Florida Slip and Fall Attorney: Injury at Disney.
In 1998 a young 15 year old girl with her family spent a wonderful day in Disneyworld. At some point she and some friends went to dinner at Downtown Disney. While crossing the street she stepped off the curb into a storm drain and broke her ankle requiring four surgeries. Disney said it was her own fault and should not be held liable. The young girl said yes, she could have seen the drain if she was looking, but it was because the parking area was set up in such a way that it funneled people to step off at that curb area and in that there was a Disney employee directing people to that curb area that she felt that Disney should be responsible for her injuries. The trial court granted Disney’s motion to Dismiss. But, the appellate court reversed, saying that these types of motions should be treated with special caution because it is the function of the jury to weigh and evaluate the evidence. It was clear that Disney owed a duty of care and breached that duty. That Disney knew or should have known that its mode of operation in directing invitees to step off a curb over a storm drain could cause danger is a question for the jury the court held.
