Veronica Doyle, et al. v. San Diego Metropolitan Transit System

Summary

A California state court jury heard opening statements Thursday in a lawsuit blaming San Diego County’s Metropolitan Transit System for a platform collapse in a warehouse that left dozens injured, and the full trial is being webcast by Courtroom View Network.

The case stems from an accident in a warehouse owned by MTS and leased out to a company called Vault PK, which used the space as a parkour gym hosting children’s parties. In 2017 a mezzanine platform Vault PK built collapsed, when more than 30 parents and children rushed upstairs for pizza, and the plaintiffs accuse MTS of failing to have the warehouse properly permitted or inspected.