NYU doctor died after eating at Disney World restaurant: Lawsuit | NBC New York

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RICHMOND HILL. I'M MELISSA COLORADO, NEWS 4 NEW YORK. >> MELISSA, THANK YOU. >>> THE HUSBAND OF A LONG ISLAND DOCTOR IS TAKING WALT DISNEY WORLD TO COURT. THIS IS AFTER HE SAYS HIS WIFE, AN NYU LANGONE DOCTOR, DIED FROM AN ALLERGIC REACTION TO FOOD THAT SHE ATE AT A RESTAURANT THERE. NEWS 4'S PEI-SZE CHENG TALKED WITH HER FAMILY. SHE HAS THE DETAILS FROM PLAINVIEW. >> Reporter: THE PARENTS OF DR. KANOKPORN TANGSUAN, WHO WENT BY AMY, SAY LIFE WILL NEVER BE THE SAME WITHOUT THEIR ONLY DAUGHTER. SHE DIED IN OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR AFTER DINING AT A DISNEY SPRINGS RESTAURANT. >> HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR DAUGHTER? WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SAY ABOUT HER? >> SHE VERY GOOD DAUGHTER. VERY GRATEFUL. >> SHE'S BEAUTIFUL. >> WE'RE PROUD OF HER. >> YEAH. >> SHE WORKED AT NYU RIGHT HERE. >> Reporter: TANGSUAN, 42 YEARS OLD, HAD A SEVERE NUT AND DAIRY ALLERGY. ACCORDING TO A LAWSUIT FILED BY HER HUSBAND, JEFFREY PICCOLO, THEY ASKED THEIR WAITER AT THE RAG LAN ROAD IRISH PUB MANY TIMES IF HER MEAL CONTAINED ALLERGENS. >> THE WAITER CONFIRMED THAT, NO DAIRY, NO NOTHING. >> Reporter: IN THE LAWSUIT AGAINST GREAT IRISH PUBS FLORIDA AND WALT DISNEY PARKS AND RESORTS THE PLAINTIFF ALLEGES THE WAITER GUARANTEED THE FOOD BEING DELIVERED WAS ALLERGEN-FREE. ABOUT 45 MINUTES LATER TANGSUAN BEGAN HAVING SEVERE DIFFICULTY BREATHING AND COLLAPSED TO THE FLOOR. THE MEDICAL EXAMINER SAYING THE CAUSE OF DEATH WAS A RESULT OF ANAPHYLAXIS DUE TO ELEVATED LEVELS OF DAIRY AND NUT IN HER SYSTEM. TANGSUAN DID SELF-ADMINISTER AN EPIPEN BUT IT DID NOT SAVE HER. >> THE EPIPEN IS GREAT BUT IT REALLY JUST SAVES YOUR LIFE AND BUYS YOU I'M TO GET TO AN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. IT'S NOT INTENDED TO BE THE ONLY TREATMENT FOR THE ALLERGIC REACTION. >> Reporter: TANGSUAN WAS A DOCTOR AT NYU LANGONE, BELOVED BY HER PATIENTS. NYU SAYING IN A STATEMENT, "WE ARE SADDENED BY HER PASSING AND OUR DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ARE WITH HER FAMILY." WE REACHED OUT TO DISNEY FOR A STATEMENT BUT HAVE NOT HEARD BACK. >> I THINK THEY HAVE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHATEVER -- JEFFREY TOLD ME HE MAKE SURE NO DAIRY AND THEY SAY NO DAIRY. >> Reporter: THE FAMILY SAYS DR. TANGSUAN WAS VERY WARY AND CAREFUL ABOUT HER ALLERGY AND SHE KNEW HOW TO USE HER EPIPEN. WHILE GRIEVING THEIR LOSS THEY ARE HOPING THAT SOMEONE WILL BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR
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Channel: NBC New York
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Keywords: disney land, disney world, disney world lawsuit, disney land lawsuit
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Length: 2min 32sec (152 seconds)
Published: Wed Feb 28 2024
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