Word: lawsuits
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...deductions. For years Forbes magazine listed him as one of the 400 richest Americans, even though he has reportedly bled his wealth of all but $5 million; Feeney abhors the list, but he let the fiction persist rather than betray his charity. Early in the year, a lawsuit over the sale by his foundation of its stake in DFS threatened to expose the scope of Feeney's giving. So he broke out of his cocoon, telling the New York Times, "Money has an attraction for some people, but nobody can wear two pairs of shoes at one time...
...Cunanan's presence on the houseboat, ultimately received $55,000 in reward money, although the highly publicized $10,000 promised by New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani has yet to materialize (trying to wriggle out on a technicality, the city claims Carreira called the wrong tip line; a lawsuit may be in the works). Carreira used most of his windfall to pay off debts. His only splurge was on a horse named Princess, which he bought for his 15-year-old son. "It keeps him occupied," Carreira told the Miami Herald. --Reported by Greg Burke/Rome and Greg Aunapu/Miami...
...endorse gay rights. In the most noted case, the state of Utah banned gay school clubs last year after students at Salt Lake City's East High formed such a group. The legislature got involved because the local school board feared that targeting gay clubs could provoke a lawsuit. Indeed, the Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund has used legal threats to shelter gay-straight alliances at more than 20 schools nationally. Ironically, the fund's primary weapon is the federal Equal Access Act, a 1984 law designed to safeguard religious groups. The act says schools must treat clubs equally...
...allowed only $300,000 for music and about $7 million for special effects. Typically, music in a big movie like Titanic can cost more than $1.5 million. As for effects, Starship Troopers or The Lost World each required more than $20 million worth. Using the threat of a lawsuit, Paramount negotiated an agreement that capped its contribution at $65 million. It was the beginning of what Mechanic describes as "a terrible relationship...
...from her pages. The film's screenwriter, David Franzoni, swears he never read Chase-Riboud's book, but instead used "Black Mutiny," first published in 1953 ? the rights to which Spielberg owns. The judge ruled Monday that the film would proceed at the same time as Chase-Riboud?s lawsuit...