Disney can't escape a lawsuit that contends the studio has concealed profits from the 1989 Tom Hanks comedy Turner & Hooch. In a decision issued on Friday that sets the stage for a trial, a judge has ruled that Christine Wagner, whose late husband produced the film, can move forward on her fraud claim.
Wagner alleges the film, which grossed $71 million at the box office and more in home entertainment, was profitable as early as 1991, but that Disney misrepresented this in profit participation statements in the past decades. Wagner asserts she should be seeing more royalties.
On summary...
Wagner alleges the film, which grossed $71 million at the box office and more in home entertainment, was profitable as early as 1991, but that Disney misrepresented this in profit participation statements in the past decades. Wagner asserts she should be seeing more royalties.
On summary...
- 5/7/2018
- by Eriq Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Disney can't escape a lawsuit that contends the studio has concealed profits from the 1989 Tom Hanks comedy <em>Turner & Hooch</em>. In a decision issued Friday that sets the stage for a trial, a judge has ruled that Christine Wagner, whose late husband produced the film, can move forward on her fraud claim.
Wagner alleges <em>Turner & Hooch</em>, which grossed $71 million at the box office and more in home entertainment, was profitable as early as 1991, but that Disney misrepresented this in profit participation statements in the past decades. Wagner asserts she should be seeing more royalties.
On summary adjudication,...
Wagner alleges <em>Turner & Hooch</em>, which grossed $71 million at the box office and more in home entertainment, was profitable as early as 1991, but that Disney misrepresented this in profit participation statements in the past decades. Wagner asserts she should be seeing more royalties.
On summary adjudication,...
Newly unsealed documents relating to the death of music legend Prince reveal that the musician, who died April 21, 2016 of an overdose of the opioid fentanyl, had medication prescribed to him under the name of his bodyguard, Kirk Johnson. An affidavit from Det. Christine Wagner noted that Dr. Michael Schulenberg, who was present at Paisley Park when detectives arrived on the day of Prince’s death, “admitted in a statement to Detective Chris Nelson that he had prescribed Prince a prescription for oxycodone the same day as the emergency plane landing but put the prescription in Kirk Johnson’s name for.
- 4/17/2017
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
Richard Dreyfuss is taking legal action against Disney over his share of profits from 1989 movie What About Bob?.
1991's Turner & Hooch is also part of the action, with Christine Wagner, the widow of that movie's producer, arguing that she is entitled to 50% of its profits.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the pair filed a complaint at the Los Angeles Superior Court on Thursday (April 9), claiming that Disney refused to hire their chosen auditor.
They want an investigation into how net profits have been calculated by Disney's auditors.
Their complaint reads: "There are very few firms that regularly audit the Studios. The so-called 'Big Four' accounting firms have no reputation for or competence in this regard.
"These few firms that do have the relevant expertise include: Robinson Inc; Green Hasson Janks; Hacker Douglas & Company; and Nigro Karlin Segal Feldstein & Bolno."
Dreyfuss and Wagner's auditor of choice was David J Robinson's company Robinson Inc,...
1991's Turner & Hooch is also part of the action, with Christine Wagner, the widow of that movie's producer, arguing that she is entitled to 50% of its profits.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the pair filed a complaint at the Los Angeles Superior Court on Thursday (April 9), claiming that Disney refused to hire their chosen auditor.
They want an investigation into how net profits have been calculated by Disney's auditors.
Their complaint reads: "There are very few firms that regularly audit the Studios. The so-called 'Big Four' accounting firms have no reputation for or competence in this regard.
"These few firms that do have the relevant expertise include: Robinson Inc; Green Hasson Janks; Hacker Douglas & Company; and Nigro Karlin Segal Feldstein & Bolno."
Dreyfuss and Wagner's auditor of choice was David J Robinson's company Robinson Inc,...
- 4/10/2015
- Digital Spy
What about David? That's the question posed by a new lawsuit filed by Richard Dreyfuss and Christine Wagner against Walt Disney Pictures over the 1991 film What About Bob? and 1989 motion picture Turner and Hooch. Dreyfuss co-starred with Bill Murray in the former, while Wagner's late husband produced the latter, starring Tom Hanks and a dog. According to a complaint filed on Thursday in La Superior Court, Disney has refused a demand by Dreyfuss and Wagner to hire their chosen auditor — Robinson Inc., founded by David J. Robinson. In a potentially watershed case from attorney Neville Johnson,
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- 4/10/2015
- by Eriq Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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