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[FONT=verdana, arial, helvetica] (AP) A 6-year-old girl has been hospitalized after a horrifying accident at a swimming pool, when she sat on an open drain and a powerful suction pump tore out part of her intestinal tract.

Abigail Taylor was injured in the wading pool on June 29, according to her family.

Her father, Scott Taylor, told WCCO-TV that the suction caused a two-inch tear in Abigail's rectum and pulled out much of her small intestine. Doctors had to remove the part of her intestines that remained, according to the family's lawyer, Bob Bennett.

Abigail remained in intensive care at Children's Hospital on Thursday and appears to be doing better, Bennett said.

She was to undergo surgery on Friday, Bennett said. "She'll receive her nutrition through a port for the rest of her life," he said.

Bennett said the swimming pool's drain hole was improperly uncovered. However, the general manager of the club where the pool is located told the St. Paul Pioneer Press he did not think anything was wrong with the pool. He referred questions to the attorney for the club's insurance company, who declined to comment.

Several states have passed pool safety laws after children drowned or were disemboweled by drain suction. North Carolina, for instance, requires pools to have dual drains to diffuse the force of the suction and prevent children from being trapped.
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This is the same case John Edwards made millions from. In that case, the pump was improperly installed. Instead of suing the plumber who installed the pump, Edwards went after the manufacturer.
Now Edwards can spend his millions on basic necessities like $1,000 haircuts.
 

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John Edwards.... what a puss.. to think he believes he actually has a chance to be president. My god, he has his wife try to defend him from Ann Colter. Its so sad.
 

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This is the same case John Edwards made millions from. In that case, the pump was improperly installed. Instead of suing the plumber who installed the pump, Edwards went after the manufacturer.
Now Edwards can spend his millions on basic necessities like $1,000 haircuts.

I guarantee you that the plumber was a defendant (at least via cross claim) - regardless, why do you think the manufacturer was the key defendant? - a big judgment against a broke plumber isn't worth the paper it's printed on.
 

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Horrible story. I have a 4 year old nephew and can't imagine something like that happening. Feel terrible for the girl and her parents.
 

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yes it is horrible and has happened many times. all states are supposed to have a law about these drains. i know we had to come into compliance at our neighborhood pool. don't know why this one was not. all states should have this law. it has something to do with dual drains
 
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99.9% of the people who bitch about lawsuits like the one Edwards filed, and like the one sure to follow, would do the same thing were it their child.
 

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99.9% of the people who bitch about lawsuits like the one Edwards filed, and like the one sure to follow, would do the same thing were it their child.

All lawsuits are not the same. People rightfully bitch about lawsuits like the drycleaners and the McDonald's coffee. This one, not so much. Whether or not you like Edwards, someone was at fault and lives were ruined.
 

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