This family is to be commended for standing up and doing the right thing in this tragedy. It is a shame that there are not more people like this in the world. May God continue to pour out his healing upon the family.
mrbob, I guess we can agree to disagree. First of all, lets start with the fact that a lawyer probably wasn’t necessary because Disney most probably was proactive and gave them a large settlement offer. This was insinuated in the article. Second, if your child died because Disney failed to provide proper warning of alligators in the water, something they WERE AWARE OF, then you do have a right to get an attorney if Disney were not to offer a settlement for their gross negligence.
I’m sure Disney made a sizeable payment to the family and kept out the plaintiff attorneys and their huge cut. Lawyers were probably circling this family, so I’m glad the family has chosen to accept whatever Disney offered and move on in their healing.
Remember when you posted, “In this lawsuit happy society in America, a lawsuit is a given.” on June 17? It was the “Legal Experts Expect Disney to Settle If Family Sues Over Alligator Attack” article.
As mentioned earlier here, I am also sure Disney made a sizeable offer and probably funded the Foundation in the child’s name. This was a no win situation for all involved. The family lost a child due and Disney’s reputation was severely tarnished due to their own negligence.
And just how was Disney negligent in this case? Did Disney intend to have alligators in the pond? Based upon your and unfortunately the country’s definition of negligent if a rattle snake comes on my property and strikes someone I am negligent. Animals are wild creatures and bad things happen to good people. Just because someone is hurt does not imply that someone is responsible.
Compared to a trespasser or licensee, a business “invitee” is owed the highest degree of care for the safety of that invitee. This includes a duty to warn of known dangers. It can be argued that posting a “no swimming” sign is insufficient, when the known danger is the presence of alligators. This is why alligator warning signs are commonly posted on golf courses and in state parks throughout Florida. (I’m also glad that this stayed out of the courts).
Disney doesn’t want to have to post signs stating that alligators and poisonous snakes are prevalent on their properties at Disney World. Yet it is a reality that they will never be able to remove. Telling vacationing throngs from parts of this country and other parts of the world who are not familiar with snakes & gators that they are alive and well at Disney doesn’t fit the Disney theme. Better to have some kind of warning than none at all.
Having said that, I don’t think that Disney is negligent for having these creatures, but failing to provide even a nominal warning is.
For Disney, the only thing worse than having had this tragedy happen would have been a trial with agonizing details flowing throughout the cyber-world. Do anything and everything you can to accommodate this broken hearted family…….and be sure to have some way to give other families a proper heads-up.
This family is to be commended for standing up and doing the right thing in this tragedy. It is a shame that there are not more people like this in the world. May God continue to pour out his healing upon the family.
Disney made sure they “did the right thing,” I’m sure.
I am sure that they did but just glad an attorney did not steal 1/3 to 1/2 of the right thing.
Please define “the right thing”? Contrast that to “the wrong thing” a family would do after an alligator killed their child on vacation?
“the right thing” in this case is acceptance that bad things happen and not hiring a lawyer to make someone pay.
mrbob, I guess we can agree to disagree. First of all, lets start with the fact that a lawyer probably wasn’t necessary because Disney most probably was proactive and gave them a large settlement offer. This was insinuated in the article. Second, if your child died because Disney failed to provide proper warning of alligators in the water, something they WERE AWARE OF, then you do have a right to get an attorney if Disney were not to offer a settlement for their gross negligence.
A highly commendable decision. ‘Spose that means no co-defendants, neither…big sigh o’ relief bout that.
Gators gotta be gators.
I’m sure Disney made a sizeable payment to the family and kept out the plaintiff attorneys and their huge cut. Lawyers were probably circling this family, so I’m glad the family has chosen to accept whatever Disney offered and move on in their healing.
Hey Agent,
Remember when you posted, “In this lawsuit happy society in America, a lawsuit is a given.” on June 17? It was the “Legal Experts Expect Disney to Settle If Family Sues Over Alligator Attack” article.
Care to admit that you were wrong?
As mentioned earlier here, I am also sure Disney made a sizeable offer and probably funded the Foundation in the child’s name. This was a no win situation for all involved. The family lost a child due and Disney’s reputation was severely tarnished due to their own negligence.
And just how was Disney negligent in this case? Did Disney intend to have alligators in the pond? Based upon your and unfortunately the country’s definition of negligent if a rattle snake comes on my property and strikes someone I am negligent. Animals are wild creatures and bad things happen to good people. Just because someone is hurt does not imply that someone is responsible.
Compared to a trespasser or licensee, a business “invitee” is owed the highest degree of care for the safety of that invitee. This includes a duty to warn of known dangers. It can be argued that posting a “no swimming” sign is insufficient, when the known danger is the presence of alligators. This is why alligator warning signs are commonly posted on golf courses and in state parks throughout Florida. (I’m also glad that this stayed out of the courts).
Disney doesn’t want to have to post signs stating that alligators and poisonous snakes are prevalent on their properties at Disney World. Yet it is a reality that they will never be able to remove. Telling vacationing throngs from parts of this country and other parts of the world who are not familiar with snakes & gators that they are alive and well at Disney doesn’t fit the Disney theme. Better to have some kind of warning than none at all.
Having said that, I don’t think that Disney is negligent for having these creatures, but failing to provide even a nominal warning is.
For Disney, the only thing worse than having had this tragedy happen would have been a trial with agonizing details flowing throughout the cyber-world. Do anything and everything you can to accommodate this broken hearted family…….and be sure to have some way to give other families a proper heads-up.