“His feet hit the mat, and almost instantly his knees buckled down, and he just let out the worst scream that you could ever have heard from a child.”
That is Kati Hill, a mother who took her three-year-old son, Colton, to a “Toddler Time” session in a park just like the ones we have in Edgeworth. She believed the marketing. She believed the colorful pads and the “safety first” slogans. Colton spent the next several months in a body cast because his femur—the strongest bone in the human body—snapped in half when a larger child double-bounced him.
Kati’s words, “We had no idea,” are the five most common words we hear from parents in Edgeworth.
If you are reading this in a hospital waiting room at McLane Children’s in Temple or sitting at home in Edgeworth trying to figure out how to pay for the next surgery, you need to know one thing immediately: what happened to your child wasn’t a “freak accident.” It was the predictable output of a business model that prioritizes margin over minor-aged participants.
At Attorney911, led by managing partner Ralph Manginello with over 25 years of catastrophic injury experience, we don’t treat trampoline cases like simple slip-and-falls. We treat them like the complex corporate-liability battles they are. Our team includes Lupe Peña, a former insurance defense attorney who used to sit on the other side of the table. He spent years defending the very same trampoline park chains and recreational businesses we now keep in our sights. He knows exactly which waiver clauses are full of holes and which insurance adjusters are following a script to minimize your family’s trauma.
The clock is currently running on the evidence for your Edgeworth case. The surveillance video from that Saturday afternoon is on a 7-to-30-day overwrite cycle. The incident report is likely being “finalized”—which in this industry often means “sanitized”—by a risk management team. We are ready to send a formal spoliation letter within 24 hours of you calling our office to freeze that evidence in place.
Whether your child was hurt at the Urban Air in Temple or Killeen, the Xtreme Jump flagship in Temple, or on a backyard Skywalker or Jumpking trampoline in an Edgeworth neighborhood, we are built for this fight.
Call 1-888-ATTY-911 today. Hablamos Español. Our firm works on a contingency fee basis, meaning you pay nothing unless we win.
The Systems Failure Behind Edgeworth Trampoline Injuries
When we say a trampoline injury in Edgeworth isn’t an accident, we mean it. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has formally advised against the recreational use of trampolines since 1999. They reaffirmed this position in 2012 and 2019. For over a quarter of a century, the medical community has shouted from the rooftops that these products are not safe for children, yet the industry has exploded in Bell County and across Texas.
Commercial parks like Sky Zone, Urban Air, and Altitude operate under a voluntary safety standard called ASTM F2970. The most important thing for Edgeworth parents to understand about ASTM F2970 is who wrote it: the trampoline park industry itself. They drafted the rules for their own safety floor. When a park violates those rules—by letting a 200-pound adult jump on the same bed as a 50-pound child from Edgeworth—they aren’t just being “careless.” They are violating the minimum floor that even their own peers agreed was necessary.
In Harris County, Texas, a jury recently sent a message to this industry that echoed all the way to Edgeworth and beyond. In the Cosmic Jump case, a sixteen-year-old fell through a tear in a trampoline slide and struck the concrete floor beneath. Despite a signed waiver, the jury found the operator grossly negligent and awarded $11.485 million, including $6 million in punitive damages.
That is the largest reported trampoline park jury verdict in U.S. history, and it happened right here in Texas. It proves that when we document the park’s knowledge of a hazard and their choice to ignore it for profit, the waiver they made you sign at the kiosk becomes nothing more than a piece of paper.
Physics, Biomechanics, and the “Double-Bounce” in Edgeworth
Most Edgeworth parents think the danger of a trampoline is falling off. The industry’s marketing of safety nets reinforces this myth. In reality, the medical literature—including the Teague et al. 2024 study in Pediatrics—shows that the majority of catastrophic injuries happen on the mat.
The most dangerous mechanism is the “double-bounce.” This occurs when two people jump on the same bed. When a heavier jumper lands just as a lighter child from Edgeworth is pushing off, the kinetic energy from the heavier individual transfers through the bed and multiplies the child’s launch force by up to four times.
The child isn’t jumping anymore; they are a projectile being launched at a velocity their developing bones was never engineered to decelerate. This leads to the signature “trampoline fracture”—often a proximal tibial metaphyseal buckle fracture—or, in the worst cases, a Salter-Harris growth plate injury.
The Problem with Edgeworth Trampoline Park Staffing
If you visit a park in Temple or Killeen, look at the people standing at the edge of the courts. They are usually sixteen to nineteen years old. They make near minimum wage. And per the Sky Zone Vancouver and Tukwila L&I citations (2024–2025), it’s a documented pattern that these teenagers are often overworked and under-supervised themselves.
ASTM F2970 requires specific attendant-to-patron ratios, but on a busy Saturday in Central Texas, those ratios often collapse. When an attendant is on their phone or chatting with a coworker instead of stopping a double-bounce involving an Edgeworth toddler, the park has breached its duty of care. Our associate, Lupe Peña, knows these staffing shortcuts from the inside. We subpoena time-clock records, shift schedules, and training logs to prove that the “monitor” responsible for your child’s safety had less training than a fast-food worker.
The 5-Layer Defendant Stack: Who We Sue
When your child is hurt in an Edgeworth-area park, the adjuster will try to make you believe the only person you can sue is the local LLC listed on your receipt. That entity is usually undercapitalized and carries a low-limit policy. We go upstream.
- The Operator LLC: The local business running the Edgeworth-area facility.
- The Franchisee: The ownership group that may own multiple Urban Air or Altitude locations.
- The Franchisor: Corporate entities like UATP Management LLC or Sky Zone Franchising LLC. We cite the Damion Collins $15.6 million arbitration award (2023), where the franchisor was held responsible for 40% of the fault due to a “systemic failure” to implement safety changes.
- The Parent Company: Conglomerates like Sky Zone, Inc. (f/k/a CircusTrix) or Unleashed Brands. These entities are often backed by massive private equity firms like Palladium Equity Partners or Seidler Equity Partners.
- The Manufacturers: The companies that built the defective court, the foam pit that was too shallow, or the harness that failed. We name everyone from Jumpking to Ropes Courses, Inc. (the manufacturer in the Matthew Lu Altitude Gastonia fatality).
Texas Waiver Law: Why the Kiosk Agreement Isn’t a Wall
You stood at a kiosk for thirty seconds, clicked “I Agree” because the line was long and your kids were excited, and now the park says you can’t sue. In Edgeworth and throughout Texas, we have specific ways to tear that waiver apart.
Under the Dresser v. Page Petroleum (1993) doctrine, a waiver must be conspicuous and follow the express negligence rule. This means the word “negligence” must be prominent and the text must “attract the attention of a reasonable person.” Many kiosk waivers, buried in digital scroll boxes with tiny fonts, fail this test.
Even more importantly for Edgeworth families, the Munoz v. II Jaz Inc. (1993) decision established that a parent in Texas cannot sign away a minor child’s personal injury claim. Your signature may bar your own derivative claims, but your child’s right to recover for their lifelong medical needs and pain and suffering remains intact.
Furthermore, if your family is Spanish-primary, we invoke the Delfingen US-Texas v. Valenzuela (2013) doctrine. If the park handed you an English-only iPad and pressured you to sign without a translation, that waiver may be void on formation grounds. Lupe Peña handles these bilingual cases directly, ensuring the language gap isn’t used as a weapon against you.
Call us at 1-888-ATTY-911 for a free evaluation of the waiver you signed.
Catastrophic Injuries and the Medicine of Trampoline Accidents
A “broken leg” is a clinical term for a trauma that changes a child’s life in Edgeworth forever. When we build your case, we use medical specificity to ensure the insurance carrier understands the stakes.
Salter-Harris Growth Plate Fractures
In Edgeworth pediatric cases, a break isn’t just a break. If it crosses the physis (growth plate), it’s a Salter-Harris injury. A Type II or Type III fracture can result in the bone growing crooked or stopping growth entirely. This may not manifest as a limb-length discrepancy until years after the accident. We work with pediatric orthopedic surgeons to build a Pediatric Life-Care Plan that accounts for future corrective osteotomies and a decade of monitoring.
SCIWORA and Cervical Injuries
Spinal Cord Injury Without Radiographic Abnormality (SCIWORA) is a terrifying pediatric reality. A child from Edgeworth lands head-first in a foam pit at a park in Bell County. The X-rays and CT scans at the ER come back “normal,” but the child is experiencing neck pain and tingling. Because pediatric spines are more flexible than adult spines, the cord can be stretched or compressed even when the bones don’t break. We retain pediatric neurosurgeons to identify these hidden catastrophes before the “panic attack” misdiagnosis—like the one in the Elle Yona viral case—becomes a permanent disability.
Extended-Jumping Rhabdomyolysis
If your child jumped for two hours in a hot, poorly ventilated park and arrives home in Edgeworth with dark, tea-colored urine and rock-hard muscles, this is a medical emergency. Exertional Rhabdomyolysis is the breakdown of muscle tissue that floods the bloodstream with myoglobin, leading to acute kidney failure.
Our firm is uniquely equipped to handle rhabdo cases because we are currently litigating a $10 million lawsuit against the University of Houston involving rhabdomyolysis and kidney failure. We know the creatine kinase (CK) curves, the nephrology experts, and the institutional-negligence theories needed to hold parks accountable for failing to prevent this “silent” injury.
The Adjacent Attraction Trap: Go-Karts, Ziplines, and Climbing Walls
Modern “trampoline parks” in the Temple-Killeen metro have evolved into Family Entertainment Centers (FECs). They are bolting on high-risk mechanical attractions that have their own deadly records.
- Sky Rider Ziplines: A recurring Urban Air pattern involves strangulation by harness cords. We track cases from Newnan, Georgia, to Illinois and Florida where children were entangled or fell because of design defects in the Sky Rider system.
- Climbing Walls over Concrete: This is the mechanism that killed twelve-year-old Matthew Lu at Altitude Gastonia. The park publicly admitted to “human error” and removed the attraction. In the recent Lakhani v. Sugar Land Urban Air case, a girl fell 30 feet because the harness was never attached. In the Edgeworth area, these attractions are often supervised by the same teenagers watching the trampolines.
- Go-Karts: The Emma Riddle (2025) fatality at an Urban Air in Florida involved a mechanical failure where a kart surged forward without input. If your child was hurt on a non-trampoline attraction, the park’s trampoline-centric waiver may not even apply.
48-Hour Evidence Preservation: The “Don’t Call 911” Tactic
Multiple parents have reported on Tripadvisor—specifically at an Urban Air in Southlake, Texas—that employees are instructed by management to NOT call 911. They minimize the injury, hand the parent an ice pack, and encourage them to leave the parking lot.
Why? Because every minute the ambulance is delayed is a minute the surveillance video gets closer to being overwritten. Every witness who leaves is one person we can’t depose.
Our 48-hour evidence protocol for Edgeworth cases includes:
- Imaging the DVR/NVR using write-blocked acquisition (FTK Imager/EnCase).
- Recovering kiosk waiver metadata using tools like Cellebrite or Magnet AXIOM.
- Subpoenaing the 911 CAD records to verify the exact delay between the injury and the call.
- Capturing snapshots of the park’s website and marketing using the Wayback Machine to prove what safety promises were made to Edgeworth families.
How We Quantify the Value of an Edgeworth Case
How much is a seven-year-old’s spine worth to a Seidler Equity or Palladium Equity investment committee? To them, it’s a balanced-sheet risk. To us, it’s a family’s future.
We use Life Care Planners and Forensic Economists to calculate:
- Economic Damages: Past medical bills, future surgeries, home modifications (ramps, chairlifts), specialized education costs through age 18, and the loss of adult-life earning capacity.
- Non-Economic Damages: Physical pain, mental anguish, disfigurement, and the loss of enjoyment of life (the soccer games, school dances, and Edgeworth neighborhood activities your child will miss).
- Punitive Damages: Under Texas § 41.008, if we prove the park was subjectively aware of a fatal risk and proceeded with conscious indifference, we can bypass ordinary caps.
In Texas, jurors gave Max Menchaca $11.485 million. In Kansas, Damion Collins won $15.6 million. These numbers aren’t “gotcha” moments; they are the forensic math of what it costs to provide a dignified life for a catastrophically injured person.
Frequently Asked Questions for Edgeworth Families
Can I sue if I signed the waiver at an Urban Air or Altitude in Bell County?
Yes. As discussed, Texas law prohibits parents from waiving a child’s direct claim in many contexts (Munoz). Furthermore, waivers cannot bar claims for gross negligence (Cosmic Jump). Our team, including a former defense attorney, knows exactly how to challenge the “fair notice” and formatting of these digital agreements.
How long do I have to sue a trampoline park in Texas?
The standard statute of limitations is two years for adults. For minors in Edgeworth, the clock is tolled until they turn eighteen, giving them until age twenty. However, you should never wait. The evidence window—the video and the witness memories—is measured in days, not years.
What if my child was hurt at a birthday party but I didn’t sign the waiver?
This is a frequent “waiver gap” we exploit. If another parent or the party host signed a master agreement but you, the legal guardian, never clicked “I Agree” for your own child, the park has NO waiver defense against you. Texas Family Code § 153.073 is very strict: only a legal guardian or conservator has signing authority.
Are backyard trampolines safer than parks for Edgeworth kids?
The AAP says neither is safe. In backyards, the danger is often the equipment itself. We track CPSC recalls for brands like Jumpking, Skywalker, and Bouncepro. Many of these recalls involve welds that fail or netting that is UV-degraded by the Texas sun. If your neighbor’s trampoline injured your child, the Attractive Nuisance doctrine may allow us to recover from their homeowner’s insurance or an umbrella policy.
What does “Hablamos Español” mean for my case?
It means Lupe Peña will be your attorney from intake through trial. Many firms use translators; we don’t. The insurance carriers in Texas know that if they try to leverage a language barrier against our clients, we will bring a Delfingen bilingual-formation challenge that could void the entire defense.
Why Choose Attorney911 for Your Edgeworth Case?
We have gone toe-to-toe with Fortune 500 corporations like BP, Walmart, Amazon, and Coca-Cola. The parent conglomerates behind national trampoline park chains don’t intimidate us. We have the federal court experience and the multi-million dollar track record to back it up.
As client Chad Harris said after working with us: “You are NOT a pest to them and you are NOT just some client… You are FAMILY to them.”
We treat the families of Edgeworth with the same intensity we would bring to our own. We represent the parent standing in the hallway of McLane Children’s, shell-shocked by a surgeon’s prognosis. We are the voice for the child whose summer vacation ended in a body cast.
Call 1-888-ATTY-911. We are available 24/7. No fee unless we win. Your child’s recovery fund stays intact because we advance every investigative and expert cost.
Your case is decided by what gets preserved this week. Don’t let the DVR overwrite the truth.
