After the jury found Victoria Walker guilty of misdemeanor battery last month, I thought the madness about a altercation between Walker and Amiee Krause was laid to rest, but it appears I was wrong. It has now been reported that both Krause and her husband are filing separate lawsuits against Disney. If you have not been following this story, these two women got into a physical altercation in the lines on the TeaCups over skipping in line at Walt Disney World, and Krause filed charges against Walker. As mentioned, Walker was in fact found guilty and sentenced to 90 days in jail and nine months of probation. However, apparently Krause is not satisfied.
It has now been reported that Krause has filed charges against Disney as she says that the employee on duty at the ride that day should have stopped the argument while it was still verbal, that there were not enough security guards on duty, and that the ride line should have been videotaped. In addition, her husband is suing for “loss of his wife’s support and companionship.” Disney reportedly is claiming that the suits have no merit, and they are not worried. I have to wonder though…..
I had no problem with the original lawsuit. I’m not sure I would have pursued it, but after reading through the articles, I’ll admit that things did get out of hand and that maybe Ms. Walker did need to be held accountable for her actions, but now I’m wondering if that lawsuit was really just a motive to be able to go after the “big guys” – Disney. What do Mr. and Mrs. Krause hope to gain from Disney? No doubt the answer to this is money. In today’s society, I feel like they probably think that Disney will just settle (with a large cash amount) to keep from having the bad press. I’m not saying that none of Krause’s complaints have some merit, but with both her and her husband following the Walker trial so quickly with these claims, I admit to being quite skeptical. I have big issues with people using our legal system now just to profit themselves, and this is what my first instinct says about this circumstance. Maybe I will be proven wrong – I will be following this I assure you, and I hope that I can report back to you at some point that the Krauses are in fact not just “gold diggers,” but I do have my doubts.
What do you think? Do you think Disney is responsible? Do Krause’s claims have merit? Do you think Disney will bother to fight? Or just provide them money to hush this up? I’d love to hear your opinion.
Sources: Local6.com, WFTV9.com, and myfoxorlando.com
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