Womand sues Fiesta Texas over alleged head injuries

Hey! Jeff! I think they would have told us if she fell down the stairs!!!!!!

What does that have to do with anything? I think you're missing my point.

The lack of sensitivity in general here is pretty alarming. Regardless of whether or not the suit has any merit, there is a real live breathing human being out there who suffered real injury somewhere.

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Jeff
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Jeff is right, she could have sustained injuries from Joker's Revenge. It could have even done the proposed things to her personality. I don't recall the ride being very rough at all, however, so it leads me to believe she is faking it. I don't know for sure, though, so who am I to say this is fraud? I'll just sit back and see what happens.

I rode this for the first time 5/29. I thought it was pretty mild. I don't recall any head banging (does that prove anything if the symption is memory loss?). Seriously, it is very sad if anyone is legitimately injured on a ride, (remember this is supposed to be for fun) no matter who's at fault. I'm confident the facts will eventually come out in this case.

I just don't understand why she waited 2 years to bring this case into the ligth. My only guess is she has reason to believe she was injured but the incidents on Goliath and Boomerang have made it a bit easier for her to file suit. Personally Joker's Revenge isn't THAT bad. Yes I rode it once and came off with a headache but that's because I already had one starting. It's not that bad of a ride, some mild head banging but nothing too serious like (Old)Outer Limits and Poltergeist. *** This post was edited by Lone Star Thrills on 6/10/2001. ***

Yes, it is very unfortunate, but the fact of the matter is that when you go to an amusement park, you enter under the park's terms, which usually state that they are not responsible for any injury. It is the rider's responsibility to understand these guidelines. I think that the suit should have come to light a little bit quicker though, but that's my humble opinion, and that's what all the forums are...opinions.

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I felt sore for two days after the Villian at SFWoA last year. Let's sue :)

Why doesn't she just deal with it!?

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Some of your are really sick, insensitive morons. When one of you suffer some kind of life-changing injury, I hope you're ready to just "deal with it." It's mind boggling that some of you find it so easy to dog someone you've never met, don't understand and will never experience the problems she has.

The woman isn't faking anything. Don't you think doctors who are a lot smarter than you testified on her behalf? The injuries are obviously real. That shouldn't even be an issue.

The issue is whether or not it was the ride that caused them. That's where I'm curious about the actual proof.

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Jeff
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I think they need to repair that ride!!!!!


NOW!!!!!!!

I agree with Jeff. I would like to know where is her proff it came from Joker's Revenge. It could of come from anything prior or after she just recalled hitting her head on that ride therefore causing her to believe it was that ride. I guess we will have to wait and see what the court and trial says.

Ok, ok. Maybe I shouldn't have said she should "just deal with it" but if you rode Flight of Fear at PKD when they still had OTSR, then I'm pretty sure it would make this lady's incident a mere minor headache.


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I don't love roller coasters...I'm obsessed with them. BGW and PKD baby!

coasterman4ever... Don't fix something that isn't broken!

I feel sorry for the lady, but I wouldn't doubt it if it was the coaster in combination with something else. They must have been comming up with a pretty good story if it took them two years to get a case.

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Jeff, just curious, but why are you so against the plaintiff on some lawsuits, and then just as against the parks on other, fairly similar, cases?

It's seemingly random and really hard to anticipate.

Besides, people are suing for too much these days anyway, especially w/ very difficult to prove cases w/ parks being convenient targets.

I Agree with Jeff on this one:

If it was up to me, I would have them design ALL rides with no OTSR. That might be difficult on the B&M Standups but I have not really had problems with those restraints(Kudos B&M)

If mine(and other Coasterbuzzers:) Theme park dream in Indianapolis becomes reality, we will have rides without OTSR's UNLESS ABSOUTELY NECESSARY(I.E. Inverted, Standup)

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I think the reasons why people seem insensitive here is the fact that all too often, too many people are ready to sue at the drop of a hat. The amount of frivolous lawsuits out there(the lady who sued McDonald's over the coffee)that tie up the courts are rediculous. Waiting two years to make an issue of this seems to lessen her credibility. If I ever got hurt at a park to the point of a "life changing injury", I would make it a priority to persue the issue immediately if not sooner. The longer you wait, the less believable you are. If they determine with hard facts that the ride is responsible, by all means she has a case. It just seems that if this was really an important issue to this lady, wouldn't she have taken care of it directly after the incident?

Wolf: Like everything in life, there is no black and white. In this particular case, it bothers me that people can't separate the injured from the case. Is the ride responsible? I think it would be hard to prove, but it's certainly possible. However, dogging the woman isn't any better than dogging the woman who died on Goliath. In both cases you have a real person that sustained real injury, regardless of the cause.

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Jeff
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I do think it's dumb to wait 2 years. Although if this was a Vekoma I can understand her head getting hurt because my head gets really banged up. No life changing events but you never know.
(could anyone tell me an opening date on Georgia's Deja Vu)

I understand she could be hurt, but i believe that the recent thread of coaster mishaps influenced her to bring this to light, why else would she wait 2 years?

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I hit my head on harnesess all the time, its no big deal to me!, I didnt think you could sue for that, but you now people now days they will sue you for anything just to get money !!
What an idiot !!
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