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Baker v. Seaworld Entertainment, Inc. et al

  1. February 20, 2020

    SeaWorld's $65M 'Blackfish' Class Action Settlement Wins OK

    A California federal judge has preliminarily approved SeaWorld Entertainment Inc.'s $65 million settlement of a securities class action related to the controversial 2013 documentary "Blackfish," saying he will likely give his final approval to the deal because it is fair and reasonable.

  2. February 11, 2020

    SeaWorld Settles 'Blackfish' Litigation For $65M

    SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. has settled a securities class action and derivative litigation related to the controversial 2013 documentary "Blackfish" for $65 million, according to a Tuesday regulatory filing.

  3. November 18, 2019

    SeaWorld Can't Ditch Investor Suit Over 'Blackfish' Film

    SeaWorld can't slip an investor class action accusing the company of misrepresenting a decline in park visitors after the release of the controversial "Blackfish" documentary, a California federal judge ruled Monday.

  4. April 16, 2019

    SeaWorld Says 'Blackfish' Disclosure Wasn't Correction

    SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. and its executives told a California federal judge Monday to dismiss an investor's class action alleging it misrepresented attendance declines tied to the controversial "Blackfish" documentary, arguing the disclosure at issue didn't correct any prior statements.

  5. November 29, 2017

    SeaWorld Investors Win Cert. In 'Blackfish' Stock-Drop Suit

    A California federal judge certified on Wednesday a class of investors who claim that SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. intentionally concealed that the hit documentary "Blackfish" caused an attendance drop at SeaWorld theme parks.

  6. August 31, 2017

    Calif. Judge Wants More Info On Gov't Probe Into SeaWorld

    A California federal judge on Monday asked the U.S. government for more information about a criminal investigation into SeaWorld that is the subject of a request to partially stay a putative class investor suit against the theme park company.

  7. August 15, 2017

    SeaWorld Says Investors Have No Right To Confidential Docs

    SeaWorld told a California federal court on Monday that investors in a securities suit are attempting to mislead the court by objecting to a confidentiality order, saying the theme park company's confidential documents are protected and have no bearing on the investors' bid for class certification.

  8. July 21, 2017

    Investors Say SeaWorld Can't Mark Every Doc Confidential

    Investors in SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. claimed Thursday that the theme park operator is improperly shielding all of its discovery behind a confidentiality order in a suit accusing it of failing to tell shareholders that the 2013 documentary "Blackfish" caused an attendance drop at its theme parks.

  9. April 13, 2017

    SeaWorld Blasts Investor Discovery Bid In 'Blackfish' Row

    SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. has urged a California federal judge to block a discovery bid by pension funds helming class claims that the company failed to tell shareholders that a documentary caused an attendance drop at SeaWorld theme parks, calling the scope of the request "wasteful."

  10. March 01, 2017

    SeaWorld Demands Witnesses' Names In Securities Suit

    SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. urged a California federal judge Tuesday to force the pension funds leading a proposed securities class action to reveal the names of five confidential witnesses the company says are essential to claims that it failed to tell shareholders that a 2013 documentary caused an attendance drop at its theme parks.