Six Flags wins appeal of lawsuit by Black customers
In a third and possibly final blow for a group of African-Americans who accused Six Flags Magic Mountain of racial discrimination, an appeals court has upheld a ruling in favor of the theme park. Nearly five years after 10 young customers, 12 to 19, said they were beaten and thrown out of the Valencia theme park, the state Court of Appeal ruled Monday that Six Flags Theme Parks Inc. did not violate the plaintiffs' civil rights. [more]