A Florida woman recently filed a lawsuit against Disney Cruise Line on behalf of her minor son due to an injury he sustained will cruising with Disney in March of 2016. According to the lawsuit, the Plantiff alleges that her son tripped and fell in their stateroom bathroom where her
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Disney-Pixar wins lawsuit over Cars ripoff in China
In July of 2015 the Blue MTV movie studio in China released an animated cartoon, “The Autobots”. Disney and Pixar sued the studio for the similarities to their hit movies, “Cars” and “Cars 2” and recently won a settlement of 1.35 million yuan or $195,000.00 USD. A Shanghai judge said they
LucasFilm is Suing for Jedi and Lightsaber Training!
The Disney-owned LucasFilm is suing two different programs, New York Jedi School & Lightsaber Academy and the San Francisco Based Lightsaber Academy, for their Star Wars Themed classes. The New York Jedi School promises to offers the best light saber classes while the Lightsaber Academy in San Francisco offers certificates
Animal Kingdom snake biting lawsuit thrown out of Pennsylvania court
A while back we brought you the news of a Pennsylvania family who was suing Walt Disney World over being bit by a poisonous snake at the Animal Kingdom, we are now finding out the case was thrown out by a Pennsylvania federal judge. U.S. District Senior Judge Robert F.
Family files Bed bug lawsuit against Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel and Spa
In the summer of 2014 Joseph and Danielle Jones packed their three daughters into the car and headed from their home in San Leandro to Anaheim for a family vacation at Disneyland. However, the family allegedly got more then they asked for. The Jones’s stayed at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel
Disney, Lucasfilms and Marvel suing over use of their characters
Characters for hire is being sued by Disney, Marvel and Lucasfilms Entertainment for using copyrighted characters without permission, the suit was filed in Manhattan federal Court on last week. The lawsuit is claiming that Characters for hire was using copyrighted characters such as Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Snow White, Spiderman,
Former Disney World Waitress is suing Disney over lost wages
A former employee of the Plaza Restaurant in Walt Disney World is suing Disney because her salary was cut due to being forced to take on non-tipping responsibilities. Jasmin Sandoval, the former employee is suing Disney because she says that she had been spending more than 20 percent of her
Disney settles with Animal Kingdom employee’s widow
The worker killed while testing a ride in Disney’s Animal Kingdom family has reached a settlement with Walt Disney Parks and Resorts. The case was scheduled to go to court this week; however, the worker’s widow Terrie Roscoe dismissed the case voluntarily with prejudice on Friday. Roscoe’s attorney Brian Denney
Another employee suing Walt Disney World
Another Walt Disney World employee is suing the company. She will be joining a growing list of employees, both past and present suing Walt Disney World. Helena Mobley filed her lawsuit in Orange County Circuit Court last week. Mobley has been with Walt Disney World for almost 24 years, her
Disney being sued by tech workers over H-1B Visas
Walt Disney World is being sued by two former employees over the H-1B Visas incident from last year. Leo Perrero and Dena Moore filed on Monday in federal court in the Middle District of Florida. Perrero and Moore were among 250 employees laid off last year. The lawsuit claims Disney
Man Injured at The Walt Disney World Resort Wins Lawsuit
A man from Virginia recently won his 5 year legal battle with The Disney World Resort, after he suffered a Brain Injury when he was hit by a 10-foot Crossfire advertising balloon that was tethered to a tree. It somehow came undone and hit him in the head as he walked
Disney Sues Over Cake Frosting
Recently Disney and Sanrio have teamed up to file a lawsuit. They are claiming copyright and trademark infringement lawsuit against a business owner, George Wilson, who they say is selling fake edible cake frosting sheets that have the likeness of Disney characters. In the list of demands, they are asking
Disney Settles Discrimination Lawsuit
Michael Smith was a houskeeping manager at Coronado Springs Resort at the Disney World Resort. In 2013, he sued Disney claiming discrimination. He is white and claims that his African American female supervisor discriminated against him because he had to take time off, under the Family Medical Leave Act, to
Security Employees Sue Disney for Discrimination
Disney is no stranger to lawsuits. In 2 separate lawsuits filed, 6 past and present security employees are suing Disney World citing different forms of discrimination. There have been quite a few complaints over the last few years from others employed in that position as well. Disney World employs has
