Royal Caribbean passenger sues $ 10 million after breaking the pelvis under 20-foot trampoline case
A Royal Caribbean passenger sues the cruise line for $ 10 million after he broke his pelvis in a 20-foot fall from the Sky Pad trampoline aboard the Mariner of the Seas ship. The Washington man allegedly suffered permanent injury and disability as a result of the incident.
On March 12, Casey Holladay sued Miami-based Royal Caribbean for negligence in relation to the incident, which occurred during a cruise on February 9, Business Insider reports. According to NBC 6, the 25-year-old man had been looking forward to the "wonderful experience" of trying the Sky Pad attraction during the cruise, which he took with his girlfriend.
Billed as an "out-of-this-world bungee trampoline experience", the Sky Pad adventurers stretch into a harness that has bungee cords on each side to jump and bounce , according to its official web site. Soon after Holladay got stuck in the attraction and climbed up, the cock unexpectedly hit "20 feet above the ground" and plummeted him to hit the hard surface of the ground next to the trampoline, which, according to Insider.
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"I just felt the momentum slip from my body, I was not kept any longer. When I beat everything I really remember, is hit and noise and the fear, "said Holladay to NBC's accident." It's a kind of cliché moment when your life is changing in a flashing eye. "
The cruise line shortened the trip to bring Holladay back to Miami and the man spent nine days in the hospital, underwent several operations for his broken pelvis and received treatment shifted shoulder. The man is now referred to using a wheelchair and wheelchair at the moment, according to the outlet.
Holladay is said to have suffered "a disability and permanent injury" as a result of the incident, Insider Reports.
The battle has achieved maritime lawyer Brett Rivkind in his case against the cruise line.
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"He suffered very severe debilitating injuries" the lawyer told NBC 6. "This is a life-changing accident that should never, ever, have happened."
"These are activities designed to be operated on land by experienced amusement park operators, Rivkind continued." [The Royal Caribbean staffers] really has no experience in making a proper analysis of the security risk by putting these types of activities on a cruise ship. "
Holladay goes ahead and treats a psychologist for depression relative to the accident, according to Sun-Sentinel.
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Although the reps for the cruise line did not immediately return Fox News & # 39; request for further comment on the story, a Herald representative said the company could not comment on pending litigation.
"We operate all our vessels safely, professionally, and responsibly," said the spokesman Owen Torres's outlet.