Fun City in Algonquin sued by 3rd customer claiming foam pit injury

A third customer who visited Fun City Adventure Park in Algonquin last year has filed a lawsuit seeking more than $50,000 in damages, claiming — like the others — that she was injured after jumping into a foam pit.

Leslie Behrnes, 42, of Wonder Lake, says she fractured her leg after jumping off a platform into a foam pit at Fun City on Aug. 17. The suit, filed in McHenry County court by Hans Mast Law Group, claims there were no posted warnings or waivers and names Fun City Adventure Park as the defendant.

Behrnes claims that she has been “injured, both internally and externally; has suffered and will in the future suffer pain; (and) has been permanently scarred and disabled,” according to the lawsuit.

Behrnes is one of three who filed lawsuits against the business last year.

David Zick, 37, of Algonquin, asserted that he jumped into a foam pit at Fun City with his toddler and wound up with a fractured leg.

Hans Mast Law Group, which is also representing Zick, said Zick and his family visited the park on April 11, and he was “badly injured” when he “jumped in the foam pit with his son, unaware that it was very shallow and that it would not protect his legs from impacting the bottom. He fractured his left leg badly, requiring ankle surgery.”

Like Behrnes’ suit, Zick contends that the business failed to disclose the depth of the foam pit despite knowing the park’s activities are intended for children, nor did operators post any restrictions for “users of the foam pit based upon size and weight, etc., to ensure users would not strike the bottom of the pit and become injured.”

Zick’s lawsuit names Fun City as well as the property manager, River Pointe of Algonquin LLC, as defendants.

A third lawsuit filed by an Algonquin man on behalf of his child claims that on May 27, his child jumped into a foam pit at the indoor park and suffered injuries to his neck, back and head. He asserted that the injuries were due to “an inadequate amount of foam blocks in the foam pit, including in the center of the foam pit,” according to the lawsuit.

Each lawsuit seeks in excess of $50,000 from the business.

Attempts to reach attorneys for Fun City and the Fun City location were unsuccessful. A representative from River Pointe LLC could not immediately be reached for comment.

The amusement park, located at 215 S. Randall Road, features arcade games, trampolines, a foam pit and a zip line.