Fox News: Oregon amusement park files lawsuit against ride manufacturer after it leaves guests hanging upside down

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Oregon amusement park files lawsuit against ride manufacturer after it leaves guests hanging upside down

After dozens of riders at an Oregon amusement park were left hanging upside down, two lawsuits were brought against the theme park and the ride manufacturer.......                    ...                        ...You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login is passing the blame to the ride manufacturer after a topsy-turvy ride malfunctioned earlier this year, stranding two dozen riders who were left hanging upside down for roughly 30 minutes.......The lawsuit is the second stemming from the June incident that made waves after horrific images of the stranded riders circulated on social media. The images showed passengers hanging upside down at Oaks Park's "AtmosFEAR" ride, a spinning pendulum-style ride.......Oaks Park filed a lawsuit against Zamperla, the manufacturer and installer of the ride, alleging that the company is "negligent and responsible" for the incident and liable for all losses, costs and attorney fees.......The lawsuit also claims that Zamperla failed to keep the ride safe and did not have the proper tools or procedures to fix it to properly maintain it.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......The park's lawsuit against Zamperla aims to make the ride maker liable You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login for any financial losses associated with a pending lawsuit about the June malfunction.......In June, Amy Yannotta filed a lawsuit against Oaks Park after her 14-year-old daughter was stuck on "AtmosFEAR."......Yannotta claimed that her daughter experienced abrasions, soreness, body aches, and increased blood flow to the brain, causing intracranial pressure, dizziness, increased heart rate, high blood pressure, and ongoing post-traumatic You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login following the incident.......The mother initially sought up to $125,000 for negligence, but has since amended the amount to $345,000 for damages.......The two lawsuits came after the thrill ride malfunctioned on the park's first day of opening for the summer.......Officials said that approximately 30 people were stuck upside-down until help arrived.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......Video footage, taken by Chris Ryan, showed the dozens of riders stuck vertically upside down on the ride......."This isn't supposed to be like this," he said, showing footage of the upside-down ride with park goers gathered around the base.......Park engineers, You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, worked together to "manually lower" the topsy-turvy ride, the department said. Thirty-minutes later, ride goers were back on stable ground and medically evaluated.......Oak's Park is Oregon's oldest You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login and is just 3.5 miles from downtown Portland.......Oaks Park officials and Zamperla did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment....

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