Walt Disney loses $319mln award appeal in TV case December 5, 2012 - 17:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Walt Disney Co., the Burbank, Calif., entertainment provider, lost an appeal of a ruling that awarded $319 million to the producer of the television program "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" According to MarketWatch, the producer, Celador International Ltd. of the UK, had charged Disney and some of its subsidiaries with breach of their contract to share the profit from the show. In a July 2010 verdict, a jury awarded Celador $269.4 million and the trial court later awarded $50 million of interest. The ruling affirming the verdict against Disney, by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, was announced by Celador's attorneys, Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi LLP of Los Angeles. A spokeswoman for Disney's ABC unit told the Los Angeles Times that the company was "extremely disappointed" with the ruling.   Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads.   Partner news |  Latest news Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia  Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28.Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia.Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports.Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |
