A New York couple is suing Disney Development Inc. after a stay at one of their Florida properties during which the couple states a bed bug infestation ruined their vacation and caused significant physical and emotional harm.
Allyson L. Masciotti-Hamedl and Kevin Hamedl of Poughquag, N.Y. are seeking damages of $100,000 to $1 million. Their lawsuit claims Disney failed to “exercise reasonable care and breached its duty” with proper management, operations and maintenance at Disney’s Vero Beach Resort by keeping it free from hazardous conditions.
Filed in June, the lawsuit states Masciotti-Hamedl awoke during her stay at the resort in September 2016 to “bugs crawling all over the bed, linens, and surrounding walls of her room.” This suit was originally filed in Dutchess County (N.Y.) and will be decided in the Southern District Court of New York.
According to the couple, hotel staff had them leave their room and they were given accomodations at another Disney property. The couple states it was later confirmed the bugs Masciotti-Hamedl had seen in their room were bed bugs.
In the days and months that followed their vacation Masciotti-Hamedl missed time from work as she was dealing with painful bites. She states in the compliant that those bites turned into welts and the kept her from being able to perform her job duties to their expectations. Also in the lawsuit she claims to have continued difficulty sleeping and suffers anxiety as a result of the infestation, for which she has sought psychiatric treatment. Hamedl also claims to have suffered emotional hardship.
In the complaint against Disney Development Inc. the couple alleges the company failed to notify the couple of the infestation, failed to have regular inspections of rooms, and failed to properly sanitize the room in question, among other precautions.
Representatives of the Disney company did not respond to requests for comment according to a new article.
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