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re: Parents of Kid killed by gator at disney wont Sue
Posted on 7/20/16 at 9:38 am to jbgleason
Posted on 7/20/16 at 9:38 am to jbgleason
quote:I'm 32 and my wife is 30. When we tell people that we've never been to Disney they look at us like we've got the plague or something
The way some people on the OT worship that place
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Posted on 7/20/16 at 9:39 am to FLObserver
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My guess is they got a nice settlement under the table.
Oh yeah.
6 zeros on that check I'm sure.
Posted on 7/20/16 at 9:39 am to Pettifogger
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"I'm not overly litigious and I don't want to file a lawsuit. Put me in a situation where I'm not inclined to do so."
"Please fix your policies so this doesn't happen again."
Posted on 7/20/16 at 9:39 am to TheCaterpillar
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6 zeros on that check I'm sure.
better be 8 zeroes for certain.
Posted on 7/20/16 at 9:40 am to soccerfüt
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believe they (Disney) made a business decision based partially on what the bad PR of a drawn-out negotiation or civil trial would have cost them.
Kudos to the boy's family, they didn't want this process to go longer for emotional reasons.
I'd guess mid to high-seven figures possibly up to $10 mil or so.
and both sides probably saved just as much in legal fees!!!!
Posted on 7/20/16 at 9:40 am to FLObserver
Kudos to Disney for taking care of this. I'm sure the family will never have to work again. Disney knew they could not afford a long drawn out court battle over whether they knew about gators or not.
Posted on 7/20/16 at 9:40 am to jbgleason
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The way some people on the OT worship that place, I think they would settle out of court for lifetime Fast Passes (or whatever those things are called) and a three day stay in a Suite.
Yeah, I'm sure those people would gladly move on from the horrific death of their child for some Space Mountain fast passes and hotel upgrade.
Posted on 7/20/16 at 9:42 am to FLObserver
good. this society is entirely too litigious. That said, if I were to be ok with someone suing it would be the parents of a child that had their kid killed by a fricking gator at disney world.
Posted on 7/20/16 at 9:42 am to TheCaterpillar
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6 zeros on that check I'm sure.
Sure as hell better be. My daughter isn't even born yet, and I couldn't imagine that happening.
Posted on 7/20/16 at 9:42 am to FLObserver
Seems like the parents would still need to sign a legal document stating they would not sue if a settlement was reached. If that were me, I would want a professional to at least review it.
Posted on 7/20/16 at 9:42 am to MightyYat
10 million for each of my immediate family members and a night with anna and a night with elsa would put my signature on the dotted line.
Posted on 7/20/16 at 9:42 am to Pax Regis
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Kudos to Disney for taking care of this. I'm sure the family will never have to work again. Disney knew they could not afford a long drawn out court battle over whether they knew about gators or not.
That's probably really how simple it was. Disney knows they kind of fricked up so why would they make that family go to court? I'm sure there were millions with an "s" involved but not as shut up money. As "we know we fricked up" money.
Posted on 7/20/16 at 9:42 am to ForeverLSU02
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I'm 32 and my wife is 30. When we tell people that we've never been to Disney they look at us like we've got the plague or something
I have not and will not ever go to Disney.
I absolutely loathe theme parks and do not want to be in a crowd of the type of people that frequent them.
I'm also never paying that much money to go to landlocked Orlando, FL. I will take my kids to Europe or something.
Posted on 7/20/16 at 9:43 am to SippyCup
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Then why say anything at all?
Disney made it a condition of the confidential settlement that was negotiated by the family's attorney.
This post was edited on 7/20/16 at 9:44 am
Posted on 7/20/16 at 9:43 am to FLObserver
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Makes you wonder sometimes why lawyers are even needed.
Because sometimes people want to sue.
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I mean half of what they would have got would have gone to the lawyers.
no
Posted on 7/20/16 at 9:44 am to FLObserver
In a world without lawyers and a civil justice system, do you think Disney still writes a check to the parents?
Posted on 7/20/16 at 9:44 am to FLObserver
If I were the family and I thought about it, I would settle for this:
$0 for my child. $1 billion for any person killed by a gator on their property for 25 years.
Now fix it, you cheap, liberal, tree-hugging, gator-lovin' bastards.
$0 for my child. $1 billion for any person killed by a gator on their property for 25 years.
Now fix it, you cheap, liberal, tree-hugging, gator-lovin' bastards.
Posted on 7/20/16 at 9:44 am to Skin
Yeah I'm inclined to believe an attorney was involved on behalf of the parents even if they didn't bring a formal suit against Disney.
This post was edited on 7/20/16 at 9:45 am
Posted on 7/20/16 at 9:45 am to lsu2006
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no
between taxes and attorneys you can safely kiss goodbye about 55% minimum.
ETA: Corrected no tax on settlements.
This post was edited on 7/20/16 at 9:49 am
Posted on 7/20/16 at 9:46 am to Ace Midnight
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$0 for my child. $1 billion for any person killed by a gator on their property for 25 years.
Now fix it, you cheap, liberal, tree-hugging, gator-lovin' bastards.
frick that. they had another kid, i'd set my family up for life.
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