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Colo. family sues in Disneyland accident
The Washington Times ^ | 1-9-06 | UPI

Posted on 01/10/2006 11:04:34 AM PST by JZelle

A Telluride, Colo., family sued Walt Disney World Co. for injuries suffered in a Big Thunder Mountain Railroad collision at Disneyland, a report said. The Orange County, Calif., suit brought last week claims Gerald Cope suffered a major back injury requiring surgery and incapacitating him for months. It also claims the injury forced Cope to sell his jewelry business.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: deeppockets; disney; disneyland; lawsuit; rollercoaster; themepark; tragickingdom

1 posted on 01/10/2006 11:04:37 AM PST by JZelle
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To: JZelle
"We have repeatedly asked Mr. Cope for background information so we can evaluate his claim -- and we have yet to receive it."

"When you wish upon a lawsuit.."

2 posted on 01/10/2006 11:10:10 AM PST by Semper Paratus
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Cope's wife, Norika, and their two children suffered bruises and "severe and permanent mental pain,"

What a completely frivolous lawsuit.

3 posted on 01/10/2006 11:27:06 AM PST by Maximus_Ridiculousness (Is 24 on yet? Is 24 on yet? Is 24 on yet? Is 24 on yet? Is 24 on yet? Is 24 on yet?)
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Cope's wife, Norika, and their two children suffered bruises and "severe and permanent mental pain," the suit says, as a result of the July 2004 mishap in which two train cars bumped each other as one neared the station.

If I was a judge, I sentence the whole family to two months on the “It’s a Small World” ride.

4 posted on 01/10/2006 11:29:06 AM PST by dead (I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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I guess the ticket prices will go up now that Disney is going to have to pay. (like they weren't already high enough!)


5 posted on 01/10/2006 11:33:23 AM PST by geezerwheezer (get up boys, we're burnin' daylight!!!)
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To: dead

Or maybe sentence the Pirates of Telluride to augment the cast of Pirates of the Caribbean!


6 posted on 01/10/2006 11:33:23 AM PST by silverleaf (Fasten your seat belts- it's going to be a BUMPY ride.)
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To: geezerwheezer

The ticket prices keep going up because people keep paying the newly hiked prices.


7 posted on 01/10/2006 11:36:15 AM PST by iPod Shuffle
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permanent mental pain, huh? I have yet to meet anyone without pemanent mental pain. ok. maybe one or two.


8 posted on 01/10/2006 11:55:46 AM PST by InsureAmerica (Evil? I have many words for it. We are as dust, to them. - v v putin)
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If I sued every person and company that caused me mental and emotional pain ... well, I'd be in court for a very very long time.


9 posted on 01/10/2006 12:01:53 PM PST by kemathen7
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To: JZelle
I found this with a Google search (http://www.mouseplanet.com/btmrr_accident/)
10 posted on 01/10/2006 12:10:13 PM PST by Old Professer (Fix the problem, not the blame!)
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