Friday, December 31, 2010 Anticipated Legal Issues in the Amusement Industry for 2011    As we close out of the calendar year of 2010, it is a good time to look forward into the New Year that is upon us.  I have listed some things I think are worth following in the amusement industry in 2011 and hope to keep you updated on them as we experience the New Year.  Here’s wishing you a prosperous and Happy New Year.

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By Greg Van Gompel

  • The continuing criminal trial for Charles Carnell, a Wisconsin Dells SCAD operator who has been charged with first-degree reckless injury, a felony and faces possibly 25 years in jail.

 

  • The dispute between the Kentucky State Fair Board and Six Flags over the rides that were located at the former Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom site.

 

  • Q Funding’s push for more dividends and the split of the chairman’s position from the CEO position.

 

  • Will legal action commence stemming from the design defect of the Space Journey at the Overseas Chinese Town East (OCT East) tourist resort in  Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China?

 

  • Continued legal action surrounding the failure of Freestyle Music Park.

 

  • What legal ramifications, if any, will result from the extended time period (nine months and counting) that Battlestar Galactica, a signature roller coaster ride at Universal Studios Singapore, has been inoperable due to design flaws?


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