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Woman claims she was tossed from mechanical genitals ride in Las Vegas bar and hurt

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Lang, A. (2026, October 4). Woman claims she was tossed from mechanical genitals ride in Las Vegas bar and hurt. The Independent. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/las-vegas-ride-the-nerd-lawsuit-b3061135.html

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Amber Zabran from Illinois filed a lawsuit against The Nerd bar in Las Vegas after she claims she was injured when thrown from a mechanical penis ride shaped like male genitals and operating like a mechanical bull. She alleges that staff made the ride more difficult over time, leading to her being tossed off with her foot or ankle caught under a cut-out section of the ride. Zabran is seeking unspecified medical costs exceeding $15,000 without specific figures provided for other damages. The bar promotes this unique attraction frequently online but did not require waivers before riding, according to the lawsuit.
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Amber Zabran, a woman from Illinois, filed a lawsuit last week in Clark County, Nevada court after being injured at The Nerd at the Neonopolis bar in Las Vegas. Zabran claims she was thrown off a mechanical penis-shaped ride and her foot or ankle got caught under a large cut-out section, sustaining serious physical injuries. The bar frequently promotes the gyrating "Johnson Mechanical Member Bull" on its webpage and social media, challenging patrons to stay atop the ride like a mechanical bull. Despite not being asked to sign waivers before using the attraction, Zabran asserts that staff made the ride more difficult, contributing to her injury. She is suing for injuries that may be permanent, though specifics of how she was injured are unclear from the report.

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Illinois Independent KLAS Las Vegas The Nerd at the Neonopolis

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KLAS ORG · 3× Zabran PERSON · 3× Independent ORG · 2× Las Vegas GPE · 2× The Nerd at the Neonopolis ORG · 2× Amber Zabran PERSON · 1× Clark County GPE · 1× Illinois GPE · 1× Nevada GPE · 1× The Nerd ORG · 1×

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When she was tossed from the ride, Zabran sustained “great pain of body and mind, including serious and painful physical injuries, as well as shock and injury to her nervous system entailing mental stress, anxiety and anguish,” the lawsuit noted.
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🔮 Some of her injuries may be permanent, according to the report, but it did not elaborate further on how she was injured.
2026-10-04 · The Independent
Woman claims she was tossed from mechanical genitals ride in Las Vegas bar and hurt · mixed framing

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A woman said she was injured after being tossed from a mechanical penis ride at a Las Vegas bar and is now suing. asserted
she → say → bar
Amber Zabran, from Illinois, filed the lawsuit last week in Clark County, Nevada, court, according to KLAS. uncertain
Zabran → file → KLAS
She said she was thrown from the ride and her foot or ankle got caught under a large cut-out section and was injured. asserted
foot → say → section
The bar is called The Nerd at the Neonopolis on Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas. asserted
bar → call → Vegas
The bar promotes the unique ride frequently on its webpage and social media. asserted
bar → promote → webpage
The ride is shaped like male genitals and operates like a mechanical bull, with the rider trying to stay on without falling off. asserted
rider → shape → bull
Can you hang on?” the website reads. asserted
website → hang → ?
Zabran claims that she and her friends were at the bar and weren’t asked to sign waivers before getting on the ride, according to KLAS. uncertain
she → claim → KLAS
She added that staff wanted to make the ride more difficult as the ride continued. asserted
ride → add → ?
When she was tossed from the ride, Zabran sustained “great pain of body and mind, including serious and painful physical injuries, as well as shock and injury to her nervous system entailing mental stress, anxiety and anguish,” the lawsuit noted. asserted
lawsuit → toss → stress
Some of her injuries may be permanent, according to the report, but it did not elaborate further on how she was injured. uncertain
she → accord → report
Zabran is now seeking various costs, including medical, totaling more than $15,000 - but no specific figure was stated, according to KLAS. uncertain
figure → seek → KLAS
The Independent has reached out to The Nerd at the Neonopolis for comment. asserted
Independent → reach → comment
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