A jury quickly rejected a man’s claim that Disney’s “Moana” was stolen from his story of a young surfer in Hawaii.

The jury deliberated for only about 2 ½ hours before deciding that the creators of “Moana” never had access to Buck Woodall’s ...

A jury sided with Disney, rejecting claims that "Moana" was based on Buck Woodall’s story. Here's what we know.

Most of Buck Woodall's claims were time-barred, and for the one that made it to trial, he can seek no more than $10 million.

Both include Polynesian demigods as major characters, with the figures of Maui, Te Fiti and a fiery volcano goddess in "Moana" clearly counterparts of the divine characters in "Bucky." Both ...

The jury took less than three hours to decide that Buck Woodall had failed to support his claim that the makers of ...