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Submitted: December 22, 2010 - 9:19am
Last updated: December 22, 2010 - 9:30am
Last updated: December 22, 2010 - 9:30am
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Hollywood Reporter
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Matthew Belloni
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U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, Los Angeles, CA, United States
Federal Judge Virginia Phillips has issued a 54-page ruling, which upholds the July verdict that Disney and its ABC and Buena Vista Television subsidiaries cheated Celador out of millions by cutting sweetheart deals to bring Who Wants to Be a Millionaire to America.
The detailed opinion denying Disney's motions to reverse the verdict and order a new trial suggests Judge Phillips knows this case is headed for appeal, which Disney has said it will pursue to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal. The studio has 30 days to file a notice of appeal after the final judgment is entered, which should happen within a few days.
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