UPDATED Aug. 21, 2024, to reflect that this case was dismissed.
A woman filed a lawsuit against the Hyatt Corporation and Safety Engineering OOD in January 2024, alleging her child fell 65 feet to the ground, sustaining severe head injuries, while using a Rollglider aerial ride at the Dreams Natura Resort and Spa in Cancun, Mexico. The case, however, was dismissed on June 25, 2024, “for want of prosecution due to a lack of activity.” In short, it appears that the plaintiffs decided to drop the suit.
“This dismissal strongly suggests that the plaintiff recognized the lack of merit in their claims, reinforcing that Safety Engineering EOOD was not responsible for any wrongdoing,” said Martin Minchev, in-house counsel for Safety Engineering parent company Walltopia. “Additionally, no settlement was reached out of court between the parties.”
According to a report in the Madison – St. Claire Record, the plaintiff, Leticia Parra, had filed the suit in the Madison County Circuit Court on behalf of minor S. Parra.
Safety Engineering describes the Rollglider as an “aerial roller coaster zip line” that allows riders in a seated harness to zip along an overhead rail.
In addition to the Hyatt Corporation and Safety Engineering, Grupo Asca, Apple Leisure Group, and PVD Investments were also named in the since-terminated suit.
