![]() The company said in the complaint that it “finds itself in this regrettable position” and “wishes that things could have been resolved a different way.” “But this case is defined by hard feelings.” ![]() “It’s not uncommon for big employers to sue their governments, and frankly, sometimes it happens and there’s not a lot of hard feelings,” said Jacob Schumer, a lawyer at Shepard, Smith, Kohlmyer & Hand in Orlando. DeSantis himself exchanged his wedding vows at Disney World back in 2009. The case marks a dramatic reversal for the Florida government, which had been chummy with Disney for a half-century, giving the company more or less unfettered control over what has historically been called the Reedy Creek Improvement District. On Wednesday, Disney sued DeSantis after his hand-picked board that oversees the company’s sprawling parks district voided development contracts that Disney struck earlier this year.ĭisney’s complaint - filed moments after the board voted - accuses the governor of weaponizing his political power to punish the company for exercising its free speech rights in opposing legislation DeSantis championed. Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/Getty Imagesĭisney sues DeSantis and oversight board after vote to nullify agreement with special taxing districtīut even if he were to succeed in, for example, hiking local taxes or putting a state prison up outside the “happiest place on Earth,” Disney - a $180 billion global media conglomerate run by a renowned Hollywood power broker - will almost certainly emerge with minimal damage to its bottom line. The entrance to Walt Disney World's Reedy Creek Improvement District headquarters in Lake Buena Vista.
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