Fuzzywuzzy Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 Almost a year to the date of occurence, a lawsuit has been filed against Disney Cruises and their medical provider for the treatment of injuries a passenger received from an anteater. While on an excursion off the Disney Wonder in Cartagena, Columbia a young male passenger was attacked by an anteater that resides in and roams the grounds of the National Aviary Of Columbia. The parents of the child opted to return to the Wonder to have him treated by the ship's medical department. The boy was treated for his wounds but this did not prevent him from getting a severe infection afterwards. The lawsuit claims that the medical care provided onboard was inferior, of poor quality and ineffective. The parents are seeking a monetary award for the incident that occurred in October 2018. coneyraven, Jzx1103 and RWDW1204 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChessE4 Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 54 minutes ago, Fuzzywuzzy said: Almost a year to the date of occurence, a lawsuit has been filed against Disney Cruises and their medical provider for the treatment of injuries a passenger received from an anteater. While on an excursion off the Disney Wonder in Cartagena, Columbia a young male passenger was attacked by an anteater that resides in and roams the grounds of the National Aviary Of Columbia. The parents of the child opted to return to the Wonder to have him treated by the ship's medical department. The boy was treated for his wounds but this did not prevent him from getting a severe infection afterwards. The lawsuit claims that the medical care provided onboard was inferior, of poor quality and ineffective. The parents are seeking a monetary award for the incident that occurred in October 2018. If I were a parent, I'd assume the ship treatment was more in the form of "first aid", and that I'd need to follow-up with my family physician at home. I would have trip insurance for medical expenses. The kicker is the excursion waiver and general personal responsibility to watch wild animals, as they are wild animals. It is sad that someone was bitten, but it isn't the carrier's fault, in my opinion. Jjohnb and Fuzzywuzzy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 Is this a real story ? Marauding anteaters ? Really ? Who even knew there was such a place as a Disney Wonder in Cartagena, Columbia ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 5 minutes ago, WAAAYTOOO said: Is this a real story ? Marauding anteaters ? Really ? Who even knew there was such a place as a Disney Wonder in Cartagena, Columbia ? Probably a Panama Canal DCL sailing? WAAAYTOOO and S0nny 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzzywuzzy Posted October 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 1 hour ago, WAAAYTOOO said: Is this a real story ? Marauding anteaters ? Really ? Who even knew there was such a place as a Disney Wonder in Cartagena, Columbia ? Quite real. Just type in "Disney Cruise Anteater Lawsuit" in a browser search for multiple accounts from multiple venues. And yes, Disney ships as well as Royal Caribbean make stops at the cruise port in Cartagena, Columbia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 I think I misread your OP. I thought you were saying that Disney has a park in Cartagena. I now realize that you are referring to the SHIP Disney Wonder. My mistake. Still very wild to think of crazed anteaters lurking about ( I always thought of them as pacifists). Fuzzywuzzy and shaydav19 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coneyraven Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 Oh, and just an FYI because I'm one of THOSE people .... lol It's COLOMBIA -- With an "O", not a "U" ---- Now, on the other hand there is the District of Columbia, Columbia South Carolina and Columbia Maryland, but in regards to the country, it's COLOMBIA.... OCD rant is over .... carry on. Thank You KristiZ, Fuzzywuzzy, HeWhoWaits and 1 other 1 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzzywuzzy Posted October 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 1 hour ago, coneyraven said: Oh, and just an FYI because I'm one of THOSE people .... lol It's COLOMBIA -- With an "O", not a "U" ---- Now, on the other hand there is the District of Columbia, Columbia South Carolina and Columbia Maryland, but in regards to the country, it's COLOMBIA.... OCD rant is over .... carry on. Thank You I was so concerned about spelling Cartagena correctly that I totally blew it on Colombia. coneyraven, JLMoran, HeWhoWaits and 2 others 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 I've also thought of anteaters as being non-aggressive. Makes you wonder what provoked the animal to attack. Moot point as they aren't seeking damages for the attack but for the medical care after. While the waivers and possibly any action on their part that was involved with the attack occurring are one matter, the quality of the medical care is a distinct and separate issue. Yet all the headlines focus on "Anteater attacks child on Disney Cruise" and only mentioning the actual legal basis of medical care later on. Likely the desired effect their legal representative was looking for. Mention cruise ship and the media go wonky pumping out the headlines. Fuzzywuzzy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 We need a professional opinion. Speednoodles....tell us about anteaters. Of course, any animal with “Eaters” as part of their name suggests an unsavory personality... shaydav19 and coneyraven 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 37 minutes ago, Fuzzywuzzy said: I was so concerned about spelling Cartagena correctly that I totally blew it on Colombia. Guilty as well... Fuzzywuzzy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 The $15k demand seems like a low amount for a lawsuit. Makes me wonder if they have no travel insurance and faced with the unexpected medical costs for not having any coverage out of the country they need something to seek reimbursement. Requesting a jury hoping for sympathy knowing a judge would see through the charade. Sounds like "Can't possibly be our fault so someone else must pay". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 6 minutes ago, twangster said: Sounds like "Can't possibly be our fault so someone else must pay". That sounds familiar. Wonder where I’ve heard that before ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairlynew Posted October 28, 2019 Report Share Posted October 28, 2019 Many states limit amount of damages listed in complaints. The original demand has no impact on the final award. The limit is to avoid bad publicity such as “co x is being sued for $10 million”. Instead it is $15,000and other reasonable damages as determined by a jury or the judge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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