Are New Jersey Amusement Park Owners Responsible for Visitor Injury Accidents?
New Jersey has several popular amusement parks that see a high volume of visitors during the summer months. Most of the time, things go well for parkgoers and a day of good, healthy fun is had. Sometimes, though, a day that was meant to be enjoyable goes in the opposite direction and an accident can produce serious injuries.
Amusement park injury accidents can happen in several ways. Slip and fall incidents, issues with defective rides, food poisoning, and more are all possibilities for parkgoers. When an amusement park has water rides, then drowning becomes a concern. While amusement park owners cannot guarantee that no one will ever be harmed while visiting their park, they have a responsibility to ensure they do what is reasonable and necessary to minimize the chances that a visitor is hurt.
If you or a loved one was injured while at an amusement park in Pennsylvania or New Jersey, then you may be entitled to financial compensation. To learn about your legal options and for more information on what your amusement park accident claim could be worth, you are welcome to schedule a complimentary consultation with our South Jersey personal injury attorney at Monaco Law PC.
Amusement Park Owner’s Responsibility to Visitors
Under New Jersey’s amusement park safety laws, park operators must properly maintain their park grounds and rides and inspect the rides to identify any issues. When a problem occurs with the park grounds or rides, the amusement park operator must address the defect and fix it.
Visitors who go to amusement parks are considered invitees under the law. An invitee is an individual who is a property owner and has a legal responsibility to keep safe. As a result, an amusement park operator has a duty of care to each and every parkgoer, and they must take care of and manage their park in a way that any other park operator would, and that would be reasonable to keep visitors safe from harm. When a park owner neglects these responsibilities, then they may be liable for paying damages to visitors who are hurt on their park grounds.
Whether a park owner engaged in negligent hiring and training practices, did not inspect rides and grounds or failed to fix defects, did not have adequate security in place, or was responsible for any other park operational error, they can be held accountable for their neglect, and for the damages, visitors suffer from accidents.
Speak to a New Jersey and Pennsylvania Personal Injury Attorney Today
Mistakes and oversights of an amusement park owner can be dangerous for parkgoers and lead to injury accidents. If you were harmed at a Pennsylvania or New Jersey amusement park, you may be able to collect financial compensation for your losses. For more information, please call our South Jersey personal injury lawyer at Monaco Law PC to schedule a free consultation at (609) 277-3166 for our New Jersey office and (215) 546-3166 for our office in Pennsylvania.
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nj.gov/dca/codes/offices/rides.shtml
