A local social services agency is denying responsibility for the injuries a boy suffered while playing on an inflatable pirate ship at a Halloween party last year.
In a document filed this month in B.C. Supreme Court, Carrier Sekani Family Services agreed it did not contract the venue's operator, L.A. Promotions and Tent Rentals, to provide supervision but denied it "specifically agreed" to provide adult supervision of its own at the event.
Instead, CSFS said it let parents and guardians know they were responsible for supervising their own children.
According to a claim filed in June by the boy's guardian, he was "bounced into the air by another child" and landed on his head on a cement floor about eight feet below during an Oct. 30, 2015 party at the Family Fun Centre, located in the Roll-A-Dome.
He suffered a skull fracture, traumatic brain injury, loss of hearing and bleeding out of his right ear, bruising under his right eye, injuries to both his arms and tailbone as well as cuts and scrapes, and he continues to suffer from the injuries.
L.A. Promotions denied responsibility and filed a third party notice against CSFS. While 50 were expected to attend, nearly 90 showed up, L.A. Promotions said.
In its response, CSFS also alleges, in part, that L.A. Promotions failed to provide proper safety equipment and the necessary instruction and advice to CSFS and the parents.
None of the allegations have yet been tested in court.
