Disney say a man can’t sue due to Disney+ free trial UPDATED

[DiBiase is Good]

A man is trying to sue Disney over the wrongful death of his wife. He alleges that she died last year after having a reaction to food served at Disney World.
Disney are demanding he settles and that they cannot be taken to court because it was in the Terms and Conditions he agreed to when he signed up to a free trial on Disney+.
Yes.
No, I’m not making it up.

There are very few people who actually fully read all those Ts and Cs so I imagine quite a few of us agreed to the same thing he did.
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[The Legend of Groose]

This sounds like the most insane thing to attempt that will somehow work.

[Ben Wyatt]

Not that it's any kind of secret, but as time goes by, more proof emerges that the Disney corporation is slimy as f***

[Stu]

I just started watching Succession and it just makes me think of Disney

[Rolent Tex]

I love Disney and when I saw this story earlier even I was like…that’s evil as f***. I hope it fails.

[The Ichi]

That's a Simpsons subplot I'm pretty sure.

[Zombie Mod]

and people wonder why I use the phrase "That's Disney evil!"

I wouldn't be shocked to find in the T&C's of disney+ they include signing over your soul and those of the next five generations of your family.

[Mighty Attack Tribble]

That cannot possibly be legally binding, surely?

[PHD-FENDERBAUM]

Disney kills you it aint their fault because you watch their stuff.

That is real life deathnote..except instead of a book it is the fact you signed up for their product.

[darbus alan]

And I contend those guests were decapitated before they entered the Disney World House of Knives!

[Kalmia]

That a clause in the T&Cs of a streaming service can carry over to the parks is ridiculous.

[Renslayer]

The mouse is always up to some shit

[Alice Syndrome]

Cool, now he can add undue suffering to the things he's suing for

[Spiderf 4]

Mr Piccolo wants the case to go in front of a jury in a court of law.

Disney's motion to take the case out of court and decided by arbitration will be heard in front of a Florida judge in October.

Arbitration means the dispute is overseen by a neutral third party who is not a judge.

It is usually a quicker and cheaper process than a court case.

"Disney understandably may want to benefit from the privacy and confidentiality that arbitration brings, rather than having a wrongful death suit heard in public with the associated publicity," says Jamie Cartwright, partner at law firm Charles Russell Speechlys.

The irony. Disney wanting to keep this thing quiet has exploded it into the news cycle.

Also, assuming I'm understanding the whole thing right, the "free trial T&C" excuse won't eliminate the case, it'll just send it to a different method of resolution, and perhaps for a smaller cash amount they would need to pay up. Either way, I can't imagine either method rules in Disney's favor. Like, seriously.

[ayumidah]

uhh good lord now I have even more reasons why GOD NO is my answer whenever I'm asked if I wanna go to Disney World

[Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!!]

Not gonna lie, I'm thinking of cancelling Disney+ over this.

[dirtyoldman]

Aug 14, 2024 13:57:01 GMT -5 The Ichi said:

That's a Simpsons subplot I'm pretty sure.

Did South Park have a story about not reading the terms and conditions?

[crashmatsbazz]

Aug 15, 2024 6:26:12 GMT -5 dirtyoldman said:

Aug 14, 2024 13:57:01 GMT -5 The Ichi said:

That's a Simpsons subplot I'm pretty sure.

Did South Park have a story about not reading the terms and conditions?

HumancentiPad



This is a massive Streisand effect for Disney. haha

[Ryback on a Pole!]

I hope he milks them.

And I hope the judge increases the payment because of Disney trying this.

[Natural Born Farmer]

IANAL, but feels like it's gotta be dubiously legal to put clauses covering things not germane to the product or service on offer in a T&C.