It now says the case “warrants a sensitive approach.”

Disney tried to force the case into arbitration by citing the agreement on the widower’s Disney Plus trial account.

Disney has now agreed that a wrongful death lawsuit should be decided in court following backlash for initially arguing the case belonged in arbitration because the grieving widower had once signed up for a Disney Plus trial.

“With such unique circumstances as the ones in this case, we believe this situation warrants a sensitive approach to expedite a resolution for the family who have experienced such a painful loss,” chairman of Disney experiences Josh D’Amaro said in a statement to The Verge. “As such, we’ve decided to waive our right to arbitration and have the matter proceed in court.”

  • Killer_Tree@sh.itjust.works
    103·
    4 months ago

    Do you have some reason why you think they will be bankrupt and/or split up?

    I wouldn’t hold my breath for a bankruptcy - Disney has Gross profits of ~30 Billion a year and net profits of ~2-5 Billion a year. Even if their lawyers become completely incompetent and allow them to be sued for max penalties every month of the year, it wouldn’t even be a drop in the bucket.

    • Phoenixz@lemmy.ca
      2·
      4 months ago

      The parks have been running at a loss and they’ve been spending like crazy on acquisitions and running all said acquisitions into the ground

    • FantasmaNaCasca@lemmy.world
      1010·
      4 months ago

      I met a shitposter from modern social media,
      Who asked with a frown, wrinkle lip
      And sneer of cold contempt:

      “Do you have some reason why you think
      This company with vast amounts of these
      stamped lifeless things
      Will go bankrupt and/or split up?”

      But regardless of all the corp-simping,
      In the future, only these words survive.

      "My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings;

      Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!

      Nothing beside remains. Round the decay

      Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare

      The lone and level sands stretch far away."

        • FantasmaNaCasca@lemmy.world
          21·
          4 months ago

          Some kind of Stockholm syndrome i guess.

          This companies violates us constantly, but most people are so traumatised by ads and social presure that they don’t see it anymore.

          I put ads before social presure due to comedy, but also:

          Ads eats brains. Thus creating mindless consumers. Oh look, the perfect consumer!