Woman Hit By Flying Knife On Ride At American Dream Mall And Worker Laughed, Lawsuit Claims

The incident happened on July 29, 2025, inside Nickelodeon Universe Theme Park in East Rutherford. Xianghua Nan was riding the “Loud House” attraction with her children when a Swiss knife became airborne and hit her in the face on July 29. 2025, according to court papers filed in Bergen County Superior Court on Tuesday, March 24.

Nan suffered immediate bleeding and pain and asked for the ride to be stopped, the lawsuit says. While she was visibly bleeding and receiving treatment, an employee was seen laughing, which the filing says reflects inadequate training and supervision, the lawsuit alleges. Nan claims she suffered serious injuries, including a facial laceration, spinal trauma, and multiple disc herniations, the lawsuit reads.

Nan was taken by ambulance to Hudson Regional Hospital for emergency treatment, where she incurred at least $13,602.85 in medical bills, including $11,152 from Hudson Regional Hospital, $866.25 from Stadium Emergency Associates, and $1,584.60 from Contemporary Diagnostic Imaging, with additional treatment anticipated, the complaint states…

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