The entertainment giant says the terms of a free trial prevent it from being sued for wrongful death.

Disney World is arguing a man cannot sue it over the death of his wife because of terms he signed up to in a free trial of Disney+.

It says Mr Piccolo agreed to these terms of use when he signed up to a one month free trial of its streaming service, Disney+, in 2019.

  • _bcron@lemmy.worldEnglish
    145·
    29 days ago

    You and Disney agree to resolve, by binding individual arbitration as provided below, all Disputes (including any related disputes involving The Walt Disney Company, its subsidiaries, or its affiliates)

    I have a hard time believing Disney could convince anyone that a death from a food allergy is even tangentially related to a streaming subscription. Probably one of those bad faith efforts to drag it out and incur huge fees for the plaintiff in hopes of settling

    • FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.worldEnglish
      591·
      29 days ago

      They’ve definitely crunched the numbers and figured out this method is cheaper than a settlement, and in a country like the US, they’ll definitely get away with it.

      • FiveMacs@lemmy.caEnglish
        16·
        29 days ago

        No numbers…they would easily spend 4x as much to defend their arbitration bullshit then actually pay out the guys demands.

        It’s a dick waving contest and Disney wants the world to see their dick. Nothing more.

    • BlackEco@lemmy.blackeco.comEnglish
      381·
      29 days ago

      Apparently the same clause is in the Disney account terms used to buy the tickets to the park

      Disney adds that Mr Piccolo accepted these terms again when using his Disney account to buy tickets for the theme park in 2023.

      Which would hold more water than the clause in the Disney+ terms (that articles on the subject focus on way too much just for clickbait)

      Jibreel Tramboo, barrister at Church Court Chambers, says the terms in the Disney+ trial are a “weak argument for Disney to rely on”.

      However, he says, the clause in the ticket purchase from 2023 may be a stronger case, “as there is a similar arbitration clause”.

      But anyway, it’s really insensitive from Disney to try to arbitrate such a tragic incident.