"Disney’s not alone in saying your clicks means you can’t sue," 16 August 2024

Consumers may be unknowingly signing away their rights to sue companies... even if the claims have no relation to the service a person signed up for.

In a current lawsuit, Walt Disney World is arguing that the contract a widower entered when signing up for the Disney+ streaming service several years ago means that a wrongful death lawsuit he’s brought against Disney and a restaurant not owned by Disney on the grounds of the expansive Florida resort cannot go forward in court...

They noted that the widower believes he only signed up for a month-long free streaming trial, as it appears he canceled the subscription before he was ever charged.

Neither the widower’s lawyers nor the Disney attorneys responded to CNN’s request for comment for this story...

Lower courts have disagreed on whether to read such arbitration clauses as broadly as companies like Disney are arguing. The Supreme Court has not directly addressed the practice...