
‘The belt was still moving, and so my foot went on that belt, and then [...] my other foot went onto the stationary floor, and it knocked me off my feet’ stated the 74-year-old
Pamela Morrison, a 74-year-old woman from Arizona, was awarded $7.25 million in damages after sustaining a crushed spine and other injuries during a fall at Universal Studios Hollywood in September 2022. The incident occurred when her harness failed on the Harry Potter ride, prompting her to step off. As she exited, she slipped off a moving walkway and fell onto stationary ground, resulting in severe injuries. The jury ruled that Morrison was owed significant damages, with the award broken down into $250,000 for economic damages, $2 million for past noneconomic damages, and $5 million for future noneconomic damages. Morrison's attorney argued that the injury was preventable and that Universal failed to stop the moving walkway, contributing to the accident.