On March 10, 2025, a federal jury delivered a verdict in favor of Disney in a closely watched copyright infringement lawsuit.

A jury on Monday quickly and completely rejected a man’s claim that Disney’s “Moana” was stolen from his story of a young ...

A jury ruled in Disney's favor this week, citing that the megamedia giant did not steal a writer's idea for MOANA.

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 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.

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

To that, beginning in 2004 Woodall says he handed Jenny Marchick his copyright-protected Bucky the Surfer Boy trailer storyboards, “intellectual property and trade secrets” (including a 2011 ...

misappropriation and extensive exploitation of Woodall’s copyrighted materials” on part of former Mandeville Films ...

Buck Woodall’s five-year battle with Disney over who really created Moana looks to have come to an end, with a Los Angeles ...

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

A Los Angeles federal jury rejected a writer-animator's claim that the Walt Disney Co. lifted portions of his draft for the film "Moana." ...