AVP
10-05-2004, 03:24 PM
Source: Law Offices of Aitken, Aitken and Cohn
Suit filed in Big Thunder Mountain Railroad litigation for the wrongful death of Marcelo Torres.
Jaime and Carmen Torres, on behalf of themselves and the Estate of their deceased 22-year-old son, Marcelo Torres, have today filed a wrongful death action in Orange County Superior Court.
An additional lawsuit was filed on behalf of Vicente Gutierrez, Marcelo Torres' best friend, who suffered, and continues to suffer, substantial personal and psychological injuries from the Big Thunder Mountain Incident. A lawsuit was also filed on behalf of the Van De Keere family, Phillip, Jacqueline, Rebecca, Darren and Amy, for the physical and emotional injuries suffered as a result of the incident.
Marcelo Torres' death occurred on the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, at Disneyland, on September 5, 2003 when Train #2 "I.M. Brave" derailed and deteriorated as it entered the last turn of a tunnel, immediately preceding "B-lift." Marcelo Torres died of extensive internal bleeding resulting from severe blunt force trauma to his chest, causing among other injuries, rib fractures and lacerations to his lung.
The lawsuits name as defendants both Walt Disney World Co. and the Walt Disney Company ("Disney") and seek compensatory and punitive damages.
Suit filed in Big Thunder Mountain Railroad litigation for the wrongful death of Marcelo Torres.
Jaime and Carmen Torres, on behalf of themselves and the Estate of their deceased 22-year-old son, Marcelo Torres, have today filed a wrongful death action in Orange County Superior Court.
An additional lawsuit was filed on behalf of Vicente Gutierrez, Marcelo Torres' best friend, who suffered, and continues to suffer, substantial personal and psychological injuries from the Big Thunder Mountain Incident. A lawsuit was also filed on behalf of the Van De Keere family, Phillip, Jacqueline, Rebecca, Darren and Amy, for the physical and emotional injuries suffered as a result of the incident.
Marcelo Torres' death occurred on the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, at Disneyland, on September 5, 2003 when Train #2 "I.M. Brave" derailed and deteriorated as it entered the last turn of a tunnel, immediately preceding "B-lift." Marcelo Torres died of extensive internal bleeding resulting from severe blunt force trauma to his chest, causing among other injuries, rib fractures and lacerations to his lung.
The lawsuits name as defendants both Walt Disney World Co. and the Walt Disney Company ("Disney") and seek compensatory and punitive damages.