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_defyesterday at 2:41 PM4 repliesview on HN

what was the disney+ incident? /gen


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saghmyesterday at 2:56 PM

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...

This pretty much flies in the face of what any reasonable person would think the law should allow IMO

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ray_vyesterday at 3:00 PM

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.

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Anthony-Gyesterday at 5:14 PM

Here’s a decent up-to-date report on this (now-resolved) case: 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_yesterday at 10:55 PM

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.