• InquisitiveApathy@lemm.ee
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    8 months ago

    I read that from the article also, but it wasn’t really heavy on actual detail.

    The settlement also includes Disney’s agreement to seek permission from a federal appeals court to pause its effort to revive a dismissed retaliation lawsuit against DeSantis in Florida federal court in light of expected negotiations of a “new development deal” between the company and the district.

    The only thing I can imagine is that Disney negotiated something that was more worth their while than the oversight board behind closed doors in exchange for dropping the lawsuits.

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      8 months ago

      I guess? That’s the only part that stood out to me, as well, though it was vague.

      Was really hoping Disney’s legal machine might do some good for once.

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        I always saw the lawsuits as a means to combat DeSantis’ grandstanding to get the party bid with negative PR. This still reads as a Disney win to me and everyone is simply tying up loose ends. I guess we won’t know for sure though.

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          Yeah, that makes sense. I guess I was just hoping Disney would use their legal might to go full scorched earth (as implausible as that would actually be).

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            8 months ago

            Oh me too 100%. I think they both have enough resources for this to end up as a protracted pissing match where they both lose(as long as he’s still governor at least) so it’s a fine line to walk. DeSantis is a huge piece of shit and did a lot of irreparable harm to the state while chasing headlines and I hope he gets what’s coming to him, but I know it won’t happen.