{"id":2140576,"date":"2026-09-11T18:30:32","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T15:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2140576"},"modified":"2026-09-11T18:30:32","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T15:30:32","slug":"six-flags-sued-by-man-claiming-traumatic-brain-injury-from-x2-roller-coaster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2140576","title":{"rendered":"Six Flags Sued By Man Claiming Traumatic Brain Injury From X2 Roller Coaster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/d6\/16by9\/2026\/09\/11\/d63752bb06154d29940fff74a41d4e89_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Six Flags Sued By Man Claiming Traumatic Brain Injury From X2 Roller Coaster<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Six Flags Magic Mountain Sued<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">X2 Coaster Gave Me Traumatic Brain Injury!!!<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"media-swipe\">Exclusive<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-09-11T11:30:32-07:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/sitemaps\/article\/202609\"><br \/>\n                September 11, 2026<br \/>\n                <\/a><br \/>\n                            11:30 AM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-16a48288e058c5941374983108527668\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260911_d63752bb06154d29940fff74a41d4e89\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:75cbe06f-0591-48a2-9505-1ceebc8a3ed4\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/d6\/4by3\/2026\/09\/11\/d63752bb06154d29940fff74a41d4e89_md.jpg\" alt=\"six flags x2 getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-119e1b97b16c1a6bce69297a573b1568\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Six Flags Magic Mountain is being dragged to court over the infamous X2 roller coaster &#8230; just weeks after the ride was grounded.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-3194ed173c715bf0125d57e3b639f9e2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>According to a new lawsuit, obtained by TMZ, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/patrick-plumlee\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Patrick Plumlee<\/strong><\/a> claims he was &#8220;violently thrown around&#8221; in 2024 while riding the coaster.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-1bd5b729169b4678b03820d828ca99c2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Plumlee says he couldn&#8217;t keep his head against the headrest during the ride and smashed his dome against it \u2026 causing him to suffer a &#8220;traumatic brain injury.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-40b692940dc3700ed11963d5ccf6be8a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>He claims he incurred hospital and medical expenses from the injury, as well as general damages, emotional distress, wage loss, and loss of earning capacity.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-2a3ea5ee1efa380f02ac3a6e64d53491\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260828_0be848707a4a46ca80d75f5ebd219d16\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:75cbe06f-0591-48a2-9505-1ceebc8a3ed4\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/0b\/4by3\/2026\/08\/28\/0be848707a4a46ca80d75f5ebd219d16_md.jpg\" alt=\"sub-X2-at-Six-Flags-Magic-Mountain-Six-Flags-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-5e25fb745f5402048f03e24851dadc6b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Plumlee is suing the amusement park for general negligence, products liability, and premises liability \u2026 and is seeking an unspecified amount of damages.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-e3d7bc459a8abb8e751ba5318a55ae70\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>As you know, Magic Mountain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/08\/28\/six-flags-roller-coaster-brain-injuries-spark-investigation-into-x2\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>recently grounded<\/strong><\/a> the extreme coaster after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/08\/27\/us\/six-flags-rollercoaster-brain-injury-invs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CNN<\/strong><\/a>reported it was linked to two deaths and more than a dozen serious injuries or hospitalizations over the years.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-02521a8f580ed8ef1867ccf8caf15772\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-c357ec56-6ede-48cb-a103-811a57334a6b-50506649-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item 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canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/christopher-hawley\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Christopher Hawley<\/strong><\/a> died shortly after riding X2 in 2022, and his family filed a lawsuit &#8230; and just last month they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/08\/28\/christopher-hawley-family-knew-something-was-wrong-when-he-rode-x2-six-flags-roller-coaster\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>reached a settlement<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-4ba16f7df1df5538ae16b94fc9aae626\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>With another lawsuit filed, it will be interesting to see if X2 ever 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