Over 100 sue Six Flags over X2 rollercoaster brain injuries

Summarised from 4 outlets · 7 reports · Updated 24 Sept, 21:14 · Archive

More than 100 people are suing Six Flags Magic Mountain, alleging the X2 rollercoaster caused traumatic brain injuries.

More than 100 people have sued Six Flags Magic Mountain in California, claiming the X2 rollercoaster caused traumatic brain injuries. The law firm representing the plaintiffs says riders experienced catastrophic brain damage. Six Flags has declined to comment on the pending litigation.

How it is being reported

• Six Flags coaster accused of causing dozens of brain injuriesA roller coaster at a Six Flags amusement park in California caused over 100 injuries to riders, new lawsuits claim. Six Flags declined to comment on pending litigation. CBS News' Carter Evans reports.CBS News · 24 Sept, 17:22
• Six Flags' X2 roller coaster caused over 100 injuries, lawsuits sayA wave of lawsuits alleges the X2 roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain in California left riders with severe brain injuries. Six Flags says it does not comment on pending litigation.CBS News · 24 Sept, 14:50
• California Six Flags rollercoaster left more than 100 people with brain injuries, attorneys sayOver 100 Six Flags visitors are accusing the X2 rollercoaster in Southern California of leaving them with traumatic brain injuries. Carter Evans has more.CBS News · 24 Sept, 01:03
• Lawsuits allege Six Flags' X2 roller coaster left riders with brain injuriesSix Flags is facing three new lawsuits alleging a roller coaster at its Magic Mountain amusement park in Southern California left more than 100 riders with brain injuries. CBS News national correspondent Carter Evans has the latest.CBS News · 24 Sept, 00:05
• More than 100 people say rollercoaster that put riders in a COMA left them with brain damageCivil attorney Christopher Bulone said at a news conference Tuesday that Six Flags in Southern California 'has been willingly gambling with people's lives.Daily Mail · 23 Sept, 23:37
• Six Flags Magic Mountains sued over alleged ‘catastrophic brain damage’ from X2 rideLawsuit joined by more than 100 others claims they experienced traumatic injuries after riding the rollercoaster California’s Six Flags Magic Mountain is facing lawsuits from three people who alleged they suffered “catastrophic brain damage” after riding the X2 rollercoaster. More than 100 other people also claimed that they experienced traumatic brain injuries from the attraction at the Valencia amusement park, according to the law firm representing the plaintiffs. Continue reading...The Guardian · 23 Sept, 20:53
• LA lawyer says Magic Mountain’s X2 coaster left him brain damaged after day out with grandkidsA MRI revealed massive intracranial bleeding, swelling and a midline shift of his brain.New York Post · 22 Sept, 23:46

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