A minor was participating in an aerial obstacle course at an indoor trampoline and entertainment park in Miami-Dade County when a bolt and rope attachment securing the course to the wall failed and pulled free. The client fell approximately 20 feet to the ground below. The injuries were severe and permanent, including a lumbar fracture and spondylolisthesis, with nerve damage producing drop foot and left leg numbness. After extensive conservative treatment failed, our client underwent lumbar fusion surgery at L5-S1. Mausner Group pursued the trampoline park for its failure to maintain safe equipment. The case settled for $875,000.
Florida premises liability law requires entertainment venues to maintain their facilities and equipment in a reasonably safe condition. An aerial obstacle course secured to the wall by bolts that are improperly installed or left uninspected is a foreseeable hazard. The facility's own equipment installer faced accountability as well, though that entity had gone through bankruptcy proceedings, making the facility itself the primary target for recovery. Mausner Group documented every aspect of our client's treatment, functional limitations, and long-term prognosis to present a damages picture the defense could not credibly minimize.
