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Maryland Amusement Park Accident Lawyers
Sometimes a day of fun and games can turn tragic. When amusement and water park accidents occur, the fun isn't just ruined for everyone in your party - serious injury and even death can ensue. Though it's hard to determine amusement and water park accident statistics due to closed-lip amusement parks and non-standardized federal reporting laws, it's safe to say that amusement/water park accidents can and do happen on a regular basis, with effects ranging from slight lacerations or bruises to death.
The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) estimates that around 7,000 of the 270,000,000 annual amusement and water park visitors are treated in an emergency room for accidents sustained at the parks. Three or four fatalities occur each year; however, these statistics vary depending on which kinds of rides and parks are under consideration and very by year.
The most common amusement park injuries are caused by mechanical failures, improper operator behavior, dangerous consumer behavior, random accidents, or a combination of these factors. For example, an inexperienced operator might abruptly start or stop a ride, causing lacerations and chest injuries, or an eager child might swing an unstable car, causing it to break and fall. Because of the often-complex nature of amusement and water park injuries and accidents, several areas of state and federal law may come into play, including product and premises liability laws and negligence or tort law.
The complex nature of amusement and water park accidents and the short time in which victims have to file their lawsuits mean that it is important to seek an experienced amusement/water park accident attorney to represent your claim. Your amusement park lawyer can help determine liability and investigate your claim before representing it in court and seeking compensation and damages for injury or death sustained at an amusement or water park.
The Baltimore Maryland personal injury attorney Steven H. Heisler has devoted his entire legal practice to representing personal injury victims in Maryland, including those who sustained injuries due to amusement or water park accidents. Steven H. Heisler can evaluate and aggressively represent your amusement park injury lawsuit - just contact him today for a free case consultation.