Animator Buck Woodall continues to pursue a copyright trial over the sequel to the 2016 hit, though the jury's decision in this case may indicate he faces an uphill battle. By Winston Cho A Los ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A jury on Monday quickly and completely rejected a man’s claim that Disney’s “Moana” was stolen from his story of a young surfer in Hawaii. The Los Angeles federal jury deliberated ...

On Monday, a Los Angeles-based federal jury deliberated for around 2.5 hours before concluding that Disney did not have access to the details of Woodall's project. Woodall initially claimed that he ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A filmmaker is suing The Walt Disney Company for copyright infringement, claiming that the media conglomerate's hit movies "Moana" ...

A jury on Monday quickly and completely rejected a man's claim that Disney's "Moana" was stolen from his story of a young surfer in Hawaii. The Los Angeles federal jury deliberated for only about 2 ½ ...

Animator Buck Woodall has filed a lawsuit in California Federal Court against Disney, claiming that the company has ripped off elements from his original screenplay ‘Bucky’. Both of the projects have ...

How far will animator Buck Woodall go to prove that Disney stole his idea for Moana and Moana 2? At least as far as court. Reviving allegations that Disney stole the idea for Moana from Woodall’s ...

Disney is being sued over the Moana franchise. On Friday, Jan. 10, animator Buck Woodall filed a lawsuit against the Walt Disney Company, its various film, television and animation departments and ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Animator Buck Woodall is suing Disney for $10 billion after he said he shared film materials with the company in 2003 while working on a development deal. Woodall filed the ...