Parents of Disabled Teen Sue Maryland Swim Club for $40M

The parents of a teenager who was left brain damaged after an apparent near-drowning is suing the Maryland swim club where the incident happened.

William and Mary Becker on Thursday filed a $40 million lawsuit in Baltimore County Circuit Court against the Woodcroft Swim Club and D.R.D. Pool Management Inc., which runs the club. The Beckers accuse both entities of failing to respond quickly to their son and properly resuscitating him after an apparent near-drowning.

The incident occurred in 2006, when their son James was 15. Today, his family says he uses a wheelchair and is barely able to speak.

The family’s attorney says the boy’s brain injury was caused by a heart attack he had in the pool, not by a near-drowning. William Carrier says James was pulled from the water less than a minute after he was seen struggling and given CPR.

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• August 4, 2009 at 7:42 am

  Puzzled says:

  I did hear about how the white officer acted stupidly trying to protect the professor's property. My comment about post racial society appears to be misguided. When our presid... read more
• August 3, 2009 at 10:12 am

  Paul Masley says:

  This case should be threw out with prejudice, but before being finalized, the judge should place all cost on the proceedings on the attorney and the family that sued. If this ... read more
• August 3, 2009 at 9:06 am

  Attn: Puzzled says:

  Your post was made on 7/27 AFTER our black president indicated that one of our white police officers "acted stupidly", in resonding to a call. Just so happened to be one of hi... read more