Canad Inns facing lawsuit in U.S. over waterslide accident
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This article was published 06/10/2010 (5478 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
A Winnipegger is suing Canad Inns for a head injury he suffered on the waterslide at its hotel in Grand Forks almost three years ago.
Randy Hooker is seeking more than $270,000 in damages from Canad Inns-Grand Forks Inc. and a Texas-based water slide designer.
In a statement of facts filed recently at the United States District Court, Hooker said he was vacationing at the Winnipeg-based chain’s hotel in Grand Forks with his children and girlfriend when he went down one of its water slides in a one-person tube.
Hooker said the tube flipped over at the bottom of the slide, tossing him onto his head in a shallow pool, where he suffered “severe and permanent physical injury.”
The allegations have not been proven in court.
Canad Inns has not filed a statement of defence.
The court document states that Hooker is demanding a trial by jury.
Hooker alleges that he incurred $2,000 in medical expenses as a result of the incident and faces future medical bills in excess of $10,000.
Hooker alleges that he suffers from persistent headaches, tinnitus, and that he “will continue to have pain and suffering and mental anguish … for the rest of his natural life.”
The document states that as a result of the injury, Hooker lost out on a job promotion, costing him $88,000 in future earnings and $94,000 in future pension payments.
Hooker is seeking $75,000 for non-economic damages for his physical and mental injuries and $194,000 for economic damages, plus interest and costs.