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Piccolo’s lawsuit, which seeks $50,000 in damages, challenges Disney’s attempt to dismiss the case by asserting that a dispute over his wife’s wrongful death should be handled via arbitration. When he signed up for a one-month free trial of Disney Plus in 2019, according to Disney, he agreed to binding arbitration, a common clause meant to limit court proceedings and avoid public scrutiny.
Disney’s legal team claims this arbitration clause exempts them from being sued in court, even for such grave matters as negligence resulting in death. Piccolo's attorneys have called Disney’s motion "preposterous" and "outrageous," emphasizing that such contracts should not shield the corporation from responsibility in life-and-death situations.