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$1.26 Million Awarded to Victims in 2017 Parkour Gym Collapse Incident

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San Diego, Calif. – A jury has awarded $1.26 million in damages to a group of individuals injured during a dramatic 2017 incident at a parkour training facility where a platform suddenly collapsed. This legal conclusion comes after years of litigation and personal hardship for those affected. At the heart of the incident was a training session at a well-known parkour gym, where participants practicing the sport, which involves running, climbing, and jumping over obstacles, were caught off-guard when a structural platform gave way. The collapse led to numerous injuries among the gym-goers, who subsequently … Read more

Deaf Cheerleader’s Mother Files Lawsuit Against Elite Gym for Discrimination

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PLANO, Texas– A Plano-based cheer program is facing a lawsuit from a mother who claims her deaf daughter is being discriminated against. The operators of the gym, however, deny the allegations. Alicia Mims, the mother, filed the lawsuit on behalf of her nine-year-old daughter Ari, who has been involved with Cheer Athletics for the past three years. The program is known as one of the largest cheer and dance facilities in North Texas. Though Ari loves cheerleading and finds it to be her favorite sport, she has been facing increasing challenges in understanding her coaches … Read more

Gym Member Files Lawsuit Against 24 Hour Fitness, Revealing Racial Profiling and Discrimination

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Gresham, Oregon – A Black member of the 24 Hour Fitness gym in Gresham has filed a lawsuit against the company, alleging repeated racial profiling and discrimination by a staff member. The lawsuit, filed on March 4 in Multnomah County Circuit Court, accuses Gratian Russell, a staff member at the gym, of racially profiling Rishon Hall and ejecting him from the premises on multiple occasions. The lawsuit also includes evidence from Russell’s public Facebook page, which the plaintiff’s attorney describes as racially insensitive. According to the lawsuit, the first incident occurred on February 13 when … Read more