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Entertainment & Sports

Feb. 4, 2017

Disney settles for $100 million in anti-poaching case

The settlement marks the end of lawsuits stemming from a 2010 U.S. Department of Justice investigation.

By Steven Crighton
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Civil litigation stemming from a 2010 U.S. Department of Justice investigation into anti-poaching agreements among technology companies has drawn to a close, as The Walt Disney Company and the plaintiff class of animators have tied up the last loose end with a $100 million settlement.

The last case, tentatively resolved Wednesday, was filed in 2014 by animators who accused Disney and other t...

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