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Law Practice

Sep. 27, 2007

Trash-Diving Gets Disney Suit Tossed

Winnie the Pooh's owners went too far when they hired an investigator who sifted through Walt Disney Co.'s trash and stole thousands of pages of documents, a state appellate court ruled Tuesday.

By Laura Ernde
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      Winnie the Pooh's owners went too far when they hired an investigator who sifted through the Walt Disney Co.'s trash and stole thousands of pages of documents, a state appellate court ruled Tuesday.
      The published opinion spells out a new rule - which is expected to end up before the California Supreme Court - that trial judges have the powe...

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