/or drowning.

Another company, Romi Enterprises, announced a similar recall in 2007. The company's Aeris scuba diving regulators were found to be prone to malfunction. This defect could pose lethal consequences to divers as the failure of the regulator means uncontrolled air flow to the diver. These and other defects found in scuba diving equipment can be fatal to divers. The survivors of equipment-caused diving accidents can be left permanently disabled as they are forced to resurface too rapidly, which may result in disastrous decompression.

Consulting a Qualified Miami Personal Injury Attorney

If you have suffered serious personal injury as a result of faulty diving equipment or your loved one has been killed due to equipment failure or negligence of someone involved in providing dive training or supervision, please contact the experienced Miami defective scuba diving equipment lawyer, Sean M. Cleary, today at (305) 416-9805. He will provide you with a thorough, free evaluation of your case and will attempt to determine if compensation is available for medical bills and future medical expenses, pain and suffering, financial distress and permanent reduction in lifestyle.