Frequently Asked Questions

Your health comes first. Get appropriate medical care and follow the recommendations of your treating providers.

As soon as reasonably possible, preserve information about the incident. That may include photographs or video of the area where the injury occurred, the attraction involved, padding or protective equipment, warning signs, wristbands, tickets, receipts, emails, text messages, and any paperwork you received from the park.

If witnesses saw what happened, preserve their names and contact information. If an incident report was created, make a note of who took the report and ask how you can obtain a copy.

You do not need to determine on your own whether someone was legally at fault before speaking with a lawyer. A serious-injury investigation often begins by gathering the facts and identifying what evidence may still exist.

The answer depends on the circumstances.

Potentially responsible parties may include a park owner or operator, a property owner, an equipment owner or supplier, a maintenance company, an attraction operator, or another business whose conduct contributed to the incident.

More than one company may sometimes be involved in operating, maintaining, staffing, or supplying an attraction. Identifying the correct parties is one reason an early factual investigation can be important.

Do not assume that the park's initial explanation determines the outcome.

A complete investigation may consider how the attraction was operated, what instructions or warnings were provided, whether rules were enforced, what supervision was present, the condition of the equipment and surrounding area, available video, witness accounts, and the conduct of everyone involved.

Questions about comparative or shared responsibility depend on the law that applies to the claim. They should be evaluated based on the evidence rather than an immediate conclusion made at the scene.

Important evidence can differ from case to case, but it may include:

• Photographs and video of the incident area
• Surveillance or security video
• Incident reports
• Witness information
• Tickets, receipts, wristbands, or reservation records
• Electronic waivers or other documents presented during check-in
• Emails and text messages
• Medical records documenting the injury and treatment
• Information about the attraction, equipment, padding, or safety systems involved
• Maintenance, inspection, staffing, or training information that may later be obtained through an investigation

Laws vary from state to state. Generally speaking, when a child is injured, courts do not enforce a liability waiver signed by a parent or guardian on the child's behalf. Some states, however, do enforce arbitration clauses signed by a parent or guardian in cases involving a child's injury.

Some evidence may be controlled by the park or another company rather than the injured person. A lawyer can evaluate what preservation steps may be appropriate.

We evaluate claims involving serious injuries and wrongful death.

That can include significant orthopedic injuries, head or brain injuries, spinal injuries, neurological injuries, serious fractures, injuries requiring surgery, permanent impairment, and other injuries with substantial medical or life consequences.

The seriousness of an injury is not determined by a label alone. We consider the medical treatment, prognosis, effect on work and daily life, and the circumstances of the incident.

It is generally better to investigate a serious incident while information is still available and memories are fresh.

Legal deadlines vary depending on the law that applies, the parties involved, the age of the injured person, and other circumstances. For that reason, a prospective client should not rely on a general website to calculate a deadline.

If you are considering a claim, we can review the circumstances and determine what next steps may be appropriate.

A serious injury to a child raises both immediate family concerns and legal questions that can differ from an adult claim.

Parents should focus first on medical care and then preserve the same types of information that can matter in any serious incident: photographs, video, witness information, reservation records, wristbands, incident reports, and any waiver or check-in documents.

Laws vary from state to state. Generally speaking, when a child is injured, courts do not enforce a liability waiver signed by a parent or guardian on the child's behalf. Some states, however, do enforce arbitration clauses signed by a parent or guardian in cases involving a child's injury.

Questions involving who may bring a claim for a minor, how a settlement is handled, and what court approval or other procedures may apply depend on the governing law. Those issues should be addressed as part of an individualized legal review.

Do not assume that signing a document automatically answers whether a claim can be pursued.

Laws vary from state to state. Generally speaking, when a child is injured, courts do not enforce a liability waiver signed by a parent or guardian on the child's behalf. Some states, however, do enforce arbitration clauses signed by a parent or guardian in cases involving a child's injury.

The effect of a waiver, release, or arbitration clause can depend on the exact wording, how the document was presented, who signed it, what claims it purports to cover, the age of the injured person, and the law that applies.

The document should be preserved and reviewed rather than summarized from memory. If the waiver was electronic, keep any confirmation email, text, screenshot, or account information that may help identify the version that was signed.

That does not necessarily prevent an investigation.

Young children, seriously injured children, and people involved in sudden traumatic events may not be able to provide a complete account immediately. Other evidence may help reconstruct the event, including witnesses, video, photographs, physical evidence, staff records, and information about how the attraction was being operated.

The goal is to gather the available evidence rather than place the entire burden of reconstruction on the injured child.

Not necessarily.

Laws vary from state to state. Generally speaking, when a child is injured, courts do not enforce a liability waiver signed by a parent or guardian on the child's behalf. Some states, however, do enforce arbitration clauses signed by a parent or guardian in cases involving a child's injury.

A waiver should be reviewed before conclusions are reached about its legal effect. The analysis can depend on the wording of the document, the circumstances surrounding the incident, the identity of the injured person, the claims being asserted, and the governing law.

Keep a copy of anything you signed or accepted. If you do not have the document, preserve information showing when and how the reservation or check-in occurred.

An arbitration provision is language that may require certain disputes to be resolved through a private arbitration process rather than a lawsuit in court.

Laws vary from state to state. Generally speaking, when a child is injured, courts do not enforce a liability waiver signed by a parent or guardian on the child's behalf. Some states, however, do enforce arbitration clauses signed by a parent or guardian in cases involving a child's injury.

Whether an arbitration provision applies, who is bound by it, and what claims it covers can require a legal analysis of the specific document and governing law.

A person should not assume that a check-in screen, waiver, or online reservation has one particular legal effect without reviewing the actual terms.

That is common in electronic check-in environments.

Preserve the reservation confirmation, credit-card receipt, emails, texts, account information, and the approximate time and location of check-in. Those details may help determine what documents were presented and how the process occurred.

Do not guess about what you signed. The actual records are more useful than a reconstructed memory of the screen.

There is no charge for an initial case evaluation.

We can discuss what happened, the nature of the injury, and the information you currently have so that we can determine whether the matter is one we can investigate further.

Our serious-injury cases are generally handled on a contingency-fee basis when we accept the representation.

That means the fee arrangement is tied to a recovery rather than an hourly attorney fee. The specific terms of any representation are contained in the written engagement agreement and should be reviewed with you before you become a client.

We begin by learning what happened.

We may ask about the date and location of the incident, the attraction involved, the injuries and medical treatment, whether an incident report was made, what documents were signed, and what photographs, video, or witness information may exist.

Submitting a form or speaking with us does not by itself create an attorney-client relationship. If we agree to represent you, that relationship is established through the appropriate written agreement.

There is no reliable one-size-fits-all timeline.

The length of a serious-injury matter can depend on medical treatment and recovery, the complexity of the investigation, the number of parties involved, disputed legal issues, insurance and settlement negotiations, and whether litigation becomes necessary.

Our objective is not to force every case into the same schedule. It is to understand the injury and the evidence and pursue the matter responsibly.

Not every investigation results in a lawsuit, and not every claim follows the same path.

The appropriate strategy depends on the facts, the responsible parties, available insurance or other sources of recovery, the legal issues involved, and how the opposing parties respond.

If litigation becomes appropriate, we will explain the process and the reasons for that recommendation.

Contact us anyway.

Any list of trampoline parks, adventure parks, amusement parks, or operators on this website is provided only as an example. We evaluate serious-injury claims involving other operators and responsible companies as well.

A free case evaluation is an initial conversation about the incident and the injury.

We will ask for enough information to understand the basic circumstances and determine whether additional review makes sense. You do not need to have every document or know the legal terminology before contacting us.

If you have photographs, incident paperwork, waiver documents, medical information, or witness details, have them available if convenient. If not, we can begin with what you know.

Laws vary from state to state. Generally speaking, when a child is injured, courts do not enforce a liability waiver signed by a parent or guardian on the child's behalf. Some states, however, do enforce arbitration clauses signed by a parent or guardian in cases involving a child's injury.