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what was the disney+ incident? /gen

by _def 16d ago

saghm 16d ago
Disney argued that the family of a man who died at one of their parks couldn't sue because he had signed up for Disney+, which has binding arbitration terms: https://fortune.com/2024/08/15/disney-wrongful-death-lawsuit-jeffrey-piccolo/ https://fortune.com/2024/08/15/disney-wrongful-death-lawsuit... This pretty much flies in the face of what any reasonable person would think the law should allow IMO
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ray_v 16d ago
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/disney-says-man-cant-sue-wifes-death-agreed-disney-terms-service-rcna166594 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/disney-says-man-cant-su... Guest died from allergic reaction despite informing staff multiple times of the risk, but the case was dismissed because they had signed up for Disney+ years prior.
- chunky1994 16d ago
  The case wasn't dismissed because of the arbitration clause. Disney dropped the argument after they got severely lambasted in public over the absurdity of the defense. It was dismissed later by the plaintiff (so there was likely some settlement)
  - AlexandrB 16d ago
    I don't think this is the last time we will see this argument. Disney has a lot of value in brand equity to protect so it made sense for them to back away, but a "bad guy" company that's already regarded with distrust will probably go all in on this in the future.
Anthony-G 16d ago
Here’s a decent up-to-date report on this (now-resolved) case: https://www.allergicliving.com/2026/03/03/lawsuit-against-disney-dropped-in-doctors-food-allergy-death/ https://www.allergicliving.com/2026/03/03/lawsuit-against-di... Since I stopped being a poor student, I pay for media that I consume so that the creators can continue to create. I told my wife that I’d renew my Disney+ subscription after the clocks change and we have less hours of daylight. But now I think it’s morally wrong to give Disney any money – even if they do make great shows like Andor.
Terr_ 16d ago
Somehow I'd never encountered that shorthand before, so for anyone else wondering it's probably intended as the opposite of "/s", genuine rather than sarcastic.
- opan 13d ago
  I once saw a whole list of these like /j for joking and such, but they don't seem to be commonly used and it often feels forced when I do come across them. Maybe they're more common in certain communities.

what was the disney+ incident? /gen

by _def 16d ago

what was the disney+ incident? /gen

saghm 16d ago

Disney argued that the family of a man who died at one of their parks couldn't sue because he had signed up for Disney+, which has binding arbitration terms: https://fortune.com/2024/08/15/disney-wrongful-death-lawsuit-jeffrey-piccolo/ https://fortune.com/2024/08/15/disney-wrongful-death-lawsuit... This pretty much flies in the face of what any reasonable person would think the law should allow IMO

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ray_v 16d ago

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/disney-says-man-cant-sue-wifes-death-agreed-disney-terms-service-rcna166594 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/disney-says-man-cant-su... Guest died from allergic reaction despite informing staff multiple times of the risk, but the case was dismissed because they had signed up for Disney+ years prior.

chunky1994 16d ago
The case wasn't dismissed because of the arbitration clause. Disney dropped the argument after they got severely lambasted in public over the absurdity of the defense. It was dismissed later by the plaintiff (so there was likely some settlement)
- AlexandrB 16d ago
  I don't think this is the last time we will see this argument. Disney has a lot of value in brand equity to protect so it made sense for them to back away, but a "bad guy" company that's already regarded with distrust will probably go all in on this in the future.

Anthony-G 16d ago

Here’s a decent up-to-date report on this (now-resolved) case: https://www.allergicliving.com/2026/03/03/lawsuit-against-disney-dropped-in-doctors-food-allergy-death/ https://www.allergicliving.com/2026/03/03/lawsuit-against-di... Since I stopped being a poor student, I pay for media that I consume so that the creators can continue to create. I told my wife that I’d renew my Disney+ subscription after the clocks change and we have less hours of daylight. But now I think it’s morally wrong to give Disney any money – even if they do make great shows like Andor.

Terr_ 16d ago

Somehow I'd never encountered that shorthand before, so for anyone else wondering it's probably intended as the opposite of "/s", genuine rather than sarcastic.

opan 13d ago
I once saw a whole list of these like /j for joking and such, but they don't seem to be commonly used and it often feels forced when I do come across them. Maybe they're more common in certain communities.