Inflatable Jumping Castle at Amusement Park Was Lifted Away By Strong Winds, Killing a Child
As an experienced Pennsylvania amusement park lawyer, I have written before and investigated claims involving seemingly innocent inflatable amusements where many unfortunate catastrophic injuries and fatalities have occurred. Recently the death of a child at an amusement park was caused by a jumping castle that was lifted away by strong winds. Unfortunately many parents and children who attend amusement parks are unaware of the hidden dangers and despite minimal warnings posted on rides and amusements, most of the owners and operators of parks are able to escape scott-free after injury causing accidents due to legislation with minimal teeth and failure of government officials to properly monitor and regulate it. Many times inflatable rides are set up on short notice at homes, children’s birthday parties, or other carnivals where the quality of installation and monitoring is minimal. There are virtually no existing laws to determine what safeguards need to be in place before such rides are set up and, worse yet, there are few safety warnings.
As an experienced Pennsylvania amusement park and water park accident attorney, I have received a number of calls concerning amusement park accidents that have never been reported. Since the beginning of May this year, it seems that along with the economic crisis comes a lack of adequate or minimal maintenance and the hiring of uneducated and unqualified personnel to monitor the rides. These issues need to be explored in order to avoid other unnecessary tragedies.
If you or a loved one has been injured in an amusement park or water park accident, please feel free to contact one of our experienced Pennsylvania amusement park and Pennsylvania water park accident lawyers for a free no obligation consultation at 1-800-421-9595 or online at www.reiffandbily.com.
