Married father-of-two, 42, to receive $10.75MILLION from Key West resort after being left paralyzed from the neck down when he dove into shallow water from a Tiki Bar deck
- Bob Barlow, 42, will receive $10.75M from a Key West resort, his attorney said
- The father-of-two was visiting the area in 2015 to celebrate his 40th birthday
- He was at Galleon Resort and Marina when he dove off the Sunset Tiki Bar deck
- Barlow's lawsuit says he dove into shallow water and suffered a spinal injury
- His attorney said the bar and resort lacked warning signs about diving into water
A Massachusetts man will receive more than $10million from a Key West resort after he was left paralyzed from the neck down when he dove into shallow water from a bar deck.
Bob Barlow was visiting Key West in April 2015 to celebrate his 40th birthday.
The married father-of-two and his friends were vacationing at the Galleon Resort and Marina when he decided to dive from the Sunset Tiki Bar deck into the water below.
Massachusetts man, Bob Barlow (pictured with his wife), 42, will receive $10.75million from a Key West resort after he was left paralyzed from the neck down when he dove into shallow water from a bar deck
The married father-of-two (pictured with his family) and his friends were vacationing at the Galleon Resort and Marina when he decided to dive from the Sunset Tiki Bar deck into the water below
Barlow struck his head on the hard bottom and he suffered a severe spinal cord injury that left him paralyzed from the neck down. Pictured is the deck of the Sunset Tiki Bar where he dove off of in 2015
Barlow, who fought in the Iraq War, struck his head on the hard bottom and he suffered a severe spinal cord injury that left him paralyzed from the neck down.
According to a GoFundMe page that was initially created for him in 2015, Barlow didn't realize that the water below the bar was as shallow as it was.
He then sued both company owners for not having appropriate signage in the area.
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According to his lawsuit, neither company had warning signs of dangers such as diving posted for customers to see.
'Nor were there any barriers or appropriate guardrails to prevent Tiki Bar patrons and/or hotel guests of visitors from diving off the deck into the shallow water,' the suit says.
The spinal injury was so severe that Barlow is unable to breathe without a ventilator.
According to his lawsuit, neither company had warning signs of dangers such as diving posted for customers to see
The Galleon at Key West Inc, the Galleon at Key West Community Association Inc and the Galleon Resort Condominium Association Inc agreed to pay a combined $9,750,000 through insurers. Barlow pictured with his wife and two children before the accident
The Cook Group, who owns the Sunset Tiki Bar, will also pay $1million. Barlow (pictured) also fought in the Iraq War
Barlow's lawyer, Stuart Grossman, made the announcement of the $10.75million settlement on Thursday.
His attorney said the bar also lacked signs about diving into shallow water.
The Galleon at Key West Inc, the Galleon at Key West Community Association Inc and the Galleon Resort Condominium Association Inc agreed to pay a combined $9,750,000 through insurers, according to the Miami Herald.
According to the suit, the Cook Group, who owns the Sunset Tiki Bar, will pay $1million.
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