A tentative settlement has been reached in a lawsuit brought on behalf of an 11-year-old boy who was seriously injured after his foot got caught in the base of the Los Angeles Zoo carousel ride in 2023 while he was stepping off at the end of the attraction.

Attorneys for the boy filed court papers with Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Jerrold Abeles notifying him of the tentative accord along with the expectation a request for dismissal will be brought by Nov. 24.

No terms were divulged.

The boy was injured at about 1:15 p.m. Oct. 21, 2023, when he was riding the carousel and it stopped without warning, the suit stated. The child’s foot became trapped under a surface and he fell, suffering three breaks in one leg, the suit brought in February 2024 stated.

The boy received on-site medic

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