Disney agrees to have Florida wrongful death lawsuit decided in court

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Disney agrees to have Florida wrongful ****** lawsuit decided in court

An inflatable Disney+ logo is pictured at a press event ahead of launching a streaming service in the Middle East and North *******, at Dubai Opera in Dubai, ******* ***** Emirates, on June 7, 2022.

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Walt Disney Co. on Monday agreed to have a court decide on a wrongful ****** lawsuit, brought by a widower in Florida, after earlier arguing the case belonged in arbitration because the man signed up for a trial of streaming service Disney+ in 2019.

The lawsuit was filed by the husband of a woman who ***** last year from an allergic reaction after eating at a restaurant in the Disney Springs shopping complex in Orlando.

“We believe this situation warrants a sensitive approach to expedite a resolution for the family who have experienced such a painful loss,” Josh D’Amaro, Chairman, Disney Experiences told Reuters in an emailed statement.

“As such, we’ve decided to waive our right to arbitration and have the matter proceed in court,” D’Amaro added.

The case began when Jeffrey Piccolo, his wife Kanokporn Tangsuan and her mother ate at Raglan Road Irish Pub and Restaurant on Oct. 5, 2023, allegedly selecting the eatery because both Disney and Raglan advertised that it made accommodating people with food allergies a top priority.

Despite alleged assurances from the waiter that Tangsuan’s order was allergen-free, she had an acute allergic reaction and ***** of anaphylaxis from elevated levels of nut and dairy in her system, the complaint in Orange County court said.

In its initial response in April to the complaint, Disney made no mention of arbitration, instead arguing it was not liable because it has no control over Raglan’s operations or management and merely serves as its landlord.

In another filing in late May, Disney offered a new defense: that the complaint is subject to arbitration based on Piccolo’s Disney+ subscription, as well as his use of the company’s website in 2023 to buy theme park tickets.

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