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  • Burns v. SeaWorld Parks & Ent. Inc.

    Publication Date: 2024-05-03
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
    Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Eastern
    Judge: District Judge Beetlestone
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 22-2941

    Defendants sought summary judgment in plaintiffs' action alleging racial discrimination and negligent supervision arising out of interactions at a Pennsylvania theme park. The court granted in part and denied in part defendants' motion, concluding that plaintiffs successfully alleged discriminatory violation of a protected contractual right where they allegedly were refused interactions with costumed performers that guests of other races freely received.

  • Burns v. SeaWorld Parks & Ent., Inc.

    Publication Date: 2024-03-08
    Practice Area: Expert Witnesses
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
    Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Eastern
    Judge: District Judge Beetlestone
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 22-2941

    Defendants moved to strike plaintiffs' expert witness report and testimony regarding the extent to which plaintiffs suffered trauma from alleged racial discrimination experienced at defendants' property. The court granted in part and denied in part defendants' motion to strike, concluding the expert's reasoning, in light of the testing that he performed, did not allow him to testify that the trauma symptoms he observed in individual plaintiffs were linked to the alleged discrimination that took place at defendants' park.