Writer Sues Disney for Breach of Contract

A screenwriter has filed a lawsuit against Walt Disney Co. claiming that the entertainment company failed to pay him millions of dollars in merchandising revenues earned from the three “Mighty Ducks” movies. Steven Brill, who wrote the movies starring Emilio Estevez as the reluctant coach for an underdog youth hockey team, claims his contract entitles him to 5% of the gross merchandising revenues but that he hasn’t received a cent. The lawsuit seeks $25 million for revenue earned since 1993 plus any future merchandising earnings, said Brill’s lawyer Pierce O’Donnell.