Defense lawyers and witnesses — including the woman Woodall gave the script to — said no one at Disney saw his work, and that “Moana” was developed through the same cultural research and ...

And Lage said Moana struggling to learn to sail in her quest echoes Bucky's struggle to learn to surf for his. "How many coincidences are too many?" the lawyer asked. "When does a coincidence stop ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jury finds Disney did not copy 'Moana' from a man who wrote a story about a surfing boy.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A jury on Monday quickly and completely rejected a man’s claim that Disney’s “Moana” was stolen from his story of a young surfer in Hawaii. The Los Angeles federal ...

Bucky is an ordinary teen; Moana is the future chief of her people. Bucky wants to learn to surf, while Moana wants to continue her people’s proud history as the greatest ocean voyagers the ...

And Lage said Moana struggling to learn to sail in her quest echoes Bucky’s struggle to learn to surf for his. “How many coincidences are too many?” the lawyer asked. “When does a ...

“There was no ‘Moana’ without ‘Bucky,’” Lage said. Defense lawyer Moez Kaba said that the evidence showed overwhelmingly that “Moana” was clearly the creation and “crowning ...