Rearden LLC v. TWDC Enterprises 18 Corp.
Summary
Rearden sues Disney and Lucasfilm for copyright infringement over motion capture technology in Star Wars films.
Summary generated by AI from public docket data. Verify against the original filing before relying on it.
Coverage vs reality meter
Coverage: 15P · 4D · 7N
Press coverage leans plaintiff-favorable; no court ruling has been classified yet.
Coverage breakdown — the headlines behind the meter
15 plaintiff-favorable · 4 defendant-favorable · 7 neutral
- Disney Faces Legal Blow in ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Copyright Casedisneydining.com · 2025-09-14
- Judge Reverses Decision, Disney Loses Major ‘Beauty and the Beast’ LawsuitInside the Magic · 2025-09-14
- Appeals Court Revives $600,000 Copyright Verdict Against Disney Over “Beauty and the Beast” TechnologyTekedia · 2025-09-12
- Disney Found Guilty Again of Copyright Infringement, Judge Overturns Previous RulingWDW News Today · 2025-09-12
- Judge reverses copyright infringement verdict against Disney over special effects in Beauty and the BeastThe Global Legal Post · 2024-08-28
- Disney wins bid to overturn $600k 'Beauty and the Beast' copyright verdictReuters · 2024-08-26
- Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Disney Over VFX Tech Used in ‘Avengers’ MoviesThe Hollywood Reporter · 2024-03-22
- Thanos VFX Technology Lawsuit Against Disney Dismissed by JudgeThe Hollywood Reporter · 2023-02-22
Coverage sentiment vs. docket activity over time
Counsel of record
- Haley Guiliano LLPGregory James Lundell
- HG Law LLPBrian Joel Beck
- Jeffer Mangels & Mitchell LLPJoshua Michael Masur
- Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLPJoseph Taylor Gooch, Sonal N. Mehta
- Munger Tolles & Olson LLPKelly Max Klaus
- Munger Tolles & Olson, LLPBlanca Fromm Young
- Munger Tolles Olson LLPJohn L Schwab
- Munger, Tolles & Olson LLPShannon Aminirad
- Kibler Fowler & Cave LLPRowley John Rice
- Court
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
- Docket no.
- 4:22-cv-02464
- Nature of suit
- Copyright
- Filed
- 2022-04-21
- Last filing
- 2026-06-22
Cause
17:501 Copyright Infringement
Entities in this case
Parties
Disney Studio Production Services Co., LLC Lucasfilm, Ltd, LLC MVL Film Finance LLC Marvel Studios, LLC Walt Disney Pictures Disney Content Services Co., Inc. TWDC Enterprises 18 Corp. Rearden Mova LLC Rearden LLC
Docket entries
- 2026-06-18
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- 2026-03-03
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- 2025-05-13
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- 2024-07-29
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- 2023-09-26
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- 2023-03-02
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- 2023-01-26
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- 2023-01-14
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- 2022-11-09
Set/Reset Deadlines as to 34 MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Complaint Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6). Motion Hearing set for 1/26/2023 02:00 PM in Oakland, - Videoconference Only before Judge Jon S. Tigar. (mll, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/9/2022)
- 2022-11-09
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- 2022-10-25
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- 2022-05-09
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- 2022-05-06
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- 2022-04-22
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Docket history from CourtListener/RECAP — most recent first.