Woman Sues Rockies over Loss of Leg

As predicted (12/31/03), a woman who lost part of her right leg in an escalator accident at Coors Field is suing the team, the escalator manufacturer and the baseball stadium municipal district for $700,000. Denver's chief inspector found that mechanical failure, combined with a missing safety switch, was the cause of the July 2003 accident. But Kone, the manufacturer, blamed overcrowding and a misconnected wire for the accident. Blame will be passed around between the team, stadium and the manufacturer, but I would expect a fairly quick settlement in the case. (AP, "Colo. woman sues Rockies over loss of leg," FindLaw, 05/19/05; "Woman who lost leg in escalator mishap sues Rockies," DenverChannel.com, 05/19/05).