# Horror at iconic American Dream shopping mall as small boy is left with broken skull and brain trauma while playing in hellish ball pit… months after little girl suffered similar injuries, lawsuits say

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/horror-at-iconic-american-dream-shopping-mall-as-small-boy-is-left-with-broken-skull-and-brain-trauma-while-playing-in-hellish-ball-pit-months-after-little-girl-suffered-similar-injuries-lawsuits/
- Published: 2026-10-27T17:00:39+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-27T17:18:07+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16242601/american-dream-mall-east-rutherford-bubble-planet-lawsuit-child-head-injuries.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Entertainment, Horror, World

## Key points

- Two lawsuits allege children sustained serious head injuries at Bubble Planet.
- The claims cite concrete surfaces and alleged safety failures.
- The attraction has closed, according to American Dream.

## Summary

Two lawsuits allege that children suffered skull fractures and brain trauma at Bubble Planet, an attraction in New Jersey’s American Dream mall. The claims raise questions about safety at the exhibit: one suit says a boy struck his head on an unprotected concrete staircase in a ball pit, while another alleges a girl hit her head on the concrete floor.

The boy, Bjorn Kristic, was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center after the incident in January; his age was not stated. Eliana Lang was injured on 28 October 2025, and her parents’ suit says mall urgent care staff directed them elsewhere before she was assessed at an emergency department. Both families seek damages and jury trials, and their filings accuse the businesses involved of negligence. American Dream said it could not comment on legal matters and that Bubble Planet has closed.

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