Linden Feldman, a 44- year old software engineer, took his kids to Scout-O-Rama sponsored by Santa Clara Council at Kelly Park on May 9, 2009. The Boy Scouts provided a zipline ride with a safety harness to grip the riders as they jump over 25-foot high tower and then zipped down a wire at the speed of nearly 40 mph. As a result of using the zipline tower, Feldman became injured and has recently filed a lawsuit against the Boy Scouts in Santa Clara County Superior Court.
According to the lawsuit, Feldman alleges that the safety harness was a thin nylon piece that could only support kids and not adults like Feldman. Feldman states that he was not told he and other adults could not use the zipline due to weight restrictions. When Feldman attempted to use the zipline, the line broke and he ended up jumping from the tower and slammed to the ground 25 feet below. He was in coma for a week with a traumatic brain injury, respiratory failure and a collapsed lung. Feldman has filed a law suit against the Boy Scouts as their safety preparations were insufficient to allow people like Feldman to use the zipline.
We hope that Feldman recovers from his injuries. Traumatic brain injuries can have very long-lasting and devastating effects. We hope that the lawsuit brings out the facts and that Feldman receives the compensation he deserves.
Ross Jurewitz is a Santa Clara brain injury attorney and the managing lawyer of the Jurewitz Law Group, a California law firm dedicated to representing people seriously injured and the families of people killed due to the negligence of others. If you or a loved one has been killed has acquired a traumatic brain injury in California, please order your free copy of Mr. Jurewitz’s book, The Ten Biggest Mistakes that can Destroy Your California Accident Case. It is full of helpful information that will help you protect your legal rights and it is free to all California residents.