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

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

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

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

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

On Monday, a jury decided that MOANA was not copied from writer and animator Buck Woodall’s script for “Bucky the Surfer Boy.

Animator Buck Woodall claims Disney stole his original concept for Moana, leading to a legal battle. Woodall alleges Disney ...

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 ...

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 ...

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