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Eugene family settles for fairground death
Monday, April 21, 2008 10:31 AM PDT
McMINNVILLE (AP) — The family of an 11-year-old Eugene boy who died in July 2006 after crashing into a glass display case while playing soccer inside a Yamhill County Fairgrounds building has agreed to settle a lawsuit for $400,000.
Jorge Ventura-Sanchez and his family were attending a quinceanera, a traditional party to celebrate a girl’s 15th birthday.
The boy and other children left the party to find somewhere to play soccer, and started a game in a nearby building where several glass-topped display cases were being stored.
Attorneys for the family laid most of the blame on the security company hired for the event, saying it failed to monitor the children. |