Personal Injury Law

Man Files Chicago Personal Injury Lawsuit Over Segway Injuries

William Sullivan is suing Steve?s Segway Tours LLC for Chicago personal injury. He is seeking over $50,000 plus costs.

According to his Cook County injury lawsuit, the Sullivan says that he was on a lakefront tour when he thrown from his rented Segway. The plaintiff contends that the tour guide told participants to operate their Segways off the paved surface and then ?slalom? between the trees. Because Sullivan did not think he could do this, he tried to get his Segway back onto the paved surface. In the process, he struck a depression and he was "thrown" from the Segway. It was just last week that the Chicago Park District sent an e-mail ordering Segway tour companies to keep tour participants on the paved paths and off the gardens and grass.

Segway Injuries
Riding a Segway has been known to sometimes cause injuries. Designed to speed up when a rider leans forward or slow down when he/she leans back, people have gotten hurt as a result of rider inexperience, inadequate supervision or instruction, Segway malfunction, or a road defect.

Some injuries that can occur during a Segway accident:

? Spinal cord injuries
? Facial injuries
? Broken bones
? Disfiguration
? Broken wrists
? Head injuries

For example, the Consumer Product Safety Commission recalled $23,500 Segways in 2006 after six injury incidents were reported. A software glitch that could make the wheels unexpectedly move in reverse placed riders at risk of falling.

Depending on the circumstances surrounding your Chicago Segway accident, there may be more than one party who should be held liable.

Suit: Injured Segway Rider Told to 'Slalom' Between Trees, FoxChicago, August 10, 2010

Segway Recalls Scooters for Injury Risk, The Washington Post, September 15, 2006

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Full post as published by Chicago Injury Attorney Blog on August 13, 2010 (boomark / email).