MEDIA ADVISORY: INTERVIEW AVAILABILITY - Accident Litigator Questions Braking System In Serious Milwaukee Stadium Escalator Failure
June 30 2024 - 7:03PM
Escalator-accident trial attorney Larry Bendesky, of Saltz
Mongeluzzi Bendesky, says yesterday’s catastrophic escalator
failure at the Milwaukee Brewers stadium, which resulted in
numerous passenger injuries, appears “eerily similar to two other
major escalator-safety breaches following sporting events: 2007, in
Giants Stadium, New Jersey, and 2018, in the Rome subway system.
Attorney Bendesky, who was lead counsel for the victims-plaintiffs
in the Giants Stadium litigation, is available to discuss
yesterday’s incident, including the mechanical, safety review
process now underway, and potential legal consequences.
“Based on my review of the jarring press reports from American
Family Field, this failure has all the markings of a braking system
failure,” commented Mr. Bendesky. “As in the Giants Stadium
incident, in which we determined there were numerous preventable
maintenance and mechanical shortcomings contributing to the
disaster, it is likely that every operational component – starting
with the brakes – will be scrutinized to determine why the stadium
escalator, without warning, rapidly accelerated, then lurched
uncontrollably, instead of gradually coming to an emergency stop,
which would have averted serious injuries. Were parts worn out?
Were safety inspections up to date? Was it overloaded? These are
among many important questions that will have to be answered
through the investigations.”
In the Giants Stadium incident, in which eight football fans
were severely injured – one victim’s leg had to be amputated - when
the escalator’s brakes failed and its stairs violently accelerated
before crashing into each other. Mr. Bendesky’s experts found
improper maintenance as a contributing factor in that horrific
accident.
Contacts:Larry Bendesky / lbendesky@smbb.com /
610-639-3221Steph Rosenfeld / steph@idadvisors.com / 215 –
514-4101