A federal judge awarded $8,000 to a quadriplegic man Friday who became stuck on Disneyland’s “It’s a Small World” ride for about 30 minutes after it broke down in 2009. The man and his wife sued Disney in 2011 following the incident on Nov. 27, 2009. They claimed that Disney…
Several NASCAR fans injured last weekend during a race just a day before the Daytona 500 are now contemplating a possible lawsuit. Last Saturday, more than 30 people were injured following a horrendous crash in a second-tier NASCAR series race that sent chunks of debris, including a heavy tire, flying…
Houston, Texas — A 45-year-old fan attending last Thursday’s preseason game between the Houston Texans and the Minnesota Vikings fell from an escalator to his death at Reliant Stadium. According to reports, the fan fell due to horseplay. He was allegedly attempting to slide down the handrail on an escalator…
State inspectors Wednesday were looking into an International Drive go-kart attraction that apparently sent an 11-year-old girl and a man to hospitals. The chief of the Florida Bureau of Fair Rides Inspection claims the collision impact, which happened around 7:45 p.m. Tuesday, caused a corner of the track to fall…
The family of a double-amputee veteran who died after being ejected from a roller coaster at the Darien Lake amusement park filed a wrongful death lawsuit on Friday against two companies associated with the park. The 29-year-old resident of Gowanda, New York was allowed to board a 208-foot-high roller coaster…
Universal Orlando has supposedly stopped simultaneously launching a pair of intertwined roller coasters that make up the ride “Dragon Challenge,” formerly known as “Dueling Dragons,” at Universal’s Islands of Adventure. The theme park took action following two recent accidents within two weeks of one another where guests were struck by…