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Disneyland settles suit over Indiana Jones ride
Fri Jan 5, 2007 6:38am ET
LOS ANGELES, Jan 4 (Reuters) - Disneyland, Walt Disney Co.'s theme park in California, on Thursday said it settled a 5-year-old lawsuit in which a woman's family claimed she died as a result of a brain hemorrhage after riding the Indiana Jones Adventure ride.
"The case has been settled and the terms will not be disclosed," Disneyland spokesman Rob Doughty said in a statement.
The lawsuit, which was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, claimed Cristina Moreno of Barcelona, Spain, suffered the hemorrhage while on the ride, then lost consciousness later that evening. She died two months later in 2000.
In 2001, her estate sued for wrongful death, saying the design of the ride has a history of causing brain injuries and that Disney decided to "push the envelope to the extreme" in creating the attraction.
Doughty's statement added: "safety always has been, and continues to be, our top priority" at Disneyland.
Pretrial motions had been set to be heard on Thursday with jury selection expected to begin one day later.
© Reuters 2007. All Rights Reserved
Fri Jan 5, 2007 6:38am ET
LOS ANGELES, Jan 4 (Reuters) - Disneyland, Walt Disney Co.'s theme park in California, on Thursday said it settled a 5-year-old lawsuit in which a woman's family claimed she died as a result of a brain hemorrhage after riding the Indiana Jones Adventure ride.
"The case has been settled and the terms will not be disclosed," Disneyland spokesman Rob Doughty said in a statement.
The lawsuit, which was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, claimed Cristina Moreno of Barcelona, Spain, suffered the hemorrhage while on the ride, then lost consciousness later that evening. She died two months later in 2000.
In 2001, her estate sued for wrongful death, saying the design of the ride has a history of causing brain injuries and that Disney decided to "push the envelope to the extreme" in creating the attraction.
Doughty's statement added: "safety always has been, and continues to be, our top priority" at Disneyland.
Pretrial motions had been set to be heard on Thursday with jury selection expected to begin one day later.
© Reuters 2007. All Rights Reserved
