parents not suing

[minnie56]

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nat...ligator-disney-park-won-sue-article-1.2718519


Quite sure they've settled out of court ...

 

[Magpie]

I think they've made a wise decision. Turning this into a protracted media circus can only exacerbate their pain, and they have another child they need to focus on.

I wish them all the best, moving forward.

 

[gwynne]

I wish them healing in the years ahead.

 

[minnie56]

Not sure why the question in the thread title.
They aren't suing. Period. They lost their darling little boy. I wish them healing in the years ahead, and I really am not interested in any gossip or speculation about them.

Absolutely ..
I tried to remove the ? But couldn't figure out how..
I wish them nothing but peace.

 

[gwynne]

I wish them nothing but peace.

Saw the edit, edited my post, too.

 

[Jennasis]

I hope they can somehow move forward.

 

[JaxDad]

Above all else, I hope this family can heal and find some measure of peace. It is just an unimaginable tragedy, and it is horrible to think how that memory can never go away.

As far as Disney, the cynic in me says they just paid as much as it took to make this go away. However, I hope they did so with some sincere thought for what this family is going through and packaged some deal that includes all they could provide to help them move forward.

 

[fly girl]

This family has been through a living nightmare. Settling out of court is definitely a wise decision to move forward.

I wish them nothing but strength, peace, and love.

 

[wilkeliza]

They have a long battle ahead. No amount of money would make the suffering easier.

Knowing the business side though I would be shocked if Disney didn't come up with a large sum, a NDA, and an agreement that this would not reach the courts. That sums is probably above and beyond what they would have ever actually seen out of a long drawn out court case. Much easier to bury their son and start healing then it is to have to relive the fact of his death over and over and over in court while the many appeals go through.

 

[mi*vida*loca]

I'm sure Disney paid them in the 10's of millions already so there is no need to sue. I hope they can heal although their lives will never be the same.

 

[smiths02]

They have a long battle ahead. No amount of money would make the suffering easier.

Knowing the business side though I would be shocked if Disney didn't come up with a large sum, a NDA, and an agreement that this would not reach the courts. That sums is probably above and beyond what they would have ever actually seen out of a long drawn out court case. Much easier to bury their son and start healing then it is to have to relive the fact of his death over and over and over in court while the many appeals go through.

I'm sure Disney settled out of court. Disney wants this out of the news (whether or not it was their fault) asap. I'm sure the parents also want to be out of the spotlight.
Disney has also been doing a lot of work since the incident, so it's not like they need the court to order them to put up signs and fences...it's already being done

 

[ShirikiUtundu]

I think they've made a wise decision. Turning this into a protracted media circus can only exacerbate their pain, and they have another child they need to focus on.

I wish them all the best, moving forward.

Agree with everything you said.
I do not believe they would have won a lawsuit had one happened, and having horrible things said to them about their parenting in a courtroom by a lawyer would absolutely be unbearable and sickening.

 

[sunshinehighway]

I hope Disney did right by them. Suing would only drag things out and make it harder for them to attempt to put a life together moving forward. It's probably best for their health and their family. No amount of money will ease their pain.

 

[Sadie22]

Most cases settle out of court. It's a process that can end anywhere along the way, and settling sooner rather than later can mean that the aggrieved parties end up with more money than if more has to paid out in fees along the way.

 

[AppleDumpling]

Money can't bring back their precious child or end their suffering. I'm sure they want to mourn in private and move on. Prayers to the family.

 

[Nancyg56]

I hope Disney did right by them. Suing would only drag things out and make it harder for them to attempt to put a life together moving forward. It's probably best for their health and their family. No amount of money will ease their pain.

I cannot imagine that they did not. Disney cannot bring their baby back, but they can assist with money, and while I doubt we will ever know how much, I am sure the sum was way more than if they took this to court. No one wanted this to get to a court case, not that poor family and not Disney. If they came to an agreement to make the possibility of a lawsuit go away, good for everyone. As a parent, I know that reliving that nightmare day after day in public would be the end of me.

 

[ShirikiUtundu]

Most cases settle out of court. It's a process that can end anywhere along the way, and settling sooner rather than later can mean that the aggrieved parties end up with more money than if more has to paid out in fees along the way.

It's true, the only winners in cases like this one are the lawyers.

 

[NHdisneylover]

I imaigne Disney gave them something, or at least offered---but I'd like to think this family, in spite of suffering unimagineable tragedy, realizes sometines bad things happen and are not really anyone's fault and this is one of those times and is not going to use their child's death for a payday.

At the least--I am going to give the fmaily the benefit of the doubt and assume they are not suing becuase they do not feel it is the right thing to do or that WDW can be blamed for the horror they have been through, and not just beucase they were paid off.
My heart just breaks for them every time I think of the siutation.

 

[gwynne]

It's true, the only winners in cases like this one are the lawyers.

Yea, I dunno. I've known some attorneys that worked very hard to help clients through terribly sad and troubled times. More specific to this case, there is no upside in the loss of a child for anyone. No winners.

 

[cabanafrau]

I cannot imagine the heartache of this family and cannot fathom the wound ever healing. I wish them peace and comfort.

I don't think they received a settlement. I strongly doubt one was asked for. I do think they could have prevailed with a lawsuit.