New York Court Dismisses Novel Case Involving Sudden Stoppage of Electric Roller Coaster, ‘The Hurricane,’ Discusses the Doctrine of Res Ipsa Loquitur

By Carla Varriale-Barker   The Supreme Court, Suffolk County granted defendant amusement park L.I. Adventureland’s (“Adventureland”) motion for summary judgment and dismissed a negligence action brought against it as the result of the sudden stoppage of “The Hurricane” roller coaster. Plaintiffs alleged that The Hurricane malfunctioned, lost electrical power, and stopped prior to the ride’s conclusion. Plaintiffs claimed that Adventureland was negligent in the operation, mainten