WOLF v. WALT DISNEY PICTURES AND TELEVISION

No. B192656.

76 Cal.Rptr.3d 585 (2008)

162 Cal.App.4th 1107

Gary K. WOLF et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. WALT DISNEY PICTURES AND TELEVISION et al., Defendants and Appellants.

Court of Appeal of California, Second District, Division Seven.

May 9, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rintala, Smoot, Jaenicke & Rees, Peter C. Smoot, J. Larson Jaenicke and Michael B. Garfinkel, Los Angeles, for Plaintiffs and Appellants Gary K. Wolf and Cry Wolf., Inc.

Shepphard Mullin Richter & Hampton, Martin D. Katz and Lisa N. Stutz, Los Angeles, for Defendant and Appellant Walt Disney Pictures and Television and Disney Enterprises, Inc.


PERLUSS, P.J.

Gary K. Wolf, author of the novel Who Censored Roger Rabbit?, and his company Cry Wolf!, Inc. (collectively Cry Wolf) appeal from the judgment entered after a jury awarded only limited damages in their breach of contract action alleging Walt Disney Pictures and Television (Disney) had failed to fully compensate Cry Wolf for its exploitation of the cartoon characters depicted in Wolfs novel. Cry Wolf contends the special verdict form unfairly highlighted...

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