The Interpreter Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 It took two days last week, but a Worcester County Circuit Court jury returned a verdict in favor of a Boardwalk amusement park sued by a Severn, Md. couple for over $1 million for an alleged errant basketball, called by the victim’s husband during his pre-trial deposition a “one in a million” shot....Last year, a couple sued Jolly Roger Rides, Inc., which operates the amusement park on the Ocean City Pier, seeking over $1 million combined for compensatory and punitive damages, negligence and loss of consortium after the woman, Christine Fry, was allegedly struck on the head by a shot that caromed off the company’s Long Range Basketball Shot game in August 2007. The suit alleged the accident caused Fry serious injuries to her head and neck and aggravated a pre-existing spinal cord condition, ultimately requiring her to have debilitating surgery.... http://www.mdcoastdispatch.com/article.php...=30&id=5629 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaShatelle Fountaine Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 Personally, I can't stand all the basketball bouncing in parks! It's loud and irritating. Sometimes it's hard enough just to navigate to the next ride without trying to dodge getting hit in da head by some hood rats b ball!At my local park (Great America) it's a real problem. I noticed that you all are blessed enough not to have that problem (so much). You all have such a nice park! Have a blessed day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted March 7, 2009 Author Share Posted March 7, 2009 Which Great America? Chicago's or Santa Clara's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaShatelle Fountaine Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 Chicago, not Santa Clara. Now I just have to go off about Santa Clara. I knows that Chicago's park is in a bad way lately (even though Mr. Shapiro thinks otherwise), but have you done seen what Paramount did to Santa Clara...oh wee child, that's a hot mess! OK! I've been going to Great America (Chicago) Since the 70's. I remember when the employee's wore them cute knickers (Marriots era). If you get into all that here's a good site...http://www.greatamericaparks.com/ Back on the subject. Last year all that b ball bouncing all over the park just drove me to the point of needing a nerve pill! Besides having to wait in a two hour line (which might have been shorter if the employee's would crack down on line jumpers) for the Dark Knight, and all the other foolishness that takes place there..mmm I dont know if I'll go there this year! Now you know I think I was most appalled by all the line jumping at Indiana Beach last summer...oh wee I need to stay on subject! OK! Have a blessed day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigacoaster2k Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 I'm with whoever it was that said when someone wins that sort of prize, they should be given a ticket so that they can retrieve their prize before they exit the park. I've never been hit with one of those obnoxious basketballs, but I swear if I do, I will see to it that they won't find it again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAHill Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 I got hit by one in the face. It hurt. Yeah, wasn't fun. They didn't like my reaction either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeLorean Rider Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 You know as much as we complain about basketball games, keep in mind they are still one of the most popular games at the park and quite possibly the leading money maker in the games department. As we all know money buys things like big new roller coasters. Perhaps the park allowed us to endour all that basketball discomfort over the years so that in 2009 they could provide us with a great big new B&M. Think it will be worth it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnrealNightmare Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 Me and my friend Matt play the basketball game quite a few times during the day at the park last summer we won 7 basketballs. We gave all of them away to little kids. So we might have been the cause of some of the reckless bouncing. Sorry! If we would have kept all 7 balls the whole day some one probably would have gotten really hurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalefan Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 1 million for a hit on the head from a basketball? Its hard to tell if they are really doing this for money since the price of the suit went up alot later on. So this means that if i drop a bowling ball on my foot even though its my ball i can sue the bowling alley for 1 million then? Lol. This kinda reminds me of the gum chewing thing on the coaster at a Cedar Fair park where the parent tryed to sue the park blaming them for not having a sign up saying no gum on rides. Even though it does say on all signs no food or drinks on this ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rollercoaster Nut Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 I'm with whoever it was that said when someone wins that sort of prize, they should be given a ticket so that they can retrieve their prize before they exit the park. I've never been hit with one of those obnoxious basketballs, but I swear if I do, I will see to it that they won't find it again. That would really help control all the people getting hit with basketballs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted March 7, 2009 Author Share Posted March 7, 2009 More on this: http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/2009030...3/-1/newsfront2 As for some of the comments above, know that anyone can sue anybody for virtually anything. Collecting is another story. And most meritorious lawsuits are settled before trial. Not all, but most. As for the McDonald's hot coffee lawsuit, that matter was also settled out of court after the trial. There were many factors involved not typically talked about by those who like to talk about frivolous lawsuits. First of all, the woman had THIRD degree burns. Second, at the time McDonald's served hotter coffee than virtually anyone else in the industry, McDonald's executives had discussed the possibility of just such an incident, and continued to do what they were doing anyway (not unlike how Ford knew that Pintos were highly explosive if hit in the rear compared to other cars made at the time, could have fixed the matter for just a few dollars per car, and chose not to). As the old newspaper disclaimer goes, claims made in a lawsuit tell only one side of a story, and may or may not be accurate. The same can be said of most media accounts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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