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Intellectual Property

Feb. 21, 2025

Animator urges delay in $100M Disney 'Moana' trial

Animator Buck Woodall seeks to delay a $100M trial against Disney over "Moana," challenging a ruling limiting damages evidence to Buena Vista, not Disney+.

A five-year, $100 million infringement dispute between an animator and Disney over the movie "Moana" is scheduled to begin trial Tuesday. However, the plaintiff is urging the judge to delay it and reconsider a ruling that left Disney's home video distribution company as the lone alleged infringer and precluded a damages expert from opining at trial about Disney's streaming service.

In support of the pending motion, the animator's counsel - led by Gustavo D. L...

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