Disney Found 40% Liable in Guest Injury Relating to Food Court Incident
According to a recent post on the Courtroom View Network, after a recent hearing in Florida state’s Ninth Circuit, a jury found Disney Parks and Resorts 40% liable for an accident at the Art Animation Food Court – Landscapes of Flavor that the Plaintiff said left her with a rare nerve disorder.
As a result of the findings, the Plaintiff was awarded less than her $60,000 suit against the theme park you can find the filing here: Wilson v. Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S. Inc., 2015-CA-003347.
According to the suit, Jessica Wilson claims that she suffered an injury in June of 2013 when a cast member ran over her foot with a food service bussing cart. Wilson aruges that the injury led her to suffer debilitating complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS). This is a rare condition of the nervous system that can result in chronic pain.
As a result of the verdict, Wilson was rewarded less than $24,000 down from the original $59,840 requested. This is down from Wilson’s lawyer’s original request for more than $11 million in damages and $4.4 million to cover future medical expenses.
The Plaintiff’s lawyers told jurors that a food cart pushed by a Cast Member ran overs Wilson’s food as she turned around from a condiment station which has caused longstanding damage. However, the defense challenged Wilson, poking holes in a story that has changed since the initial incident. Originally it was claimed that the cart ran over her foot twice, this was later altered to once. In addition, a CRPS specialist took to the stand to argue that the symptoms Wilson describes in the aftermath of the event are not common symptoms of CRPS.
For more details about the case, check out the original courtroom view network article here!
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