A New York federal judge has refused a summary judgement in favor of Disney Enterprises, INC in it’s ongoing case against Characters For Hire. Characters For Hire is a company that provides “premium characters” for happenings ranging from birthday parties to corporate events. On Thursday, U.S. District Court Judge George
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Discrimination Lawsuit Against Disney Dropped
Years of court battles have finally come to a close after a lawsuit, filed by former Disney employees, was dropped. The group of former IT employees filed a discrimination case against Disney, claiming that they were unlawfully fired and replaced with overseas employees. They also claimed that they had to
Disney Amends Complaint Against Redbox and Revises Licensing Agreement
Disney had originally filed a lawsuit against Redbox back in late 2017 stating they were violating their copyrights by reselling used Disney Films. Redbox was required to buy Disney released films in a combo pack paying the full retail price in order to rent the disks from their kiosks. Redbox
After Nearly a Decade-long Legal Battle a Man has Settled his Injury Lawsuit Against Disney
After years of fighting, Dave Peterson and his son, Owen, from Virginia, are finally feeling some relief. In 2006, Owen, who was 22 at the time, sustained an injury walking around a trade show at Walt Disney World’s ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. Owen was there as a competitor
Disney Faces Lawsuit After Couples Claims A Bed Bug Infestation Ruined Their Vacation
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
Disney Fights Back Against Unlicensed Use of Iconic Characters at Parties and Events
Disney is in a legal battle with Nick Sarelli over his company’s use of iconic Disney characters. Sarelli, who owns Characters for Hire, LLC, is under attack from Disney for using characters from movies such as Frozen and Star Wars at parties and events. Disney is being represented by the firm
Bill Nye is Suing Disney for Millions in Unpaid Profits
Bill Nye has filed a lawsuit against Disney, ABC, Buena Vista Television, Touchstone, and other affiliates, for fraudlent concealment, fraudulent inducement, breach of contract, and breach of fiduciary duty. Most commonly known as “The Science Guy” Bill claims the company owes him $9 million. According to Bill Nye, he realized
Disney World Sued Over Construction at Magic Kingdom Restaurant
Allstate Steel Company, a subcontractor out of Jacksonville, FL, is suing Disney for $80,000 or unpaid bills from the work they did on the current Jungle Skipper Canteen Co. Ltd. Restaurant in the Magic Kingdom. Allstate Steel Company was one of the subcontractors who worked on overhauling The Verandah
‘Zootopia’ Lawsuit Against Disney Dismissed
As we have been reporting, a lawsuit was filed against Disney for allegedly stealing the idea of the movie Zootopia. The suit was filed by Gary Goldman via Esplanade Productions. Goldman complained that he originally pitched the Zootopia idea to Disney and was turned down but they went on to produce the idea. California
Walt Disney World Files Nearly A Dozen Lawsuits Contesting Steep Property Taxes
According to a piece recently released by the Orlando Sentinel, it would appear that Walt Disney Parks and Resorts is set to square off against the tax man. It is being reported that Disney has recently filed nearly a dozen lawsuits to dispute what they are seeing as
Women suing Disney for accident on Magic Kingdom’s Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover
Two south Floridian woman, Jaime Gentile and Jackie Hurley are suing Disney for injuries they received while riding Magic Kingdom’s Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover in 2015! The two ladies, who are sisters, are claiming they were riding the Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover back in 2015 when two of the passenger cars
Former Disney World employees suing Disney over H-1B Visas
A Class action lawsuit by two hundred fifty former Disney World I.T. & Administrative workers who were recently replaced by Indian workers on H-1B visas are suing Disney for discrimination. According to the Orlando Sentinel & WFTV the lawsuit was filed in Federal Court this past Monday in Orlando. Previously
Former Disney World Server suing Disney over lost wages
A former Disney World Server is suing Disney for lost wages as a result of too much non tipped work. Alexandra Dumitrescu a former server at Cape May Cafe and The Wave … of American Flavors states she was required to do too much non tipped work which resulted in her receiving
Disney Lawsuit split into two separate cases
The judge in a lawsuit against Walt Disney World has decided the case of Xonia Book vs Walt Disney World must be split into two separate cases. Book, a plainclothes operative is suing Walt Disney Parks and Resorts for the second time and suing the Walt Disney World security director,
