Wrongful Death - Amusement Park Lawyer
Did You Know?
According to industry figures, over 300 million people visit amusement and water parks each year.
Amusement Park Accident Quick Facts:
- The Consumer Protection Safety Commission estimates the number of serious injuries on amusement park rides that are severe enough to warrant a trip to the emergency room have raised to almost 5000 each year.
- Claims from injuries sustained during a trip to an amusement park range from food poisoning, a slip & fall getting on or off a ride, to a serious injury on an attraction. If you are a victim of an Amusement Park injury, you owe it to yourself and loved ones to understand your legal rights.
- Thousands of injury and accidents happen at carnival rides and amusement park rides. An amusement park accident can happen from a defective plan or defective construction of the ride. Safety devices can and do fail at amusement ride accidents.
- A roller coaster whiplash, an arm injury from a harness part failure, or a leg injured from a defective ride gate can be life threatening and in the long term you could develop permanent damage to nerves, muscles and sustain spinal cord injuries.
- Carnival rides are setup in touring cities and inspected by the state inspectors before a single child enters the ride. This safety check does not always mean that the ride is safe. A defective part or safety piece can fail in these carnival ride accidents.
Whenever there is an accident that results in injury, whether in an automobile, boat or roller coaster, it is crucial that you document the injury and the circumstances surrounding the accident.
- Make sure you report the injury to the amusement park authorities immediately and insist that they write a report and get a copy.
- Record the names, addresses and phone numbers of any witnesses.
- Seek medical attention as soon as possible. Even if you feel that your injuries may be minor, they could lead to significant impairment in the future.
- Get the advice of an experienced amusement park accident attorney without delay.
- Do not volunteer any information regarding the accident to anyone other than your attorney and refer all enquiries directly to your lawyer.
Wrongful Death - Amusement Park
Mechanical Failures
Mechanical failures associated with amusement ride-related incidents included missing safety pins, broken welds or structural components, exposed electrical wires, broken drive chains, malfunctioning lap bars or other safety restraints, failure to shutoff, improper detachment of cars, and improper detachment of structural components.
Operator Behaviors
Operator Behaviors associated with amusement ride-related incidents included abruptly stopping the ride (e.g., following an apparent mechanical failure), improperly assembling or maintaining the ride, and defeating safety equipment such as brakes and automatic overheat cutoff switches.
Amusement Park Laws
The law of most states requires the operator of an amusement park to use reasonable care in the construction, maintenance, and management of its facility. While at times courts have refused to hold a park operator liable in circumstances in which a trespasser injured himself at an amusement park, those cases are usually limited to times when a park is closed. Even parties who do not pay admission or who sneak into an amusement park are owed a duty of reasonable care if the park is open to the public, under the rationale that once a property owner discovers a trespasser the owner owes the trespasser same duty of reasonable care as an individual invited onto the property.
If you or a loved one has been injured on an amusement park ride, you may be able to file a claim for negligence against the park owners, ride manufacturers and ride operators.
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