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Services

Services

Dr. Stephen P. Leatherman has over 35 years of experience in consulting and expert witness investigations.  Dr. Stephen P. Leatherman is a tenured, full professor of coastal science in the Department of Earth and Environment at Florida International University.  He is joined by his son, Stephen B. Leatherman, who has a Ph.D. in coastal science and has conducted extensive research on rip currents and their hazards in South Florida. Stephen B. Leatherman is an experienced lifeguard and has assisted in swimming pool and beach accident cases in Florida, New Jersey, Louisiana and Costa Rica.

Our services include swimming pool accidents, beach hazards, aquatic facilities, aquatic activities and other aquatic accidents as detailed below. 


 
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Swimming pool Accidents

Fatal and Non-Fatal Drowning

Spinal Cord Injury

Lifeguard Negligence

Inadequate Signage

Beach hazards

Rip Currents, Undertow and Rip Tides

Sand Hole Collapse

Shorebreaks and Dangerous Surf

Underwater Obstacles and Sand Bars

 
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Aquatic Facility

Beaches

Cruise Ships

Docks and Marinas

Inland Waterways, including Rivers and Lakes

Motorboats

Pools

Public Waterparks

 
 
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Aquatic Activity

Wind Surfing

Bodysurfing

Diving

Inflated Towable

Knee Boarding

Parasailing

Personal Watercraft

Skin/SCUBA Diving

Swimming

Wakeboarding

Water Skiing

Whitewater Rafting and River Tubing

 
 
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AQUATIC ACCIDENTs

Dive or Slide into Shallow Water

Hidden Underwater Drop-offs and Obstacles

Inadequate Warnings and Signage

Near Drowning or Drowning

Slips and Falls

Whipping Skier, Kneeboarder, Towable