Lawsuits Filed, over 100 Riders Allege Sustaining Brain Injuries From Six Flags Roller Coaster
Lawyers say the coaster’s rotating seats and sharp turns can trigger brain bleeds, and more than 100 riders are now expected to sue.
- On Tuesday, attorney Gary Dordick announced his firm will file more than 100 lawsuits against Six Flags Magic Mountain, alleging traumatic brain injuries sustained by riders on the X2 coaster over the past two years.
- Experts attribute these injuries to a "traumatic rapid acceleration-deceleration event experienced while on the X2 ride," noting the coaster's 360-degree rotating seats reach nearly 80 mph, creating dangerous blunt force trauma when combined with sharp turns.
- Naomi Greer-Wilkinson and Pamela Guillen underwent emergency brain surgery after suffering severe hemorrhages in July, while attorney Michael Wilk alleged permanent disabilities including memory loss and brain fog following his ride in Valencia, California.
- Six Flags Magic Mountain closed the coaster on July 12 following an incident under state investigation, stating only that "the ride remains closed at this time" while declining to comment on pending litigation.
- Legal filings document at least two deaths and over a dozen reports of serious injuries spanning more than a decade, yet the attraction operated until this summer despite years of warnings from experts and attorneys about the ride's dangers.
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Thrills are giving way to lawsuits at Six Flags Magic Mountain. Attorneys this week filed three follows alleging that riders suffered defeating brain injuries on the California park's X2 roller coaster, and they say more than 100 additional boxes are coming. The claims center on the "fifth-dimension" ride's rotating seats...
The roller coasters have always been characterized by conveying a sense of vertigo thanks to the extreme speeds they reach and the surprising circuits they travel, removing to the hiccups even the most adventurous who decide to get on the wagons of the attraction. An experience that millions of users have enjoyed throughout the planet in some of the many amusement parks in each country. However, now, a CNN research has exposed brain injuries in …
Lawsuits filed, over 100 riders allege sustaining brain injuries from Six Flags roller coaster
More than 100 people say they suffered brain injuries from a Six Flags roller coaster in the last two years alone, following a CNN investigation last month that linked the world-famous ride to life-altering injuries and deaths.
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