Chi84
Premium Member
How quickly do you think these matters proceed? It’s not like simply answering the phone.
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Wrongful Death Lawsuit and Disney's Scary Attempt
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TrainsOfDisney
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When the lawsuit was filed in February - Disney should have gotten involved and settled. Just from a good business move.
How much is all that bad press that just went out worth?
Chi84
Premium Member
But what if they aren’t liable or the witnesses don’t support what the plaintiff is claiming?
TrainsOfDisney
Well-Known Member
Those are 2 different questions.
Even if Disney was not liable - if a guest died on property from negligence from an employee working on property from a licensed 3rd party, in my opinion, it would be in Disneys best interest to settle.
If there is evidence that there was no negligence and the plaintiff is lying… that’s another discussion but we have no reason to suspect that.
Chi84
Premium Member
I appreciate your opinion, but that isn’t how legal liability works.
TrainsOfDisney
Well-Known Member
I’m not talking about liability - I’m talking about good business sense.
And yes it’s my opinion - thought that was obvious since I’m the one typing it!
Chi84
Premium Member
How much should Disney offer?
TrainsOfDisney
Well-Known Member
How much was all that bad publicity worth? That would be a start.
JoeCamel
Well-Known Member
If OCSO shoots someone on property or otherwise injures someone should Disney settle?
CaptainAmerica
Premium Member
flynnibus
Premium Member
I think you grossly over simplify things and lack the detail to assert such claims.
The Lawsuit was filed Feb 22. Know that many things happen after it's filed... people are served, process happens, including things like the plantiff asking for more detailed information. Raglan filed their first response to the complaint March 29 (basically.. April). Disney filed it's first response to the complaint April 25th.. and amended it's response again a few weeks later in mid-May.
All of this is basically the opening dance of 'we are suing you, you must respond'. That takes us to May 15th.
Up through this point, everything is basically the usual "we aren't part of this response" to a tort shotgun blast to try to net anyone and everyone in the suit.
On May 31st... Disney filed it's motion to compel arbitration.
Know that once the guy filed suit - there will be no 'polite phone calls to try to settle' until all the normal opening dance moves are played out.
The plantiff responded to Disney's motion to compel Aug 2nd. The hearing on this one motion wasn't scheduled until OCTOBER... for someone filed at the end of May.
This kind of suit is measured in YEARS, not weeks. And once they actually file suit, they basically lock things into never happening quickly at that point.
peter11435
Well-Known Member
In legal terms that’s nothing
CaptainAmerica
Premium Member
I don't believe Disney has liability insurance. They're self-insured. There was a ferry incident they were paying out for a decade. Multiple decades?
TrainsOfDisney
Well-Known Member
That’s getting into all kinds of interesting areas - I ain’t touching that! Haha
peter11435
Well-Known Member
Should they just settle every time someone files a lawsuit against them or a third part operating on their property?
TrainsOfDisney
Well-Known Member
Not at all. But anytime there is a death because of negligence it should be considered in my opinion.
Thankfully that is extremely rare.
Chi84
Premium Member
If there’s no liability, how much should Disney offer before you no longer consider it good business sense?
peter11435
Well-Known Member
Without a trial how can you say for certain there was negligence…
Chi84
Premium Member
Apparently it doesn't matter.
TrainsOfDisney
Well-Known Member
There weren’t trials in other cases where Disney settled.
If there is information that the public doesn’t have - by all means maybe it needs to go to court. I can only comment on the information I know so far.