Randall v. Walt Disney World Co.

Margaret Randall (“Appellant”) appeals the trial court’s orders that: (1) dismissed her late husband, Barry Randall’s (“Randall”) personal injury action against Walt Disney World Co. and Walt Disney Imagineering Research & Development, Inc. (“Appellees”); and (2) dismissed with prejudice Appellant’s loss-of-consortium claim. In this appeal, we address only whether a surviving spouse’s loss-of-consortium claim can survive the death of the deceased spouse. Although we have previously addressed this issue in Taylor v. Orlando Clinic,1 we write to clarify this court’s precedent.

In 2006, Randall…