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General Category => Other Parks => Dollywood Discussion => Topic started by: History Buff on June 23, 2018, 09:57:14 PM

Title: Lawsuit
Post by: History Buff on June 23, 2018, 09:57:14 PM
Another water ride - the RiverRush Water Coaster - has allegedly injured a person.  This one earns Dollywood a $2 million lawsuit:  http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2018/06/23/dollywood-sued-for-2-million-by-mom-who-injured-spinal-cord-on-water-park-ride.html (http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2018/06/23/dollywood-sued-for-2-million-by-mom-who-injured-spinal-cord-on-water-park-ride.html)
Title: Re: Lawsuit
Post by: sanddunerider on June 24, 2018, 07:57:14 AM
Quote from: History Buff on June 23, 2018, 09:57:14 PM
Another water ride - the RiverRush Water Coaster - has allegedly injured a person.  This one earns Dollywood a $2 million lawsuit:  http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2018/06/23/dollywood-sued-for-2-million-by-mom-who-injured-spinal-cord-on-water-park-ride.html (http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2018/06/23/dollywood-sued-for-2-million-by-mom-who-injured-spinal-cord-on-water-park-ride.html)


Hmmmm?   I wonder........ ::)
Title: Re: Lawsuit
Post by: chittlins on June 24, 2018, 11:16:41 AM
Sounds like a preexisting condition that was aggravated by a ride. Not really the ride's fault.
Title: Re: Lawsuit
Post by: sanddunerider on June 24, 2018, 01:16:26 PM
Quote from: chittlins on June 24, 2018, 11:16:41 AM
Sounds like a preexisting condition that was aggravated by a ride. Not really the ride's fault.

Well maybe........... ::)
Title: Re: Lawsuit
Post by: Swoosh on June 24, 2018, 02:48:17 PM
This has settlement written all over it. 
Title: Re: Lawsuit
Post by: sanddunerider on June 24, 2018, 06:39:32 PM
Quote from: Swoosh on June 24, 2018, 02:48:17 PM
This has settlement written all over it.

Oh, absolutely..  they will settle quick, to eliminate any bad press..   
Title: Re: Lawsuit
Post by: sirwillow on July 02, 2018, 11:24:54 AM
I agree- it'll be a settlement and pretty quick.  Something like that isn't preexisting.  The biggest key will be if they went through first aid at the park to establish that the injury happened at the park on the day they are claiming.  If so, then there's the paper trail evidence and it will be a quick settlement.  But if they didn't do that and just left and went to a doctor later, then it gets a bit more complicated.  Hard to know since the article doesn't give any of that info, but I'd be surprised if they didn't go through first aid at the park.