Darkbeer
10-06-2004, 02:56 AM
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-thunder6oct06,1,2226000.story?coll=la-headlines-california
QuikQuote: The suit, filed in Orange County Superior Court by the parents of Marcelo Torres, charges that Disney Co. had made cutbacks in its maintenance department and "knew, or should have known, that the design of Big Thunder Mountain was unsafe from its inception, causing numerous unreported derailments, near-misses and component part failures repeatedly over its 25-year history."
Wylie Aitken, the Torreses' attorney, said Disney workers felt they would be punished if they took a ride out of service.
QuikQuote: The suit, filed in Orange County Superior Court by the parents of Marcelo Torres, charges that Disney Co. had made cutbacks in its maintenance department and "knew, or should have known, that the design of Big Thunder Mountain was unsafe from its inception, causing numerous unreported derailments, near-misses and component part failures repeatedly over its 25-year history."
Wylie Aitken, the Torreses' attorney, said Disney workers felt they would be punished if they took a ride out of service.