Lawsuits have been filed against an adventure park in Algonquin alleging that an adult was seriously injured and a child was also injured in separate foam pit accidents.
Naperville-based law firm John J. Malm and Associates filed a lawsuit earlier this month in McHenry County Circuit Court against Fun City Adventure Park.
The suit alleges the adventure park, located at 215 South Randall Road in Algonquin, was negligent and the proximate cause of a child being injured.
Plaintiff Scott Stone, of Algonquin, said his juvenile son was injured at Fun City Adventure Park on May 27.
The lawsuit complaint said the child was jumping into a foam pit at the trampoline park from a platform when he suffered injuries to his head, neck and back.
The complaint claims there was an inadequate amount of foam blocks in the pit, including in the center of the pit, to protect guests from being injured.
The suit, which seeks an unspecified amount in damages in excess of $50,000, says the business “carelessly and negligently” failed to provide a safe and proper foam pit and failed to warn others of the dangerous condition.
An initial scheduling conference is set in the case for January 7.
The lawsuit is the second to be filed against Fun City Adventure Park in Algonquin. One was filed against the business and River Pointe of Algonquin in August, court records show.
The August lawsuit was filed in McHenry County Circuit Court by McHenry-based law firm Hans Mast Law Group.
Plaintiff David Zick, of Algonquin, also accuses Fun City Adventure Park of being negligent when he was injured at the trampoline park on April 11.
Zick paid a fee and was permitted by staff to use the facility without signing or reviewing any paperwork notifying him of the “latent dangers” that existed at the premises, according to the lawsuit complaint.
The complaint said Zick jumped from a raised platform into the foam pit and his foot struck the bottom of the pit, causing him serious injury.
The lawsuit said the business “knew or should have known” that adults jumping into the foam pit from the raised platform were unaware of the limited depth of the pit and the limited ability of the foam cubes to safely cushion their fall.
Zick suffered bodily injury, “both internally and externally,” and has suffered and will in the future suffer pain, the complaint said, adding that Zick has been “permanently scarred and disabled” while becoming obligated for “large sums of money for medical care.”
The lawsuit seeks an unspecified amount in damages in excess of $50,000. An initial scheduling conference is set for November 12.
The Village of Algonquin previously temporarily deemed the business “not approved for occupancy” in March 2024 following an Illinois Department of Labor inspection.
The shutdown came after inspectors discovered Fun City Adventure Park never applied for permitting or licensing with the state as required for adventure parks.
An inspection performed last year by the village, fire department and state officials showed the ropes course, trampolines and foam pits did not meet standards adopted by the state.
State inspectors noted that the ropes course was using the wrong-rated bolts, wrong-sized bolts and safety harnesses with many components only hand-tightened.
They said the elevated ropes course was most likely a counterfeit Chinese knock-off of an approved system.
Fun City Adventure Park said it reopened in late August 2024 after getting the “go” to open again. The business has not yet publicly responded to the lawsuits.