Now Disney Is Facing a Lawsuit Over the Little Mermaid

There is a new lawsuit affecting Disney. This time it involves The Little Mermaid.

Disney Legal Troubles

By now, it is no secret that The Walt Disney Company is currently involved in a series of legal battles. The string of 3 lawsuits involving Ron DeSantis and/or the new Central Florida Tourism Oversite District is prevalent in the news. You can read about the federal case HERE, the CFTOD suit HERE, and the new countersuit HERE.

However, Disney is a large company, and there are a number of court cases going on that have nothing to do with Florida as well. Some of these involve film. For example, you can read about a case involving Avatar right HERE.

And, now the latest lawsuit involves Disney’s live-action Little Mermaid movie. Let’s get to the scuttlebutt.

Little Mermaid Lawsuit

Sandcastle Pictures is the Disney-owned company responsible for the production of The Little Mermaid (2023). The film sparked controversy among moviegoers. And, now it is at the center of a lawsuit. Special effects artist Christine Overs, who specializes in making beach sets among other things, is suing the film’s producers.

The lawsuit involves an injury she sustained while she was sculpting a lagoon scene for the film at Pinewood Studios in October 2020. She fell off of a polystyrene step and broke her wrist on a concrete floor. The claim is that the injury occurred because the production company had failed “provide any adequate access to the set.”

The injury reportedly required surgery and metal pins. Now, the 74-year-old artist and her legal team claim that she cannot perform the movements necessary to complete her work. Not only has the injury caused pain and suffering and hardship with everyday tasks such as buttoning and zipping clothes, but it has effectively ended her career in a very specialized field.

Sandcastle Pictures has accepted liability. However, a dispute remains. Overs is demanding £150,000, which is about the equivalent of $190.000. Since Sandcastle Pictures is disputing that figure, a legal trial is set to take place to determine the amount.

Overs has worked on high-profile projects throughout her career including Aliens, Dune, and GoldenEye. Her legal team ascertains she had planned to continue to work into her 80s.

Overs is suing Dinsey-Owned Sandcastle Pictures for $190,000.

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