Disney is fighting to keep food testing results hidden in lawsuit

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disney A Florida court has been urged to keep food test results secret amid a lawsuit over the death of a woman who visited one of the company’s restaurants.

Dr. Amy Tangsuan died on October 5, 2023, shortly after visiting the Raglan Road restaurant in Disney Springs. court documents It was discovered that he died from an “anaphylactic reaction to dairy.”

According to court documents, Tangsuan visited the restaurant with her husband, Jeff Piccolo, and “repeatedly informed” the staff about her “life-threatening allergy to dairy.”

She had ordered broccoli, corn fritters, scallops, vegan shepherd’s pie and onion rings at the Irish-themed restaurant Bar, the leftovers her husband had put in the freezer shortly before his death.

Now, disney InBio Labs is reportedly trying to keep the results of tests conducted on leftover food items “confidential”.

Amy Tungsuan died of 'anaphylactic' reaction after visiting Disney restaurant

Amy Tungsuan died of ‘anaphylactic’ reaction after visiting Disney restaurant ,Facebook/Jeff Piccolo,

Piccolo’s attorney, Brian Denny, alleges that Tangsuan’s food was “advertised to be dairy-free, when it actually contained dairy.”

Denny also alleged that five other people “wrongfully received allergenic food” at Raglan Road in the three years before Tangsuan’s death.

“It is unclear what good-faith basis Disney has for treating food testing results as confidential,” Denny wrote.

He also said that the test results will be Exhibit One in the upcoming trial, urging the courts to make InBio Lab’s investigation public.

Amy Tangsuan died shortly after visiting Disney's Raglan Road restaurant, prompting an investigation into the restaurant's food.

Amy Tangsuan died shortly after visiting Disney’s Raglan Road restaurant, prompting an investigation into the restaurant’s food. ,Google Street View,

Earlier, Denny had filed another court motionWhich claimed that Disney was “attempting to designate almost every document produced as ‘confidential’.”

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He claimed, “Another example involves designating Raglan Road’s menu as ‘confidential’, even though it is publicly available to anyone who chooses to dine at Raglan Road.”

Disney has previously tried to dismiss the lawsuit because of the fine print Disney+ appWhich users agree to when they sign up for a streaming service. It also points to the fine print of Piccolo agreeing to purchase tickets to Epcot before his wife’s death.

Josh D’Amaro, Experience Chairman of the brand, claimed this company Still trying to take a “sensitive approach” to the case.

Jeffrey Piccolo filed a lawsuit urging the courts to make food testing results public

Jeffrey Piccolo filed a lawsuit urging the courts to make food testing results public ,Facebook/Jeffrey Piccolo,

“At Disney, we try to put humanity above all other considerations,” he explained. CBS News“With such unique circumstances in this case, we believe this situation requires a sensitive approach to expedite resolution for the family who has experienced such a painful loss.

“As such, we have decided to waive our right to arbitration and pursue the matter in court.”

Sabrina Martini, a friend of Tangsuan’s, told CBS News she was relieved by Disney’s decision to go to court.

“I couldn’t even believe it, but I’m glad they changed their mind,” Martini said. “I was relieved… because I wanted to see what the process actually was, what process they followed.”

Independent The Walt Disney Company and Raglan Road have been contacted for comment.

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