Three lawsuits filed over X2 injuries

Three new lawsuits allege riders suffered major brain injuries after riding the X2 roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain. Attorneys say over 100 additional people have come forward.

Design problems since 2002 opening

The lawsuits allege X2 had design problems dating back to when the ride first opened in two thousand two. The firm has retained more than one hundred people over the past two months.

Pamela Guillen's emergency surgery

Pamela Guillen visited Six Flags Magic Mountain in July for her daughter's sixteenth birthday. After riding X2, she felt confused and disoriented, then woke in hospital two weeks later after emergency brain surgery.

“Everything went blank. My next memory is waking up in the hospital about two weeks later.”

Other riders severely injured

Michael Wick underwent two brain surgeries and is now unable to practice law because of disability. Naomi Greer-Wilkinson, twenty five years old, rode X2 six days after Guillen collapsed and still cannot breathe on her own.

Attorneys reject assumption of risk

Gary Dordick, owner of Dordick Law, said riders do not assume the risk of death or catastrophic brain damage for family fun. His firm accepted only cases where people obtained medical treatment before contacting an attorney.

“They don't assume a risk of death or catastrophic brain damage for some family fun.”

Ride closed, more lawsuits expected

X2 has remained closed since the evening of July twelve. Six Flags declined to comment on pending litigation. Dordick expects additional lawsuits to be filed on behalf of clients in the coming weeks.