Disney Responds to Wrongful Death Lawsuit Fury—'Merely Defending Ourselves'

[Dashinka 24,579]

Kind of makes you think when accepting all the terms in the fine print when signing up for something.

 

Note: if the moderators think this belongs in CEHST, feel free to move it.

 

Disney Responds to Wrongful Death Lawsuit Fury—'Merely Defending Ourselves'

 

According to the lawsuit, physician Tangsuan informed the waiter serving her, Piccolo, and her mother-in-law that she was severely allergic to nuts and dairy, and sought confirmation that a range of items from the menu were free of allergens. Per the suit, despite assurances that the food ordered was allergen-free, Tangsuan experienced a severe allergic reaction to the food and later died.

 

Months after the lawsuit was filed, Disney recently claimed that it should be removed from the court because Piccolo agreed to arbitration of all disputes with Disney when he signed up for a one-month trial of the Disney+ streaming service in 2019. Disney states in court documents that Disney+ terms and conditions say all disputes must go to binding, third-party arbitration and not to court.

 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/disney-responds-to-wrongful-death-lawsuit-fury-merely-defending-ourselves/ar-AA1oQ8Ol

[TBoneTX 45,448]

10 hours ago, Dashinka said:

this belongs in CEHST

Moved.   

[Ban Hammer 13,395]

holy grasping at straws to avoid accountability, batman!

[Dashinka 24,579]

18 minutes ago, Ban Hammer said:

holy grasping at straws to avoid accountability, batman!

Overall in this case Disney has a point that the restaurant is not their operation (not sure about licensing etc.), and it appears to be a reach for deep pockets.  But this case does uncover that fine print that says anyone wishing to sue Disney for something that may be directly tied to them (getting injured on a park ride, etc.) cannot go after them as they accepted some set of terms saying so.  I do wonder how many other companies have that clause in their terms. 

[yuna628 9,680]

It's 50k lawsuit. Disney is absolutely foolish here but it does not surprise me.

 

People that have very serious allergies really need to be very careful where they choose to eat. Peanuts is one thing, but dairy is quite another. There is nothing on that restaurant's menu that would prevent contamination of those items triggering particular allergies. There is plenty of dairy on the menu. 

Edited August 16 by yuna628

[TBoneTX 45,448]

Disney Folds on Wrongful Death Lawsuit After Thorough Public Shaming

 

[...] the story got out about the case and pervaded social media, making Disney look very, very bad and Disney has now decided to pull back its claim for arbitration.  While Disney does not say public pressure played a part in its decision, many highly doubt that the company suddenly grew a conscience.  [...]

 

https://redstate.com/brandon_morse/2024/08/20/disney-folds-on-wrongful-death-lawsuit-after-thorough-public-shaming-n2178317