Customer breaks shoulder, hip in fall from rock climbing wall – $925,000 Settlement 
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Published: December 28, 2009
Tags: Personal Injury
A 30-year-old glazier climbed the defendant’s rock climbing wall. The attendant improperly fastened the required safety harness and caused the plaintiff to fall 30 feet. He sustained severe injuries to his left arm, left leg and hip.
Plaintiff retained an amusement park expert who helped to establish the duties and procedures for training defendant’s personnel ...
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