Lawsuit Filed against Dollywood Theme Park

Pigeon Forge, TNA personal injury lawsuit has been filed against Dollywood theme park claiming a woman suffered a brain injury and back and neck injuries after falling from a ride at the amusement park. The plaintiff alleges she suffered permanent disabilities as a result of her fall, which occurred in December 2013.

According to The Daily Mail (12/23/14), Tedi A. Brown was on vacation with her family when she visited Dollywood and rode The Waltzing Swinger, a swinging chair ride. On the day Brown rode The Waltzing Swinger, conditions were reportedly slick and rainy, making the ride dangerous, the lawsuit claims.

Brown fell from the ride at the end, when the chairs stopped 10 feet above ground, but before they were fully lowered. Thinking the ride was over, Brown lifted her lap bar to leave her seat. Although she realized her mistake, Brown was unable to grip the lap bar because of the wet conditions and fell headfirst to the pavement, suffering brain injuries, back and neck injuries, and a broken jaw.

The lawsuit alleges that the ride did not have a proper locking mechanism to prevent riders from leaving the ride early and they were not warned not to raise the safety bar before the ride was completely stopped, The Associated Press (12/31/14) reports.

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DuVall claims that Wal-Mart did not properly protect her and violated consumer protection laws by not disclosing that there were not enough tablets for all consumers who wanted one. Wal-Mart has reportedly responded to the lawsuit denying that DuVall suffered any injury and that if she did suffer injury, it was due to her own negligent acts.

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