PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) Eight acrobats severely injured when the rigging suspending them by their hair plummeted to the floor during a circus performance in Rhode Island in 2014 have reached a $52.5 million settlement with the ownership and management of the arena where the circus was held, their lawyer confirmed Monday.
“It’s a great result, it’s the right result and it’s a just result,” Zachary Mandell, an attorney for the eight women, said of the settlement, first reported by The Providence Journal.
A metal clip that held the acrobats 20 feet (6 meters) above the floor of the Dunkin’ Donuts Center snapped during the May 2014 performance, causing the women to suffer broken bones and spinal injuries. A ninth worker on the ground was also hurt.
Acrobats hurt in circus accident reach $69 million settlement
Eight acrobats severely injured when the rigging suspending them by their hair plummeted to the floor during a circus performance in Rhode Island in 2014 have reached a US$52.5 million (A$69 million) settlement with the ownership and management of the arena where the circus was held.
âIt s a great result, it s the right result and it s a just result, Zachary Mandell, an attorney for the eight women, said of the settlement, first reported by
The Providence Journal.
A metal clip that held the acrobats six metres above the floor of the Dunkin Donuts Centre snapped during the May 2014 performance, causing the women to suffer broken bones and spinal injuries. A ninth worker on the ground was also hurt.
December 21, 2020
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) Eight acrobats severely injured when the rigging suspending them by their hair plummeted to the floor during a circus performance in Rhode Island in 2014 have reached a $52.5 million settlement with the ownership and management of the arena where the circus was held, their lawyer confirmed Monday.
“It’s a great result, it’s the right result and it’s a just result,” Zachary Mandell, an attorney for the eight women, said of the settlement, first reported by The Providence Journal.
A metal clip that held the acrobats 20 feet (6 meters) above the floor of the Dunkin’ Donuts Center snapped during the May 2014 performance, causing the women to suffer broken bones and spinal injuries. A ninth worker on the ground was also hurt.
Acrobats who suffered life-altering injuries in circus accident reach $52.5 million settlement
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Eight acrobats severely injured when the rigging suspending them by their hair plummeted to the floor during a circus performance in Rhode Island in 2014 have reached a $52.5 million settlement with the ownership and management of the arena where the circus was held, their lawyer confirmed Monday. It s a great result, it s the right result and it s a just result, Zachary Mandell, an attorney for the eight women, said of the settlement, first reported by The Providence Journal.
In this June 17, 2014, file photo, Circus acrobat Julissa Segrera, second from right, of the United States, and Dayana Costa, right, of Brazil, are tearful as Costa reads a statement at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Boston. Photo: AP Photo/Steven Senne/File
Eight acrobats severely injured when the rigging suspending them by their hair plummeted to the floor during a circus performance in Rhode Island in 2014, have reached a US$52.5 million settlement with the ownership and management of the arena where the circus was held, their lawyer confirmed Monday. It s a great result, it s the right result and it s a just result, Zachary Mandell, an attorney for the eight women, said of the settlement, first reported by