Filing a trampoline park injury claim can feel confusing, especially after your family visits a trampoline park and climbing wall. Before you assume a signed form ends your options, here’s what you actually need to know.
Does a Waiver Stop Your Injury Claim?
Most parks require a signed waiver before entry. However, a waiver does not automatically block an injury claim. Under North Carolina premises liability law, parks must still maintain safe equipment, train staff properly, and supervise jumpers.
For example, if a torn net, unsecured climbing wall, or overcrowded jump zone causes a fall, courts may find the waiver unenforceable. This is especially true when a parent signs on behalf of a minor child.
How Serious Are Trampoline Park Injuries?
National injury data confirms that serious injuries — including fractures, concussions, and spinal trauma — happen more often than most parents expect. Children between ages 6 and 10 face the highest risk.
Additionally, several documented cases across North Carolina, including one tragic wrongful death linked to an unsecured climbing wall, show how quickly a routine visit can turn dangerous.
Why Insurance Coverage Doesn’t Always Pay Out?
Many families assume a park’s liability policy automatically covers injured jumpers. In reality, standard insurance defense practice is to deny the claims for a variety of real and imagined defenses and where the injured person or their family down until they stop pursuing their claim. It is not uncommon to be told ‘we have no insurance coverage for that’ or ‘you signed a waiver so we don’t cover medical expenses or any injury claims’ or ‘you assumed the risk’ or ‘you were contributorily negligent and therefore barred under North Carolina law from recovering anything.’
As a result of this shotgun blast of defenses which may or may not even apply to your set of facts, the path to compensation is often far too complicated to try to handle with skilled legal representation.
Protect Your Rights if You Suffered a Trampoline Park Injury
If you or a family member was hurt at one of the trampoline parks, don’t assume your injury claim is over just because a waiver was signed, or the park or their insurance carrier told you ‘you have no claim.’ Every case depends on the specific facts, the equipment involved, the waivers and releases signed, and the park’s actions and omissions, especially their safety practices.
Book a consultation with us today to find out where you stand.
General information only
This article provides general information and is not legal advice. Reading it does not create an attorney-client relationship. Laws and deadlines may change, and the result in any case depends on its particular facts.
