Atlantic City lawsuit cites escalated dangers

Many resorts across the country feature elaborate structures in their lobbies and atriums in order to present a spectacle that will draw in patrons. However, for one Atlantic City resort, those efforts backfired in disastrous fashion.

According to lawsuit filed earlier this week, a man visiting from England was "suddenly and precipitously pulled over the railing" of an escalator at the Revel Resort while standing near where segments of a two-tiered escalator met. He was then "suspended an estimated 40 feet above the ground level" before being pulled to safety by other patrons, Courthouse News reports.

The plaintiff, Christopher Eades, is now suing Revel Entertainment Group and ABC Escalator Corp. for injuries – a fractured left knee and leg – and what he believes will be a lifetime of pain. In the suit, Eades claims that he was a rightful patron at the resort and was not on the escalator at the time. Instead, he has stated that at 4 a.m. on Aug. 24, 2012, he was standing near the entrance when his clothing was "snared, gathered, collected, pulled, caught" into the apparatus, according to the suit.

His argument is that the escalator is hazardous and that Revel company is liable for his injuries due to gross negligence, the news source reports.

"These soaring escalators were intended as a fantasy aerial lift which seemed to defy the laws of physics but have turned out, in reality, to have failed its ambitious purpose, becoming instead a dangerous mechanism for physical injury," the claim stated.

Every company, from resort casinos to pizza restaurants, has to deal with corporation liability protection to ensure that they are not held at fault when patrons are injured. Companies are encouraged to seek out the services of a Phoenix small business attorney.

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