.c The Associated Press
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - A woman suing Universal Studios contends the theme park
operator's annual Halloween Horror Nights haunted house attraction was too
scary and caused her emotional distress.
The lawsuit by Cleanthi Peters, 57, also seeks compensation for injuries she
says she suffered when she visited the haunted house with her 10-year-old
granddaughter in 1998.
Ms. Peters' lawsuit contends that as she and her granddaughter were approaching
an exit, an employee with a chainsaw - minus the chain - chased them toward the
exit, causing them to slip on a wet spot on the floor.
After they fell, the lawsuit says, the employee continued his attack, crouching
over them and thrusting the chainsaw.
The ordeal left the two with unspecified physical injuries and inflicted
``extreme fear, emotional distress and mental anguish,'' said the lawsuit,
which seeks $15,000 in damages.
Peters' attorney and Universal officials declined comment. The company has not
yet filed a response to the lawsuit.
AP-NY-01-05-00 0707EST
If what they said really did happen I would have to agree with this lawsuit.
If someone slips in a haunted house, the employees should help them up, not
thrust chainsaws in their faces. Although, "unspecified physical injuries and
inflicted ``extreme fear, emotional distress and mental anguish"", usually is a
sign of just another BS lawsuit. I want to see what the outcome of this is.
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Roller Coasters can teach us much about the laws of physics. Not to mention
the principles of throwing up.
(clean up the BARF to reply via e-mail) :)
I disagree. If someone slips and falls, the person (even if in character)
should be polite and help them up. It is just common courtesy. How would you
feel if you were in that same situation?
CoasterKon Conrad - proud attendee of Knoebel's for 33 years and
counting...http://www.knoebels.com/.
The jacka$$ with the chainsaw would have gotten kicked in the nuts and then
knocked senseless.
But hey thats just me.
Marshall
DailyRich
"You must get dizzy with everything revolving around you like that."
Yes, help the suckers up, and bring them to the nearest gift shop to wait for the
nurse. They might see something to buy, and it keeps the maze from crowding up.
Presonally, I squirt some catsup all over, scream bloody murder and start
pulling my leg, just like i'm pulling yours right now.
Yep. I doubt that the park will lose one cent on this one. They'll
just raise the admission prices and the problem is solved...from their
perspective.
If your holding a buzzing chainsaw and wearing a mask, dripping with blood,
I doubt any act of "kindness" you would display would translate as such.
For all we know, the guy was standing over her to see if she was okay,
and it was just perceived as being menacing just by proximity of the chainsaw.
The jacka$$ with the chainsaw would have gotten kicked in the nuts and
then knocked senseless.
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Hmmmm....and if this jackass was a female?
You bein sexist, bud?
FRED of LA
He feels he can't live the rest of his life as a woman trapped in a
man's body.
Dumb!!
harryface
How about this headline from Miami's Herald,
"Married cousins sue over baby's disability"
As the great Dave Barry says, "I am not making this up."
Adrian Alban
My Top 5 Steel
1. The Incredible Hulk (IOA)
2. Ice Dragon (IOA)
3. Fire Dragon (IOA)
4. The Rock'n Roller Coaster starring Aerosmith (WDW)
5. Montu (BGT)
My Top 4 Wood (I haven't been on any others)
1. Gwazi Lion
2. Gwazi Tiger
3. The Great American Scream Machine (SFOG)
4. The Georgia Cyclone (SFOG)