Disney gator attack: 2-year-old found dead, source says

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33. I saw this in the Washington Post. For context, Morgan is from the Florida famous "Morgan and

Morgan, for the people."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/06/15/legal-experts-did-disney-do-enough-to-warn-its-guests-about-alligators/?hpid=hp_rhp-top-table-main_disney-liability-850pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.e1beced1d556

Three verbatim paragraphs from WaPo:

"But Tuesday’s fatal attack took place along a well-tended beach by the man-made Seven Seas Lagoon, outside the upscale Grand Floridian Resort & Spa. The boy, on vacation with his family from Nebraska, apparently had waded inches into the water when the alligator attacked. There were no other people in the water at the time, according to authorities. Signs posted near the lake warn against swimming in it, but the resort did not have signage warning of alligators in the water. The company will “thoroughly review the situation for the future,” according to a Disney official."

"Matt Morgan, an Orlando attorney who has litigated numerous negligence cases against Florida theme parks, agreed that any case would turn on a couple central questions. “What did Disney know about the presence of alligators and when did they know it? What protections were in place for these visitors?” he said. “If Disney knew and did not take steps to warn visitors, they could be liable.”

"Morgan said his observation that the lake is lined like a sandy beach with chairs and umbrellas shows that visitors were welcome on the shore. The argument one could anticipate Disney making is that the presence of alligators in Florida’s fresh waters is well known, he said. The counter argument “is this family from out of state that comes to Disney World assumes that Disney has taken every measure to protect them and their family, and could not in their wildest nightmare imagine that there was an alligator large enough to take their son.”

I had not seen this article when I posted my earlier comments. I expect WDW will settle any suit without trial. But if they don't, it pretty certain I'd be challenged off the Jury.