Disney sued over a wedgie at TL

EricsBiscuit

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My answer was specific to causation because that's what the post I was responding to addressed.

However, please look up res ipsa loquitur. It typically disposes of the first three elements of a negligence cause of action, including breach of the duty of reasonable care. In fact, the existence of the duty of care by park operators like Disney to guests is well-settled as a matter of law, and wouldn't even need to be submitted to the jury.

We're really talking about all the same things. I'm just pointing out that the burden of proving each element is not as onerous and complicated as many posters seem to believe, because applicable legal doctrines allow negligence to be inferred. If the factfinder is convinced by a preponderance of the evidence that plaintiff sustained a kind or degree of injuries on the waterslide that would not be expected to occur in the absence of negligence (by the operator, an employee, the guest, a third party, or some combination thereof), then they can conclude that the plaintiff has established the initial elements of her claim. Florida's modified comparative negligence standard also comes into play, but that goes way beyond the subject at hand.
If she didn’t cross her legs as instructed, that’s contributory negligence, which negates res ipsa. I wouldn’t be surprised if she was found to be more than 50% liable for her injuries. It’s hard to buy that the slide uncrossed her legs. How many people go down these things safely? Duty is mostly assumed but you still have to show the standard of care and how Disney may have breached it. That being said, juries can be very sympathetic, especially when plaintiff’s counsel is a good storyteller. Anything can happen. This case can be argued either way, but there are no facts in this fact pattern which tell me Disney acted unreasonably, which is the key to negligence.
 

Lilofan

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If she didn’t cross her legs as instructed, that’s contributory negligence, which negates res ipsa. I wouldn’t be surprised if she was found to be more than 50% liable for her injuries. It’s hard to buy that the slide uncrossed her legs. How many people go down these things safely? Duty is mostly assumed but you still have to show the standard of care and how Disney may have breached it. That being said, juries can be very sympathetic, especially when plaintiff’s counsel is a good storyteller. Anything can happen. This case can be argued either way, but there are no facts in this fact pattern which tell me Disney acted unreasonably, which is the key to negligence.
Watching TV local channels in Orlando while at WDW it is obvious that FL is lawsuit capital USA. Most commercials are clients boasting how much money Morgan and Morgan got for them etc.
 

Smiley/OCD

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Also, if any of you want to watch a really fascinating documentary with a comedic edge, you should watch “class action park”. It’s crazy the kinds of things some of these places can get away with.
I spent many a summer at Action Park in Vernon, NJ…the local first aid squad had an ambulance stationed there…but they had the best and fastest go-karts I’ve ever been on in a park…
 

Lilofan

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I spent many a summer at Action Park in Vernon, NJ…the local first aid squad had an ambulance stationed there…but they had the best and fastest go-karts I’ve ever been on in a park…
Alpine slides at Action Park NJ was an accident waiting to happen. Ride and smash and fall into the concrete . Didn't some guests die from ride accidents there?
 

Smiley/OCD

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Alpine slides at Action Park NJ was an accident waiting to happen. Ride and smash and fall into the concrete . Didn't some guests die from ride accidents there?
Yes, 6 deaths…if you saw the “cast members” that worked there, it would answer a LOT of questions…somewhere between the original “Bad News Bears” and “Meatballs” and a really BAD supermarket parking lot carnival…
 

mysto

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This is why we can't have nice things.

I want to go down the slide headfirst. Maybe backwards with a friend. If I break my neck it's my problem.

A "recommended position" is absolutely a good idea, but a "required position" is iron fist 1984 depressing.
 

DisneyCane

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Watching TV local channels in Orlando while at WDW it is obvious that FL is lawsuit capital USA. Most commercials are clients boasting how much money Morgan and Morgan got for them etc.
Vegas gives FL a run for its money in that respect. If you flip TV on during the afternoon just about every commercial is an attorney.
 

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