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Disney says DeSantis-appointed district is dragging feet in providing documents for lawsuit

apnews.com Disney says DeSantis-appointed district is dragging feet in providing documents for lawsuit

Disney says Walt Disney World’s governing district made up of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' appointees is dragging its feet in providing requested documents to the company in a lawsuit over who has design and construction powers over Disney’s sprawling theme park resort in central Florida.

Walt Disney World’s governing district made up of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ appointees is dragging its feet in providing requested documents to Disney in a lawsuit over who has design and construction powers over the company’s sprawling theme park resort in central Florida, Disney said in court papers.

Disney on Thursday accused the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District of “dodging its obligations” and asked a Florida judge to delay any decision on whether the case should proceed until the company gets documents and conducts depositions needed to argue against a summary judgement requested by the district.

A hearing is scheduled for mid-December. Disney is seeking a delay of two and a half months.

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I really love that he thought he could tango with Disney.

Disney eats mega lawsuits for breakfast. I'm trying to think of a publicly traded company that would be worse to piss off in the courts. Maybe Amazon or Microsoft, based on capital, but like... Disney is fucking litigious
- I saw a comment about Disney lawyers a while back. This guy said he used to date a girl whose father was a Disney lawyer. He described the father as extremely intelligent, driven and completely soulless.
  
  To be fair, that is every lawyer.
- Nintendo doesn't mess around in the court room.
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  My point is that even the most powerful can not step on Disney's toes and see no accountability.
  
  I have more faith that Disney will embarrass DeSantis in the courts than I do Trump ever setting foot inside a cell.
They're #DeSantis appointees, so there is a very good chance they are just incompetent.
- I suspect they are realizing how 'in over their heads' they really are. smh.
  
  Eh. They're being paid 6-figures. They don't care to win.
- Loyalty over merit always results in this. No matter what the cause is. I manage a small team and nothing would get done if they didn't tell me I was wrong when I am wrong.

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