ORLANDO -- A man is suing a company over a product that allegedly caused him personal injury.
Joel Thomas filed a complaint on September 14 in Orange County Circuit Court against Future Motion, Inc. for strict liability and negligence.
Thomas alleges to have suffered severe and permanent injuries as the result of using a dangerously defective "OneWheel" product, a self-balancing electric transporter designed, manufactured, marketed, distributed and sold by Future Motion, Inc.
The incident is alleged to have taken place while Thomas was riding the OneWheel as he was participating in board sports, as he does regularly. According to Thomas, the OneWheel suddenly shut off and "nosedived," causing the front of the board to slam into the ground and throw him from the board. As a result of being unexpectedly thrown from the OneWheel, Thomas suffered several broken bones in his left forearm and damage to the soft tissue in his arm, knee, shoulders and lower back, the suit says.
Thomas seeks actual damages, consequential damages, economic damages, non-economic damages, interest, cost of suit and attorney's fees. Thomas is represented by Branden Weber.
Circuit Court of the Ninth Judicial Circuit in and for Orange County filing number 134611094