Overview
- David Besse filed a lawsuit in Orange Circuit Court last month seeking more than $50,000 over an alleged 2022 incident at Disney’s All-Star Sports Resort.
- The complaint says he was bitten numerous times by bedbugs on May 15, 2022, and claims scarring, pain, mental anguish, lost earnings, and other losses that he says are permanent or continuing.
- The suit alleges Disney failed to inspect the room and did not take necessary steps to prevent an infestation, and it requests a jury trial and damages.
- Disney has not issued a public statement, and reporters note similar cases often settle, though discovery could force disclosure of internal pest-control records if it moves ahead.
- The EPA classifies bedbugs as public health pests that hitchhike in luggage and do not spread disease, and experts say high-turnover value hotels face greater introduction risk.