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We have blogged extensively about the horrific movie theater shooting that occurred during the midnight showing of The Dark Night Rises in Aurora last summer. Some victims and families of victims have chosen to pursue lawsuits against the theater for premises liability as well as directly against the studio, stating that failing to bring in… read more
NASCAR racers can hit speeds up to 200 mph during races. When something goes wrong at such high speeds, the results can be catastrophic. Such a disaster struck at the end of a NASCAR race at the Daytona International Speedway on Saturday, February 23. But how did this NASCAR crash even happen? During the last… read more
Robert and Dale Flowers were spending Valentine’s Day at the Country Springs Hotel in Waukesha, Wisconsin. The hotel had a waterslide called the Cyclone. Two lifeguards – one stationed at the top of the slide and the other at the finishing end – worked together to let swimmers know when the slide was safe to… read more
There are 13 victims filing lawsuits against Cinemark, the owner of the theater where a gunman killed twelve people and wondered others in one of America’s most devastating shooting massacres ever. They seek a variety of damages under premises liability, wrongful death and negligence claims. U.S. Magistrate Michael E. Hagerty wrote a recommendation in which… read more
The video embedded below shows Caleb Moore, a snowmobiler competing in this year’s Winter X Games in Aspen, Colorado, crashing his sled when attempting a flip. The skis dug into the snow when he attempted to land, causing the vehicle to flip end over end, crushing him underneath. Paramedics rushed him to a nearby hospital… read more
Injured victims and witnesses have sued Cinemark, which owns the Century 16 in Aurora where a fatal shooting took place, for failing to provide adequate security measures. Cinemark countered by saying that it had no way to anticipate this kind of massacre. A new lawsuit against the chain, however, says otherwise. Chichi and Derick Spruel… read more
Tristan Bartlett, 13, was visiting Colorado Springs from Houston, TX. He was skiing on Copper Mountain when a skiing accident took his life. While navigating a beginner’s course, he crashed into a tree and died later that day at Saint Anthony Copper Mountain Clinic. In the current 2012-2013 winter season, three people have died in… read more
Erika Shields, 26, decided to go skydiving in Fremont County on Saturday, December 8. Unfortunately, something went wrong near the end of her dive. Shields had difficulty controlling the steering mechanism, and instructors from High Sky Adventurers Parachute Club could not help. She crashed in a ravine at least a half-mile away from the landing… read more
Recently, three survivors of the movie theater massacre in Aurora, Colo. filed a lawsuit against Cinemark, the owner of the theater, for failing to take security precautions against violent threats. James Holmes, the lead suspect, has been charged with murdering 12 people and attempting to murder 58 others during the midnight premiere of The Dark… read more
Back in July, an armed gunman opened fire on a packed house watching the midnight premiere of The Dark Knight Rises. Three patrons injured in the massacre are suing the theater’s parent company for a lack of security. The accusers – Joshua Nowlan, Brandon Axelrod his wife Denise Traynom – argue that the theater should… read more
