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Burger King Settles Brain Injury Suit for $20 Million
This is a settlement for the Negligence lawsuit.
Jacob Buckett, a 12-year old boy from Temecula, CA, and his sister Isabelle, have been awarded $20 million as settlement in a personal injury suit brought against Burger King.
Jacob and his sister were playing at a playground inside the restaurant in August, 2005, when Jacob fell injuring his lungs, and his parietal lobe and his left front lobe.
The playground structure, which included a fireman's pole and monkey bars, had no rubber matting beneath it, just tile. Delta Marketing, the company that installed the playground was also named as a defendant in the suit.
The defendants allegedly claimed that the responsibility for watching the children was the father's, however the attorney for Jacob and his family maintained that there is an expectation of safety inherent in these types of situations. Furthermore, warning signs were not posted at the particular restaurant where Jacob fell, though other restaurants in the chain had posted warning signs.
Jacob's injuries resulted in his hospitalization for more than 4 months, and today he is still undergoing rehabilitation and has significant brain damage.
MARCH-31-09: $20 million brain injury settlement [DESERT SUN: $20 MILLION BRAIN INJURY SETTLEMENT]
Published on Mar-31-09
Jacob and his sister were playing at a playground inside the restaurant in August, 2005, when Jacob fell injuring his lungs, and his parietal lobe and his left front lobe.
The playground structure, which included a fireman's pole and monkey bars, had no rubber matting beneath it, just tile. Delta Marketing, the company that installed the playground was also named as a defendant in the suit.
The defendants allegedly claimed that the responsibility for watching the children was the father's, however the attorney for Jacob and his family maintained that there is an expectation of safety inherent in these types of situations. Furthermore, warning signs were not posted at the particular restaurant where Jacob fell, though other restaurants in the chain had posted warning signs.
Jacob's injuries resulted in his hospitalization for more than 4 months, and today he is still undergoing rehabilitation and has significant brain damage.
MARCH-31-09: $20 million brain injury settlement [DESERT SUN: $20 MILLION BRAIN INJURY SETTLEMENT]
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