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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Entertainment
Anna Betts in New York

Disney defends use of streaming terms to block restaurant allergy death lawsuit

Groups of people stand outside by a Disney castle and statues of characters such as Mickey and Minnie Mouse
People gather at the Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom park in Orlando, Florida, on 30 July 2022. Photograph: Octavio Jones/Reuters

Disney representatives have defended the company’s legal strategy to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a widower over the death of his wife because of the terms and conditions he agreed to when signing up for Disney+ streaming service several years earlier.

Jeffrey Piccolo filed a wrongful death suit against Walt Disney World and Resorts earlier this year, after his wife, Dr Kanokporn Tangsuan, died in October 2023 after eating at the Raglan Road Irish Pub at the resort near Orlando, Florida.

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