September 09 2011
$3.1 Million paid to family in wrongful death settlement
CHICAGO - Patrick A. Salvi and Sarah A. Ferrill announced a $3.1 million wrongful death settlement in Cook County on September 9, 2011. On the evening of April 2, 2011, the minor Plaintiff, deceased, and his twin brother were riding in the front car of a children’s roller coaster (the Python Pit) during a family visit to Go Bananas indoor family theme park in Norridge, Illinois. When the coaster was on its second lap around the track, the Plaintiff came loose from the car’s restraint system, fell out of the car between the tracks, and was fatally struck as the coaster continued its path around the track without stopping. Plaintiffs’ alleged that the Defendant failed to have adequate height requirements, restraint devices and also alleged negligent maintenance, supervision and operation of the ride.
