The Los Angeles federal jury deliberated for only about 2 ½ hours before deciding that the creators of “Moana” never had ...

Animator Buck Woodall continues to pursue a copyright trial over the sequel to the 2016 hit, though the jury's decision in ...

A jury sided with Disney, rejecting claims that "Moana" was based on Buck Woodall’s story. Here's what we know.

Animator Buck Woodall sued Disney in January and alleged that the company stole the idea for 'Moana' from a story he has been ...

Screenwriter Buck Woodall had in 2020 filed a copyright infringement suit against Disney, claiming that 2016 film Moana was ...

A jury on Monday cleared Disney of a copyright infringement claim involving 'Moana,' which was brought by the author of ...

A Los Angeles federal jury ruled on Monday that Disney did not steal the idea for its massive hit film “Moana” from animator ...

Disney has been cleared of copyright infringement in a lawsuit over the animated film ‘Moana’. The case represents one of ...

Woodall, who lives in Mexico, first sued Disney for at least $100m in damages in 2020, but a California court ruled in November that his filing had come too late and dismissed it. Woodall was still ...

A US jury has completely rejected a man’s claim that Disney’s Moana was stolen from his story of a young surfer in Hawaii.

Most of Buck Woodall's claims were time-barred, and for the one that made it to trial, he can seek no more than $10 million.

A federal jury ruled in Disney's favor on Monday, delivering a swift verdict in a copyright lawsuit case in which a man ...