FAMILY SETTLES CASE OVER DEATH OF TEEN AT AMUSEMENT PARK—CALL BAY AREA WRONGFUL DEATH ATTORNEY NOW
Owners and operators of amusement parks owe a special duty, or responsibility, to those people who buy tickets to visit the park. The owners/operators are responsible to maintain the park to a certain standard, such as general repair on the rides, or testing for safety. The owners/operators may not be responsible for unforeseeable things such as a spontaneous break in one of the cables that passed inspection the previous day. However, the circumstances vary from case to case and from court to court. One court may decide that an incident was foreseeable and thus the owner was responsible while another court may look at a very similar situation and rule that the owner was not responsible in that case.
On January 23, 2009, the family of Elizabeth Mohl, who died on July 14, 2007, settled their lawsuit with Life Promotions and Air Glory Inc. in their wrongful death lawsuit. Life Promotions and Air Glory, Inc. were the operators of the rides at the Sunnyview Expo Center in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Elizabeth’s family settled the suit for $1 million. After an investigation of the incident, officials found that the fastener attaching to Elizabeth’s harness was not properly locked and that a safety rope was not properly attached to the harness. Air Glory has been suspended from operating any rides in Wisconsin for one year.
If you or a loved one has been injured at an amusement park, please contact an experienced attorney to make sure that your lawsuit is filed correctly and timely. It is important to know your rights. Greenberg & Rudman LLP has won over $150 million in verdicts and judgments. Call us now at 1-800-252-9776 (1-800-ALAWPRO) and get a free consultation from one of our experienced attorneys. We can inform you of your rights. Please go to our website, www.alawpro.com to read more about our attorneys.
