February 11, 2015
Walt Disney Co. on Tuesday agreed to settle a nearly six-year legal battle in California federal court accusing it of Clean Water Act violations at its Burbank, California, studio, saying it would install storm drain filters and pay $250,000 to partially offset its opponents' legal costs.
August 01, 2014
Attorneys for an environmental group whose suit against The Walt Disney Co. for alleged Clean Water Act violations was dismissed for lack of standing on Friday withdrew as counsel, saying they couldn't effectively represent the group, which was sanctioned for purposefully altering evidence.
April 02, 2014
A California federal judge on Tuesday imposed sanctions against an environmental group suing The Walt Disney Co. for alleged Clean Water Act violations, finding the group had purposefully altered evidence, but also ruled that the group's lack of corporate standing in Calfornia did not bar the suit.
September 25, 2013
A California federal judge on Monday threw out part of a suit alleging Clean Water Act violations against Walt Disney Co., finding the federal stormwater program does not apply to pollutants discharged from the storm system at its Burbank, Calif., production facility.
October 05, 2012
An attorney for Walt Disney Co. told a California judge Friday that environmentalists had taken a "drastic" position in suing the company for alleged Clean Water Act violations, saying Congress never intended that movie studios should be governed by the federal storm water program.
June 29, 2012
A California federal judge on Friday refused to sanction an environmental group for making false statements and fabricating documents in its Clean Water Act lawsuit against the Walt Disney Co., but said the group may be penalized in the future for the misconduct, which has likely undermined its suit.
May 14, 2012
The Walt Disney Co. on Friday asked a federal judge to sanction an environmental group accusing the entertainment company of violating the Clean Water Act for making false statements, fabricating documents, failing to attend depositions and failing to produce relevant documents.