A six-person jury found Disney stole All Pro's 1987 plans for a30-sports amphitheater and then built the 150-acre, $203 millionWide World of Sports attraction at its Lake Buena Vista site in1997. Disney assesses the project's hard costs at $103 million andthe land at $100 million. The price equates to $66,667 per acre or$1.53 psf.
After a four-week trial in Orlando's Orange Circuit Court beforeJudge Ted Coleman, Disney was found guilty of stealing tradesecrets, breaking an implied contract, misrepresentation andbreaching a confidential relationship. But the company was foundnot guilty of fraud.
Although Disney is asking for a reduction of the $240 millionaward, the judge could triple the amount to $720 million becausejurors decided Disney's conduct was willful and malicious. Thesix-year legal battle began in 1994.
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