Darkbeer
12-01-2003, 10:56 PM
Pooh heirs hire Cochran in Disney suit (http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/apbiz_story.asp?category=1310&slug=Winnie%20the%20Pooh%20Lawsuit) - AP, 12/1/03
QuikQuote: The holders of the North American rights to the Winnie the Pooh characters have hired celebrity attorney Johnnie Cochran to represent them in their 12-year legal fight with The Walt Disney Co.
The heirs of Stephen Slesinger have alleged that Disney owes them millions of dollars because they miscalculated royalties due from the sales of Pooh dolls, books and other merchandise for years.
QuikQuote: The holders of the North American rights to the Winnie the Pooh characters have hired celebrity attorney Johnnie Cochran to represent them in their 12-year legal fight with The Walt Disney Co.
The heirs of Stephen Slesinger have alleged that Disney owes them millions of dollars because they miscalculated royalties due from the sales of Pooh dolls, books and other merchandise for years.